The Glance

by S.B. Evans

“B ut encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called ‘Today,’ so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin” (Hebrews 3:13).

I sit on a black and brown wooden bench dedicated “in the loving memory of Carol Bryant Brock,” black and gold name plate.

My heart feels sad after a lonely church service, where people stared and did not welcome, maybe because of my low-cut blouse (which I wore only to bear the heat, 90-plus with high humidity).

Rain drops pitter-patter while my heart drops into my stomach like granite and I see a sign written in turquoise that says “Blue Finn” and I think of sharks. A closer look reveals an art shop with a picture of a beautiful brunette girl with a white flower in her hair. Underneath the girl’s picture I read: “Defend Dignity.”

A vehicle with bad suspension creaks and rushes through the street light. I see the left red turn signal and other red tail lights of cars. They stop and then go.

Two young women take photos in the alley art gallery. They walk away. One wears torn jeans.

The torn white fringe on the blue jeans looks cool from the back, with the breeze.

Pretty soon, I have to go back to my apartment.

When I left for church, the guy downstairs slammed doors, mad over losing his (unassigned) parking space to another driver. People argue bitterly over parking spots. The two young women return to the alley art gallery. The tall brunette looks back. Was she seeing my heart (or my low-cut blouse)? (I shouldn’t have worn it, especially to church, but I felt so hot). I like the sound of the rain dropping and the cool breeze blowing. I like the way the green tree leaves move gently in the breeze, and I stare at the magenta currency of the crepe myrtle. I see one bird on a wire and several chimney swifts, flying. I’ve heard that chimney swifts are acrobats. Chimney swifts are masters of the vertical cling, I’ve read. They are like old women praying.

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