OLD PEOPLE 16
JANICE SETS A NEW
COURSE FOR EVIE
The weekend became a
week; one week became two. Two weeks became three. At times Evie
seemed to have grip on her life. At times she seemed to be sliding
into a role of a dependent. A dependent of Janice, who saw this as
good for neither her or Evie and certainly not of their friendship.
It was time for
Janice to leave.
After a leisurely
breakfast, which had become their habit, Janice said. “I think it
is time I get back home. My little dog can’t stay with my neighbor
forever. He won’t even recognize if I stay away much longer.”
“But you just got
here.”
“Like weeks ago.
It’s time.”
“And what will I
do without you?”
“Evie, you are an
intelligent woman. A woman who taught English – how many years? All
that time you used to say someday when I don’t have to grade papers
and make lesson plans I am going to write. So now is the time.
Write.”
“Write about
what?”
“Good god woman,
you have all those years in the school and you have all those years
with your husband’s university career. You have no end of things to
write about.”
“And do what with
it?”
“I am giving you a
special gift. My BLOG. I am giving it to you. And I fully expect you
to write it-- every week. No argument. The blog is yours. I will look
for next week’s entry.”
Thus begins Evie’s
Blog.
