Mom and I were having a late lunch today when she surprised me by saying, "I think I'm going to take a walk over to Gilmart." It's a gorgeous day today without a cloud in the crystal blue sky with temperatures in the 70's, so I wasn't worried about Mom exhausting herself in the heat and/or humidity. It might be a nice change of pace for her to take a walk, but I wanted to make sure that this wasn't a fishing expedition to see if I'd drive her. You know how that goes... the subtle hint.
I told Mom that I'd be happy to drive her to Gilmart if she wanted. I even mentioned that I had books to return to the library, so I could drop her off at Gilmart and go to the library (the library is across Archer Avenue from Gilmart). She said, "No, that's all right... I'll just walk."
Now I was getting suspicious. I told her that I could drop her off, go to the library and then come home and she could walk home if she wanted to stay at Gilmart for awhile. Again, she said, "No, that's all right... I think I want to walk."
I had my suspicions that Mom wanted to go play some lottery scratch tickets, so I asked one more time if she was sure that she didn't want a ride. When she said "No" yet again, I knew that I was right. Or maybe she wanted to go meet her pals there... she usually runs into several people she knows when we're at the store. Or maybe... like me... she just needed some space.
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