By Jim Hagarty
2016
I was driving along a street in my town today when I noticed an odd object on someone’s front lawn. The owners of this home have a nice park bench on their lawn which they put there for tired pedestrians to sit awhile and rest. Very nice of them. They have it chained to a tree for safekeeping. I have sat on the bench a time or two and was grateful for it.
Today, I saw what I was sure was a Halloween decoration on the bench. The figure of a woman with silver hair and wearing a long black cloak over black clothing underneath. Very well done, I thought. That should scare some kids. I thought it was a bit strange that the figure was not wearing a black pointy hat a witch might wear, but maybe it blew off. It was windy today.
When I got closer, I had a bit of a scare of my own. The figure was not a mannequin or model of any kind but a real person. That was my first surprise.
My second one was, I know her.
Maybe she was on her way home from a Halloween party.
I will leave it at that.
