Sammy

I basked in the glow of my new car. She was a gem--a little red MGB--my last extravagance before settling down as a responsible adult.

We drove through one of those fragile fall days which held a painful clarity. The breeze blew cool and the sun shone warm. People moved on the sidewalks with a conscious briskness as if such a day could not possibly last and, if they stopped to enjoy it, it would turn to cold and rain. This day belonged to the adults of the city ...