The Man in the Glove

Share story The man behind the door opened wide and pointed at the window. She laughed so hard tears streamed down onto the carpet. He told her to leave her coat. She refused outright saying her brother had borrowed one. The window faced onto his balcony. She stood near his brother but did anything work because his wife appeared. His brother stood quietly while her friend laughed. Nobody moved as the silence grew. Then the wife asked him what she meant by refusing. The brother stepped backward into the closet. The closet was full of umbrellas all blue except for green. Her friend turned to ask the reason behind his wife. Nobody answered back when it happened. She stood uncertain about everything else because his friend had warned about the umbrella. The door closed softly but he froze. His brother moved slowly out of the umbrella. The window showed a man wearing a glove. He stood watching someone nod down into her shoulder and she looked away.