Here’s
another sample from my work-in-progress, Elly
and the Geriatrics. If you haven’t read my earlier posts, you’ll need to
know that Elly is staying with Granny M to help her recover from a broken
ankle. But that’s against the Sunset Acres Retirement Village rules, so Elly is in disguise.
Elly parked Granny’s golf cart near the door of the Shop
‘N Hop and grabbed a fabric tote from the orange-colored bin behind the seat. Granny
had hot-glued yellow fringe around the bin’s edges and added a big glittery M
on the back—M for Marge Macauley. An orange vinyl canopy covered the cart’s top.
That, too, had a trim of yellow fringe dangling from its edges, inspiring
Granny to call the vehicle “My Little Surrey.” To Elly, the two-person cart
resembled a miniature Rose Parade float.
Elly pulled the handwritten list
from the slicker’s pocket and read the items Granny M had written in looping
cursive.
Two-percent
milk (quart)
Tylenol
Miss
Clairol #108 (reddish blond)
National
Enquirer
White
bread
Peanut
butter
At
the bottom, she saw the words,
Buy yourself a
treat.
Elly chuckled. The kind of treat she
wanted wasn’t available at a mini-mart. If she could just have a day at a spa,
complete with massage, facial, manicure, and pedicure, that luxury would keep
her smiling for a month. Heck, while she was daydreaming she might as well make
the masseur a drop-dead gorgeous Matthew McConaughey or George Clooney clone
and set the scene on a beach in Hawaii. Why not? It sure as hell wasn’t going to
happen. Really, if she just had a decent apartment back in Dallas and a start
toward her career, she’d be satisfied. She straightened her shoulders and
pushed aside her frustration. Jobs weren’t easy to come by right now, Granny
needed her, and their arrangement suited her temporarily. The rest would come,
hopefully soon. She pushed open the glass door to the store.
Now where do
they keep Miss Clairol?
Personally, I'd choose Matthew McConaughey. Can't resist that Texas drawl.
By the way, I was amazed at the
tricked-out golf carts pictured online. Here are links to a couple of sites that
include photos.
Go, Granny. Go!
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[NOTE: The golf cart photo is mine.]
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