Woman Gets Lost at Night, Approaches House with a Light in the Window and Sees Her Photo There — Story of the Day
A woman’s car breaks down and she gets lost looking for help. She approaches a house, and looking through a window, she sees her own signed photo.
Sarah Mitchell had vowed that she would never return to the small Ohio town where she had been born, but here she was, driving her rental car through the snow — and she had the feeling she was lost.
She came to yet another intersection and peered through the windshield and the flurries of snow. There were no signposts, but a little way from the road she could see the lights of a small house.
Sarah looked through the window and saw the photo on the mantel | Source: Shutterstock.com
Sarah sighed, drove as close as she could to the house, then stopped and got out. Hopefully, the residents of the house would be able to point her in the right direction so she could get to town before visiting hours at the hospital ended.
Sarah trudged through the snow and walked up the steps to the porch. She knocked on the door and waited — and waited… Even though all the lights were on, no one answered the door.
She walked over to the nearest window and cupped her hands around her face so she could see inside. It was a cozy little place, beautifully furnished and tasteful, and a cheery fire was burning in the fireplace.
But one thing startled Sarah. On the mantle place, right next to an old antique wooden clock was a photo of herself! Sarah gasped. It couldn’t be! But then the front door opened and a man peeked out.
Sarah wanted to be a star and that would never happen in her small town | Source: Unsplash
When he saw Sarah his mouth dropped open, and a million memories came rushing back into her mind. The last time Sarah had seen Carlton Simmons had been 20 years ago before she left this one-horse town for New York.
Sarah and Carlton had been high school sweethearts, but Sarah had always had big dreams. As far back as she could remember, she had been singing and dancing. She was the town’s star, and she sang at every event, had the lead in every musical.
Sarah knew that the only thing keeping her from stardom was the hick town she’d been born into, so she made her plans. The day...