"I'll call and
see if I can get a vacation day," said Dan. "But,
you don't have anything to fear. Those guys have been arrested.
I'll bet they'll be in jail for months."
A few telephone calls
later, Dan said, "Guess what? We can
spend the day at home. Get this window repaired. But, what about
breakfast? Let's go out."
"Let's check Angel
Falls, that new coffee shop in Highland
Square. I hear they have good coffee and rolls."
The men went to Angel
Falls, where they leaned back in a
comfortable sofa and drank coffee, ate roles and read The Akron
Beacon Journal. When they finished the local paper, they read The
New York Times.
"This is a civilized
way to spend the morning," said Dan.
"I wish we didn't have to work and could live like this all the time."
"Well, we're not
rich. But, we have each other and that makes
me feel really rich."
"You're a hopeless
romantic," said Dan.
"Tell you what.
This isn't romantic, but let's go down to
West-Hill Hardware and get the stuff we need to repair that
kitchen door. Those guys know everything about repairing stuff,"
said Mike.
"Look at this,"
said Dan. "This little magazine --'What's Up'--
has a story --'Tales of Akron' by a fellow named Dard Hansen. I bet
he comes in Angel Falls all the time."
[What fun, a day off. Even Dard Hansen deserves
a day off once in
a while. But nobody takes a day off to repair a broken window. How
do Mike and Dan explain to their colleagues at work what happened
to them? It may be time for Mike and Dan to open the closet door.
Will they? Check Tales of Akron, next issue.]
Read the entire "Tales
of Akron" on The World Wide Web at:
http://www.rainbow-akron.com/tales/
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