It was an old story.

If you wanted to call it a scary story, it could be. If you saw it as a sad one, that would be fair too.

I wasn’t sure if I could tell it in an entertaining way since it was something I had never shared with anyone before. But with a little bit of embellishment, I thought it might turn into a good story.

After all, it was the kind of tale you could hear anywhere.

With a small smile, I carefully parted my lips to begin.

A silly story. One I hoped would be …