Emancipating Alice by Ada Winder

Author:Ada Winder [Winder, Ada]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction & Literature
Publisher: Poison Arrow Publishing
Published: 2014-09-19T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Alice admired Elaine’s attention to details, her sense of responsibility. She seemed quite meticulous and a little obsessive compulsive—Drew had to balance her out in the planning of the funeral—but Alice supposed they were all things that helped make her a good lawyer. Alice actually had no idea whether she was good or not, but she figured she had to be. She knew enough about her daughter to know she was not one to settle for anything sub-par.

Alice allowed Drew to go up to the podium first, taking Elaine’s place.

Drew smiled at the crowd and took a deep breath. Then he looked at his son who was sitting near her, and winked, before turning his attention back to the crowd.

“Like my son mentioned briefly earlier, my dad was a pretty sporty, athletic guy. He always took the time to have fun with us, whether it was just watching a show with us and making corny jokes, or taking us to the park, or sledding, or playing baseball. He made sure we had a memorable childhood, one that was filled with good memories of growing up with him, one filled with love. We knew he loved us, and it helped us feel secure, which is very important to a child—to feel like someone’s always there for you, ready to help you out whenever you need it, or just spend time with you. Make you feel important. My sister mentioned an unfortunate Halloween incident with a homemade costume, but I would like to tell you this—as soon as he saw I wasn’t happy with it, particularly at the way Elaine was splitting her sides laughing at it, he changed it, improvising something else. He made me feel better, more comfortable. He was sensitive to our needs…unlike some people.” He looked at Elaine with playfully accusing eyes.

“I had a great dad, and it made me want to be the same with my own kid. I know how important it is to have that kind of relationship, how much it makes life a little bit easier when you know you’re not alone. Even now, I know I’m not alone, and I’m not just talking about having my son or my other family members. He’s still with me—he made sure of it—in all those wonderful memories we created together.”

Drew looked over in the direction of the crematorium, then around the air on top of him.

“I too would like to thank you, dad. For everything.”

When Drew left, old Mrs. Richards from a few houses down from Alice went up.

“George was a good guy, a kind guy. Why, he once helped me with a flat tire; I thought that was very nice of him. He was going to work and noticed me looking at the darned thing. Got all dirty, had to change and everything. Was late for work. He also helped me paint the garage once, although he did all the work.” She adjusted her thick glasses, smiling in a way that made her look demented.

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