“We just got in this minute,” Maga said in lieu of a greeting.
Jumping right in, I asked, “Where were you?”
“Sitting on the patio watching the cars go by.”
“People watching too?”
“People watching and car watching, yes.”
“That sounds fun. Fresh air is good for you.”
“It’s a nice day for it. What did you do today?”
“I worked and ran some errands and made dinner and that’s about it.”
“What errands?”
“I went to the library and to the grocery store.”
“You were very successful in that department.”
“Yes, I guess you could say that!” I said, feeling infinitely better about the lack of events on today’s schedule. Maga for the ego boost.
We then went over the details of my day a few more times + the area of the country I live in + the time difference between us.
“I have to go check…” Maga trailed off, searching for the word, phrase, excuse. “Well, I don’t know what I have to check for, but it’s something. Goodbye.”
Yikes. I knew my life was boring lately, but dang! I guess when you’re 99, you don’t need an excuse to leave nor do you need to waste any time, so you just hang up. And there went that ego boost…
Abigail Mumford 