One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street

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under the lot’s hard clay surface whether by accident or on purpose The mysterious stranger himself had come to dig up some small things as well as something something big Nasturtiums and sage and lavender grew all over the lot They looked so grateful to be planted in the sun you knew they would bloom forever A huge bushy bougainvillea vine climbed the lot’s chain-link fence Robert Green 302 Orange Street liked to conduct his important but lonely missions behind that vine He didn’t pay attention to the orange cone because orange orange cones showed up on streets in Los Angeles all the time and they usually meant street repair Bunny Perkins 308 Orange Street and a member of the GWLH Club noticed the orange cone when she let her dog Ruff out and went outdoors herself to count snails Summer always meant lots of fat snails some could be found in the garden others meandering meandering across the sidewalks leaving behind silvery wet trails Three snails on the front walk meant bad luck Luckily there were only two that day an important point to note especially on a morning when Bunny’s mother was preparing to go on a trip by plane Ruff ran to the lot next door and lifted his leg by the orange cone Bunny phoned Leandra Jackson 301 Orange