Thomas unpacked the clothes and found that Mary had bought jeans and Tee-shirts in various sizes that would fit him until he had regressed into a very small boy. She had even included underwear in the bag. He threw them in a dresser drawer without sorting them and went downstairs to watch TV. At the bottom of the garbage bag, Thomas found his gold rolodex watch. He set it atop his dresser with a sigh and left his room to go downstairs.
When Thomas reached the landing at the top of the stairs, he gazed down at the freshly waxed walnut banister rail while fond childhood memories of sliding down its slick surface returned to him. The handsome stair was bounded by the wall on one side and hand-turned walnut balusters on the other.