“What shall we do today?” she asked.
“Icecream,” he chirped.
“We’re diabetic,” she reminded.
He frowned. “Walk to the park?”
It was her favorite activity. “Let’s take our checkers board,” she added.
“Yes,” he pumped a fist.
They set up the game on a stone bench beneath a shady tree.
They were missing 3 coins.
She handed him a quarter from her purse.
“Two more?” he asked.
“No.”
“Three quarters of my life I gave you and all you can give me in return is one quarter,” he quipped.
They laughed and went looking in the bushes for flat pebbles.
“Icecream,” he chirped.
“We’re diabetic,” she reminded.
He frowned. “Walk to the park?”
It was her favorite activity. “Let’s take our checkers board,” she added.
“Yes,” he pumped a fist.
They set up the game on a stone bench beneath a shady tree.
They were missing 3 coins.
She handed him a quarter from her purse.
“Two more?” he asked.
“No.”
“Three quarters of my life I gave you and all you can give me in return is one quarter,” he quipped.
They laughed and went looking in the bushes for flat pebbles.
