LUNCH WITH MYSELF
The
undergraduate sipped his coffee at my table while I finished lunch in the
Chestnut Village retirement community café. After introductions and his
apologies for asking to share my table because seating was at a premium, we
talked nonstop about his uncertain future; his options, hopes and dreams. From
the moment he sat down, I felt discomfort increasing until I realized that he
reminded me of me at his age. I became speechless, remembering my dashed dreams
and hopes; wondering if the same was in store for him. Suddenly, I was gripped
with terror and became speechless. The last thing that I saw on earth was me,
as last month’s attack revisited my heart.
Henry Brasater's stories appear
in ezines,print magazines and anthologies and his latest ebook is "The
Upheaval," published by DHG Press.
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