Be Careful What You Wish For

I know people who pray, real hard, for their team to win games. They pray for a winning ticket in the lottery. One guy I know prayed that he could speak French and play the piano; not for the ability to learn the language or the mastery of the instrument. My cousin, Leroy "Dunk" Brownshoe was one to pray for things like that. His biggest prayer went up for this girl Sumaye Kinneldore. Sumaye was always a pretty little thing with long blonde hair and flashing brown eyes. In high school she took little notice of Cousin Leroy. In fact, she ignored him. That didn't keep him from wishing and wanting. He used to confide in me that he would do just about anything if God saw fit to make her attracted to him. Leroy was real smart, in other ways, and finished college with a degree in business. And he was lucky in business. His old uncle owned this furniture store in Harper and gave Leroy a job  as a floor clerk. That's when Leroy got down to business. That boy could sell furniture like Coca Cola sells soft drinks. It wasn't long before the old uncle paid for a new headquarters right on the Interstate. With this new facility Leroy went to work attracting business from all over South Mississippi and Southeast Louisiana. Leroy bought a new sports car and built a five bedroom house on the north side of the lake. That's when Sumaye began to take notice of him.

Tomorrow: The Balloon Gets Popped

Tales of Harper, short stories and poems about the fictional town of Harper, Mississippi is available on Amazon Kindle