Christmas Power Outage Reunion

The power went out on Christmas morning and the house was getting freezing. I called the emergency

line for a technician but they said everyone was busy. I started digging through a junk drawer

for a lighter and found our old college yearbook. I was staring at a photo of Jake and me from

ten years ago when a heavy truck pulled into my driveway. I opened the door and there he was.

Jake was standing in the snow holding a professional tool kit. He was the only emergency tech

on duty for the holiday. The shock on his face mirrored mine. He said he saw the

service request for the faulty generator out back and didn't realize it was my house. I led him

to the generator as the wind howled around us. It felt like a movie script.