Comments on 'Gramps and His Memory'"Freshen that up for ya, Dennis?" The waitress was loud, too loud for mid-afternoon. Dennis sighed when he realized he was old enough that she was too loud for any time of day.
"No, time. I best be gettin on." He fished the crumpled bills, leaving a nearly exact 15 percent tip. Old habits. Old haunts.
A glance at the yellowed clock confirmed what he felt in his bones. Somewhere deeper, an ache resurfaced, a bittersweet memory. Hands bent by years of hard work and arthritis gripped the steering wheel to assist entry. Tears came to dry eyes as Dennis remembered.
_"Thanks for pickin me up, gramps."_
_"Anything for my little Joanie-bear."_
_"Ah geez, gramps, come on. I'm 16 now."_
_"Don't matter. You'll always be my Joanie-bear."_
_"Love you too, gramps."_
With a rough flannel sleeve, Dennis smudged away the tears. He didn't have time for memory. He didn't have the energy for it, to be honest.
"Always," he muttered with a huff, backing out, and guiding his truck along familiar routes.2008-05-29T18:34:52Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/29940Comment on Gramps and His Memory<p>What a sad memory for him to have. I really got caught up in this one, as I did in the rest of this series so far.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29940?basename=661652008-05-29T18:34:52ZHunting Beautyhttp://ficlets.com/authors/missourigirlComment on Gramps and His Memory<p>can picture the scene,if this were a movie, its the scene that the actor would snab the oscar for.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29940?basename=654722008-05-27T17:26:41ZSKermitgorfhttp://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorfComment on Gramps and His Memory<p>I picturing this greasy diner where the melamine tables are flaking at the edges and the waitress is wearing a blouse that is way too small for her breasts.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29940?basename=624712008-05-15T14:25:15ZPyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA)http://ficlets.com/authors/pyropunkComment on Gramps and His Memory<p>I agree, heartbreaking in a way. Very nice.<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29940?basename=616562008-05-11T21:22:49ZSaint Chuckhttp://ficlets.com/authors/chuck_theloveComment on Gramps and His Memory<p>Heartbreaking, really. This is one of my favorite series of yours so far. Your character development is brilliant.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29940?basename=612592008-05-09T22:44:36Zthebetweenspacehttp://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspace