Blind Acorn by Marianne Holmes

Author:Marianne Holmes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2019-10-30T19:36:57+00:00

Thirty-One

On one warm Saturday late in April, I had just arrived at the apartment when my mother called. “Trinity,” she began, “How are you? Isn’t it the most wonderful day?”

“I’m fine, Mom. How are you and Dad?” I answered, holding my hand over my eyes. I could already tell that she wanted something and wasn’t sure I had the energy for her. I had come to the apartment hoping to recharge, after all.

“Great! We’re just great! I wish,” now her voiced slowed and her tone was almost reverent, “I wish I could say the same for my friend Sherry. You remember Sherry, don’t you? She’s a little older than I am, was originally close to my cousin Donna. Very trim, elegant looking. Sherry, I mean. Not that Donna isn’t trim, of course.”

I tried to keep the sigh out of my voice but was probably unsuccessful. It wouldn’t matter to Mom, as long as she got whatever it was that she wanted. “I remember her,” was all I said.

“Well, after her husband died, she started looking at condos, looking for something that she could manage on her own. I mean, that big house would really be too much for anybody all alone. Anyway, the good news is that she found a wonderful place only a couple miles from her house.”

I had a momentary sensation that she was about to ask for my help with the move and my skin began to prickle. But she took a breath and continued. “Of course, it’s a much smaller place and she won’t be able to take everything with her. She’s already given away or sold much of the furniture. It’s really a shame, though. She had the most gorgeous dining room furniture and it was just too big for the condo dining room. I would have bought it myself, but it was too big for our house, too. It was just gorgeous. She kept just about everything else that was really important, though.”

At her next breath, I managed to ask, “Why are you telling me about this, Mom?”

“Oh. Yes. Well, one of the most important things to Sherry is finding the right home for her cedar chest. It has meant so much to her for so long, has always been in a prominent place anywhere she lived. It was a gift from her parents, one of the last ones they gave her. They died so young, she was orphaned, poor thing. I mean, not legally because Sherry was an adult, but children never get over the loss of a parent now, do they?”

While I mentally debated my generic answer and my personal one, she continued. “Anyway, she would like the chest to go to someone special. And she remembers you and, well, we’re quite close and she’d like you, my daughter, to take a look and see if you’d like to have it. It’s quite an honor, really.” She sounded almost defensive at the end, as if she knew how I’d respond.

“No. No, Mom. I couldn’t take it.

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