Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Nunc Dimittis

A short story by Mary M. Isaacs 





      Terry was excited—her Aunt Gloria had been discharged from the hospital after some surgery; she was now in a nursing home for a few days while she recovered. Today Terry was going to visit her, after waiting a day or two for her aunt to settle in. She had wanted to bring flowers as a gift, but she didn’t know if there would be an allergy problem for any of the people there. She chose a small green plant instead. Aunt Gloria could bring it home with her afterwards and eventually add it to her garden.

     It turned out that the nursing home wasn’t far from where Terry worked her part-time job. She had looked up the location the night before; it would be easy to find and would take almost no time at all to get there. I can stop by after work every day that she’s there! Terry thought with satisfaction.

     She located the nursing home and pulled into the parking lot. The long, low brick building was pleasant-looking, almost like a neighborhood house. A good first impression for anyone coming there, she noted to herself as she saw all the flowers, grass, and shrubs in the yard...


("Nunc Dimittis" will appear in its entirety in a forthcoming book)

 


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Mary M. Isaacs
copyright 2024

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