Thursday, November 10, 2011

Power Struggle

Brian has been shopping, and tonight he wears a tie of lampblack with widely staggered brilliant blue stripes.  The pilot announces their imminent landing at Dulles, and she tiredly slips her feet into her high heels.  It won't be a pleasant meeting with the Senator, and she tries to remember the last time it was.  At least Alphonse, the driver, will have her coffee waiting, as he always does, and a reassuring smile.  She glances out at the lights on the runway, so colorful against the darkness of the early morning and the asphalt, and thinks momentarily of fireworks.

3 comments:

Bug said...

I agree, he's been shopping. I noticed all week he had new ties with broad stripes. Pleasant change.

Necktieknot said...

@Bug - if you look closely they're all the same pattern, a slightly broader black stripe with, Monday an orange, Tuesday a red, Wednesday a purple and Thursday a blue stripe, slightly less broad.

Wonder what he'll wear Friday evening?

Nance said...

Bug & Necktie--Sigh. Stripes, stripes, stripes. Being gone most evenings lately for a variety of reasons has not caused me to miss much.