WINDOW POLICE

“How many days have we been locked in the house?” I asked my son, Alex as we both sat on the couch thinking anything but deep thoughts.

“We’re closing in on 30 days. Why?” he moved the pillow behind his head.

I shrugged my shoulders. “No reason, just wondering.” I looked outside at our neighborhood. It was a beautiful day and everyone was in their yards fixing them up for spring. “I like the way everyone around here seems to be socially distancing.” I looked over at Alex. “Remember when we took our walk the other day and the neighbors who lived across the street from one another had dragged their portable fire pits to the end of their driveways and were visiting each other from across the street?”

Alex nodded then laughed. “Yeah, we had to walk in the middle of the street to stay away from both of them.”

I leaned against the back of our couch looking out our front window when I saw a mother and child walking down our street. “You better not be going to the playground.” I grumbled. “They’re suppose to be closed.”

“Who are you talking to?” he sat up next to me and looked out the window.

“Uh-oh, here come another couple headed straight for them!” I watched as another couple was coming from the top of our street on the same side of the sidewalk as the mom and her child. “Who’s going to move first?” I called out.

“You know they can’t hear you, right?” Alex asked as he laid back down.

I watched as the other couple crossed the street to keep themselves away from the mom and child. “Good job people! That’s the kind of thing that going to get us out of here sooner!” I turned around and looked over at Alex, pointing the thumb over my shoulder as I did. “That’s what I like seeing!”

Alex just shook his head. “What would you have done if they just walked up to each other and began to talk?”

I shrugged my shoulders. “I guess I’d just sit hear and complain to you about how they’re ruining it for the rest of us.”

Alex nodded his head again. “That seems very productive.”

“Hey, what can I say? I’m doing my part.” I leaned back against the pillows and reached for my book that was on the coffee table. “They told us to sit down and stay put.” I opened the book and let the bookmark drop down on my chest. “If I can follow that one simple rule so can everyone else.” I popped my head up real quick to look out the window again. Everyone was in their yards staying away from their neighbors. “Good job, people! Good job!” I laid back down and began reading my book.