A Face in the Crowd

It was so crowded by the seafront. She sighed as her eyes wandered across the beach, trying to find him amongst all the sunbathers and surfers, the children eating ice-cream, dog walkers. So many people. She knew he’d be there. It was just a question of knowing where to look for him. She searched all around, but he didn’t seem to be anywhere. And then she spotted him. Right where she’d been looking first. How she’d not seen him before she’d never know. But it was definitely him. The glasses, the striped jumper, the bobble hat. She’d recognise Wally anywhere.