Tedward Top (Short Story) Comments

(PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEGINNING OF A SHORT STORY)

Tedward Top cut on a light in his living room as he lit his glass pipe. An empty bottle of Lunesta lies next to his lighter. His insomnia seemed to get worse every night. He blew a thick cloud of smoke as he glanced at the grandfather clock to catch the time. Half past two in the morning; he followed the shadow of the clock with his eyes as his mind wondered. He put the pen to the page and began writing; he wrote a few stanzas but was interrupted by a knock at his door. The lights of the city shown on his face as he opened the door, a woman wearing a large rain coat retrieved a small bottle from he pocket and handed it to Tedward.
He offered her in by saying, “Thank you madam, come on in.” He closed the door behind her and took her coat and hung it on a wooden coat rack. The light in the house revealed that under the large rain coat was a tall, thin, blonde woman wearing a black dress. Her black high heels tapped loudly as she walked toward the living room. She sat down in a red silk like recliner and crossed her legs. “How have you been doing Tedward? ” the woman asked caringly. He looked up at her blue eyes and answered calmly “Fine, and how have you be doing Courtney? ” She responded “I’ve been doing great; it’s good seeing you again Tedward.” Tedward gave no reaction at first he gazed at the clock traced its long shadows with his eyes then replied “I’ve missed you as well.” He paused and looked at the bottle in his hand and began to speak “Thanks for the fix”
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