X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Sun, 02 Nov 1997 07:40:14 -0600 From: Jeremy Thompson Subject: Story-After Halloween Story- After Halloween In a lonely hotel room a phone is ringing, a hand fumbles its way out from under the covers and picks up the receiver. The phone moves under the covers and a muffled voice is heard to say, "What? Huh? A wake up call? Oh, ok, I guess you're right, thanks?" The hand makes its way out from under the covers again and plops the receiver back down on its carriage. The blankets on the bed get pulled up to the figure in the bed and it slowly sits up, bringing the blankets around it as a cloak, obscuring any view of the figure. The person stands up and staggers towards the light coming from the bathroom. As the figure enters the light it raises its arm in front of its face to block the light while its eyes adjust. The person makes its way into the bathroom and after a time the sound of water splashing into more water comes from the lighted room. The figure makes its way back into the room and flips on the lights. It stands in front of the mirror and groggily drops the blanket down to the floor. The person stares into the mirror for quite some time. In the mirror it can be seen that the figure is a beautiful woman, she is staring into her own eyes with an expression of shock. She brings her hands to her face and seems amazed that the reflection copies her movements. She runs her hands over her body as if stunned at what her senses are telling her. She manages to mutter, "It's real," before falling to the floor in a faint. On the dresser a frilly french maid's dress is laid out carefully by a small purse. A small sheet of paper with writing on it sticks out of the top of the purse. The writing on the top of the paper can be seen to say, "Spells R Us, thank you for shopping, have a nice day." The End