Oscar Diggs woke up to find the sun shining merrily outside his window. It was another perfect summer day. Was every day here sunny and beautiful? He climbed out of his large bed and walked over to the window. He looked out over the city below him and sighed.
On the pretty city streets far below his tower bedroom he could see men and women out walking and children playing. With a sigh, Oscar sank into the green upholstered seat below the window. He wished that he could go down and walk the streets with them, but it simply wasn't possible. Not if he didn't want them to know the truth about him.
There was a polite knock on the door, which snapped Oscar out of his reverie.
"Come in, Jellia," he called.
The door was pushed open and a pretty young woman dressed in a smart maid's uniform and green-lensed glasses glided into the room carrying a tray of food. She smiled sweetly at Oscar as she set the tray down on a small table.
"Good morning, Wizard," Jellia chirped brightly.
"Good morning," the Wizard of Oz replied. "Won't you join me for breakfast this morning?"
"Oh, no, Wizard!" the maid demurred. "I couldn't possibly!"
"Please?" Oscar almost pleaded. "An old man gets lonely here by himself."
"But you're the Wizard!"
"Right now I'm just a man looking for conversation. Please stay and talk to me." Oscar flashed her his well-practiced circus smile, the one that always got people to spring for a balloon ride.
With a smile back at him, the young woman sank into the chair opposite and reached for a roll.