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Pulled Up by the Roots
The screen door slammed. โGood bye,โ it said. Grace lowered herself down the porch steps on knees lacking cartilage, bone on bone.
In the low two seated car, few words were shared between the women on the 3 hour drive to Graceโs new home: wide mauve hallways, incessant call bells, best of bad choices on a nurseโs pension.
Alone is relative here; long gone the silent mornings.
โWe chose this together, Grace,โ her niece repeats.
โYes.โ
โIโm sure youโll be happy, in time,โ Sarah hugs her goodbye.
โIn time,โ Grace whispers to the closed door.
Escape
Graceโs wheelchair slipped out double doors.
Liquid Ambers dropped red leaves and spiny seeds. Grace zipped her jacket against cool breezes. She passed manicured gardens on Cedar Street and remembered strolls with Hugh after the War.
โKitty, kitty,โ Grace spoke to an orange tom who jumped into her lap. โWell arenโt you forward,โ Grace heard herself laugh.
Sixty-five minutes later, she returned, an OPD cruiser parked outside of The Manor.
โYou didnโt sign out,โ the administrator said.
โI could just sign my name and leave?โ
โWeโll discuss it.โ
โWe are discussing it.โ
โOK, before dinner, no escortsโ
Grace nodded.
In Time
He wheeled up to Grace and presented her with a single yellow rose.
โHappy Birthday, Grace,โ he twinkled.
โI hate birthdays, Harry.โ
โBetter than the alternative.โ
โWho knows. Shirley doesnโt even know where she is.โ
โProbably. But sheโs enjoying every bite of cake,โ Harry said.
โShe enjoys wandering into my room in the middle of the night, too,โ Grace said.
Harryโs great grandson arrived with a fist full of balloons.
โMatt, better save some of those for Grace,โ Harry said.
โAll the blue ones for Grace,โ Matt said. โWe get the reds and greens.โ
Grace almost smiled.
Publication Date: 09-03-2010
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