Courageous Beginnings: Playing with Fire (A Prequel) by Ginny Sterling

Author:Ginny Sterling [Sterling, Ginny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-01-13T18:30:00+00:00

Things seemed to be so relaxed and easy between them now that they had shared a kiss. There was no wondering what he thought of her, or panic about ruining things between them anymore. It was like the veil of ‘what ifs’ had been lifted, allowing them to finally be themselves.

They laughed, talked, and played with each other – tossing tater tots into the paper containers, argued over the last salsa packet, and then ordered three small ice cream sundaes… to go.

She was touched that he had remembered her wish to take ice cream out to her mother – and was planning on the three of them eating it there, together. As he pulled up to the nursing home, she realized that the panicked feeling of dread wasn’t quite so overwhelming, and she didn’t feel so alone right now.

Usually when she walked up from the parking lot, she wondered which nurse would stop her to update her, wondered what kind of mood her mother would be in, or how things would be when she finally arrived… but now she felt like she could handle just about everything.

If her mother was lost in a memory, she would simply enjoy it for what it was – a chance to glimpse at a part of her mom’s past… along with a few stolen moments with her mom while she was here on earth, still lucid. Things could always be so much worse. She was grateful that they still had chances to talk, even if it was about moments and memories that she had no clue about.

“Sometimes her dementia is really bad, and she doesn’t remember what is going on around her,” Reyna warned softly as they walked down the hallway of the nursing home. She smiled at some of the people that had their ‘apartment’ doors open, hoping for a visitor, and tried not to let some of their appearances bother her.

Yes, she was very lucky, because not everyone was ‘there’ mentally. Some people sat slumped and staring off into space while others waited in wheelchairs, watching a television with such a lost expression on their faces. It was hard and there were so many, many lonely people there, unable to take care of themselves anymore.

“Bingo!” a man cried out from behind them, causing Kyle to jump. “Did you hear me? I said Bingo, darn it! Don’t let that blue-haired hussy take my money…”

“Wh-What?” he chuckled nervously, looking a little unsure at the sudden outburst as they walked past a room.

“That’s Bob,” Reyna explained easily. “He’s super sweet, but very passionate about his bingo games. The blue-haired hussy is Mrs. Farnsworth, who can see the bingo board much better than him. He just dobs the numbers, not caring what number is called, and yells ‘bingo’ every four or five numbers. I think they ignore him now…”

“I see…”

“BINGO! BINGO! BINGO!” Bob hollered angrily. “Judy, ya’ blue-haired hussy, you better put down that dauber… this game is mine.”

“Aww stuff it, Robert,” a woman said peevishly.

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