An Angel in the Family

Frank is in a bank queue when he looks up into the face of the most gorgeous lady he had ever seen. She smiles at him but it only lasts a few moments as the queue moves. Thinking so much about Sandy (he named her after her hair colour) he allowed himself to be pushed towards a gutter at a corner and fell, breaking his wrist. He and his work mate, Jim, have women on their minds. In the mean time Sandy has posed for some photos to be published and presented in the Sunday paper. Frank sees the photos and tries to get information but it is not forthcoming. Jim draws Frank's attention to an ad in a suburban paper. There is to be a writers' meeting. Frank goes along and finds Sandy has been invited to speak. He takes her to coffee and makes a date for the following Saturday. He and Sandy go to the Hilton. She invites him to come for dinner. He is captivated by her young daughter who never met her father because he was killed in Afghanistan He has a couple of meals with them and one night a wild party starts nearby. Sandy is frightened so he sleep on the lounge. He awakens to the fi re alarm sounding. He calls the brigade and gets the family outside and starts CPR on the girl. She responds and goes to hospital. The offi ce shifts to the coast. He and Sandy buy a house nearby and get married. Surprisingly Sandy falls pregnant. Khloe starts to ask questions about heaven. In bed frank dreams of Khloe saying she gave him a daughter for saving her life. Sandy also dreams of Khloe saying goodbye. They rush into the other bedroom to fi nd that Khloe has passed away.

The author is eighty five next month. He started writing short stories about ten years ago. He is a single pensioner. This is his only hobby.