Lakewood

i remember the night my whole life changed.

it was in the middle of October, the trees that surrounded my home was bare. the ground full of vibrent colors . mesmerizing golds, warm reds and soft greens. a little further into lakewood rests a small town i grew up in. but i secluded myself from it. not because i hated the people there or wanted to be forgotten. my dad worked for the mayor for Christs sike!! everyone knew me. but because i always felt a little more comfortable away from human interaction. which is why i was surprised when i heard a soft knock on my door that night. i got up from my little brown sofa and walked over to the door. opening it up to a very tall and strange man. one whom i did not recognize at all. it startled me at first. but before i could react his deep voice soothed my anxiety, which had kicked in moments before, and made me almost immediately calm. "do you have a phone i could use?" he asked me. a very simple but elegant question that changed my whole life.