as the clock struck twelve

Faria C

In her haste she dropped one of her glass slippers, and reached home, out of
breath, with none of her godmother's fairy gifts but one glass slipper.

~ Cinderella


Returning from the Japan Film Festival to Pasadena on the Gold Line at Union Station, I saw a forlorn high heel in search of a foot, and no doubt, its twin. Someone must have been in a real rush to catch the train.