A Delivery In the Night

     I am awakened by the notes of a doorbell. I glimpse at my digital alarm clock and wince at the radiant red glow of the time. It showed 12:00 A.M. I stumbled out of bed wondering who would be at my door this late in the night. I swing the door open to reveal a brown cardboard box resting there on my front step. I glance about scanning for the deliver to find no one. Exhausted and irritated I pick up the box to discover it was more cumbersome than I expected. I brought it in and set it down on the table to grab a knife from the kitchen to open it. But when I returned the box was gone but in its place sat a note. this mysterious note read "You left the door open".

-U.N.Owens