she appeared out of synch staggering   lurching

                                                      a stumbling apparition last night

he walked towards her cautiously intent on offering help

                                                                  feeling something   off

a moonless night  pitchblack

                              yellow cones of lights shining down from streetlamps on either corner

they werent near them

   she wore a white stockingcap white scarf around her throat its ends tailed down her back   white socks

slacks jacket shoes   dark

he guessed she was either inebriated or stonedwondered why she was alone

he saw her as he rounded the corner gained easily on her

                                                              he walked heavily heels hard at the concrete so she could hear him approachso he didnt frighten her

Whoa whoa he muttered thought she was going over facefirst recovered  staggered backwards

                                                                                                     righting herself she stutterstepped sidewise held something in her hands maybe a book clutched to her chest

then feet widespaced shuffling she turned to his approach head tipped down

                                                                                  he couldnt see her face

   

   closing before he could speak she began lifting her headBRILLIANTBLINDINGLIGHT BROKE

he stopped 

               she was gone

 

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