The Front Door

Beth didn't sleep well last night.  It was just the fall to the floor earlier that week.  Though she did some kind of concussion to her body and body parts.  But today she was standing a bit more straight.  Icing and heating plus the Ibuprofen helped a bit.  Tomorrow would tell a better story.  She'd be meeting a friend at the pier for brunch.

All night long she tossed and turned.  Awakening at 4 a.m. after just four hours of sleep wasn't enough. Something didn't feel right.  And when Beth gets one of those feelings, well...Thoreau gets them, too. Both went over the UFO photograph with a fine toothed comb. Flying saucer for sure! They didn't have any contact with the professional photographer.  But it was a trusted source.  They both felt there would be more. 

Maybe it was the forty-first anniversary of the abduction of the Exeter, New Hampshire couple returning on their honeymoon in 1961 in Lincoln, New Hampshire.  Beth had to take Thoreau to the area, though she didn't know why then.  Maybe it was the lingering energy there.  They would both be better for it.  She really just wanted him to experience Exeter.  The joggers didn't  help, either.  They slowed things done a bit.  It was all part of a divine plan.  In time, they would come to know more.

Beth was in Exeter recently.   Passing by the Exeter Phillips Academy.  Campus Security was out in full force.  It was just an ordinary Saturday or so she thought. The autumnal equinox.  A converge of light and dark.  Balance.

The harvest is in. Crisp apples, corn stalks, squirrels hide their acorns, leaves turn to red, gold and yellow as the sap runs down.  A glorious sunny day. 

She loved the drive through the wooded community.  She thought about the soup she had prepared.  Acorn squash with apples, walnuts, nutmeg, cinnamon and gloves.  The smell of it warming on the stovetop.  The windows were open as the fresh autumnal air filled her cabin. 

There was a brisk knock at the door.  Beth stood up to answer just as the phone rang.  It was Thoreau.

"Whatever you do, DO NOT answer your front door.  Or phone unless you see my number."