Jeremy was sitting alone. An autumn breeze blew and he vaguely smelled a familiar fragrance in the air.

Then, his phone rang, interrupting his thoughts.

He picked up the phone to answer it and Madeline's indifferent voice came from the other end. "Mr. Whitman, can you come to the town office at 9 AM tomorrow?"

After Jeremy's momentary silence, he then answered affirmatively, "Tomorrow, 9 AM. I’ll wait for you at the town office on the dot."

"Okay, see you then." Madeline hung up after speaki