texmo
25th August 2005, 22:05
Mildred, the church gossip, and self-appointed monitor
of the church's morals, kept sticking her nose into
other people's business. Several members did not
approve of her extra-curricular activities, but feared
her enough to maintain their silence.
She made a mistake, however, when she accused George,
a new member, of being an alcoholic after she saw his
old pickup parked in front of the town's only bar one afternoon.
She emphatically told George and several others that
everyone seeing it there would know what he was doing.
George, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment
and just turned and walked away. He didn't explain,
defend, or deny. He said nothing.
Later that evening, George quietly parked his pickup
in front of Mildred's house.............
and left it there all night.
of the church's morals, kept sticking her nose into
other people's business. Several members did not
approve of her extra-curricular activities, but feared
her enough to maintain their silence.
She made a mistake, however, when she accused George,
a new member, of being an alcoholic after she saw his
old pickup parked in front of the town's only bar one afternoon.
She emphatically told George and several others that
everyone seeing it there would know what he was doing.
George, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment
and just turned and walked away. He didn't explain,
defend, or deny. He said nothing.
Later that evening, George quietly parked his pickup
in front of Mildred's house.............
and left it there all night.