Date: December 30, 2004
Character(s): Ernie Macmillan
Location: Around Stoatshead
Status: Private
Summary: How exactly did his life become so complicated?
Completion: Complete
Ernie walked around Stoatshead on unofficial patrol. Mr. Robards hadn't asked him to do it, but he figured that the end of the old year and the beginning of the new one might be a time for people to get themselves into trouble. So here he was...'patrolling,' armed with his wits and his wand. So far it had been quiet, giving him lots of time to think. Too much if you asked him.
Tomorrow was New Year's Eve. And he now had no plans. He had neither seen nor heard from Lisa since Christmas. They'd never been at work at the same time, it seemed. And he wasn't going to chase after her. The fact that she'd not been in touch with him led him to believe that things weren't going to work out after all.
And then there was Megan. He really wanted to go out with her tomorrow night. They would have fun, no doubt about it. Things were just so easy with her. They could talk and joke and he didn't have to worry that he would say or do the wrong thing. Plus, there was the kissing. But he wasn't sure he was single so it wouldn't be fair to any of them to have his date. Practice or not.
Which left him alone for New Year's Eve. Which was too depressing to even contemplate. What did it say about a person if he rang out the old and rang in the new alone?