Evening Breaker

I pushed past the entryway mat and stepped right onto the cool cedar of the front porch! The evening breeze hit like an electric charge through my vinyl frame! Down on the top step, a heavy brass house key was pinned under a stray oak branch from the yard. Time to clear the main ring, brother! I set my boots wide against the wood grain, locked my fingers around that thick twig, and gave it one solid yank! Crack! The branch snapped clean aside, freeing the shiny brass key to gleam under the porch lamp. Now the stage is set!