And Another Chance Encounter
“Oh, what a delightful show that was! I’m so glad you got to make use of Niles’ parachute! That little boy sure is a brave one!” Edith said, who was carrying a pitcher of lemonade and five empty glasses.
“Why does Niles have a parachute, Edith?”
“Before his accident, he was a sky-diving instructor. I thought you knew that.”
Paulie did not. For as long as he had known Niles, he had always known him to be unemployed and on disability. Not only that, but he didn’t even know what the accident was. Come to think of it, he didn’t know anything about the guy’s life.
The more he thought about it, the guiltier he felt. He didn’t know anything about Edith, either. If she had been married, had kids, or grandkids even. Hell, he didn’t know if she was seventy, eighty,
