The snow blew through the night air and whistled loudly as I walked down the deserted street. It began to snow even harder, so I could hardly see ten feet away. Nobody would dare drive in this weather, and no one did. Sure there were street lights, but that would not do me any good now. I was on my way towards the small canopy-covered corner of street alley in which I resided, so I could get a good night's sleep. (Or try to, anyway.)
A shopkeeper that I knew would put milk and water out on the back step for me to have, and then return once I was done. The only thing I really owned was a small box that I had found, and in it I kept my belongings. A few quarters and a dime were carefully held in confinement, it was the only money I had.
Included in the box was one chocolate. Just one, since it had a fancy 'W' printed in the top. A while back, I was standing on a step in the middle of the day. A man passed by, but then, he passed by again! How could this be? This time he stopped, handed me a fragile box wrapped in purple, and a perfect gold bow tied upon the top. He didn't speak; he just handed it to me and walked away. I opened it, and it was a box of chocolates. The very center one, however, had that strange 'W' that I never learned to understand. I kept it with me, since it was the only time anyone ever gave me anything.
"Ouch!" I yelled as I ran into a metal gate. Inside, I saw a huge mansion-like building in which I had known about for some time. It was known to house an old, senile man who had nothing better to do than make candy. Since I lived on the streets, I heard a lot more, but it was complete nonsense. Why would an old man want to make candy anyway? If I was old, that's the last thing I would think about.
I needed shelter, and I needed it fast. The temperature was still dropping, and the visibility still poor. I did my best not to wander off the long path, so I could get up to the door without having to hike to it.
"Wow, what a big place!" I said in disbelief, "it looks so much smaller from the street!" I stared at the huge door with a big engraved 'W' standing out from the rest. I pushed, hoping for the door to give way and open for me. And to my surprise, it did!