Driving Ma Crazy
Ma
wanted to get out of the house and do a little shopping, so Pa drove Ma to
downtown Kansas City. The plan was that he would drop her off in front of
Macy’s Department Store and pick her up again there at precisely 4 o’clock in
the afternoon. Pa had some errands that he needed to run, including dropping in
on some friends that he liked to keep up with. The plan was specific and
foolproof. They had pulled this off repeatedly in the past and there was no
reason to think that it wouldn’t work today.
And so,
they each went their separate ways. Pa stayed to have lunch with Luke and
Brenda who mentioned that Jerry was laid up in the hospital with a broken leg.
So, he spent a few hours with his old friend Jerry before hurrying off to catch
up on his errands. He needed to buy a replacement headlamp for the car, two
pounds of 8-penny, nails, a couple of shirts for himself and a scarf to give Ma
on their anniversary, just two days from now. He congratulated himself on his
thoughtfulness and consideration for the woman he loved.
