Its spot on the grocery store shelf was bare. Next to the cherry and blueberry pie filling, there was a mocking, slightly dusty emptiness where long ago someone had settled for the last, dented can of pumpkin pie mix.

Its spot on the grocery store shelf was bare. Next to the cherry and blueberry pie filling, there was a mocking, slightly dusty emptiness where long ago someone had settled for the last, dented can of pumpkin pie mix.
