chapter 18
Larry Carter took out the picture from the night before and studied it. Dana’s smile looked fake he decided. She didn’t seem genuinely happy. Although, he did have to admit, they made a stunning couple.
He had doubles made of the photo and was going to send her a copy. He wanted to enclose a letter, he just wasn’t sure what to write. He bought a sweet card with a picture of a rose on the front. The card was blank inside. None of the messages in the other cards said what he wanted to say. He stared at the blank space in front of him. He didn’t know exactly what to say either.
Larry pulled a scrap piece of paper and began writing, scribbling out words as he went along. Two hours later he had the perfect message. Carefully he wrote his inscription inside the card, taking time to make sure each letter was even with the last.
Dearest Dana,
Roses are red
Violets are blue
You were meant for me
And I was meant for you
Love,
Larry
He was impressed at his own heartfelt creativity. Beneath the last line he printed his phone number, then he placed the picture inside the card and put it in a bright red envelope. He wanted to catch her attention. With a thin black marker he addressed the card to Miss Dana Drew care of the radio station, placed a stamp on the envelope so it made a perfect right angle with the corner and drove to the post office to mail it.
Romance was definitely in the air.