Memories of the Past by S.L. Sterling

Author:S.L. Sterling [Sterling, S.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Thomas

I followed the GPS in my truck out into a part of Willow Valley that I had never ventured. When I was a kid, there was nothing here but empty fields. Now as I drove down the road, a few small subdivisions lined the street. I could already see the retirement home in the distance. I pulled into the visitors parking and slid into a parking spot, cutting my engine.

I hadn’t planned on coming out here. I’d planned to go visit Jed in the hospital, but when I’d called earlier to see if I could come and visit him, they’d advised me to call his son. Jack was more than happy to hear from me and apologized for not calling sooner. He let me know that his father had decided to move into the retirement home upon release. So, he had obliged the old man and got him settled in. During our conversation, he did mention he was rather worried about his father and hoped that perhaps a visit from me might help lift his spirits.

I wandered through the halls in the direction the front desk had given me until I came upon Jed’s room. I looked in through the door. He lay in bed, on his back, staring up at the ceiling, looking rather depressed. I shook my head. Jack had also warned me that his father’s spirits weren’t as they had been in the past and that I probably should prepare myself.

“Knock, knock,” I called. I expected Jed to answer, but he didn’t even turn his head. He just lay there staring up at the ceiling.

I frowned to myself and stepped inside of his room. “You up for visitors, old man?” I called out, smiling to myself because I knew that would get his attention.

“Who the hell wants to visit this old man?” he called out.

I smiled, removed my hat, and proceeded to enter the room and sit down in a chair by the window. “Me. That’s who! How are you doing?” I asked, placing my hat down on the table.

“Well, fine I guess, now that I’ve decided that I want to die.”

I let out a laugh that came straight from my gut and shook my head. “Why is that?”

“Well, I fractured my wrist, and you know as well as I do that if a horse broke its leg bad enough, it would be put down. I just don’t understand why I’m even still here.”

I let out another loud laugh. “Jed, for as long as I’ve known you, you’ve been a miserable old bugger. I’m glad to see you haven’t changed! All this talk of dying though, it’s got to stop. Jack is worried.”

“It’s the truth!” Jed said, turning to look my way. “You, more than anyone, should have learned that by now.”

“Yep, you’re right, it is the truth. Only there is one problem,” I said, leaning forward.

“Yeah? What’s that?”

“You’re not a horse,” I answered. “Now, don’t let a fractured wrist hold you back. Keep your spirits up

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