My Granddaughter Whispered Grandpa Do Not Go Home Until I Realized What She Had Heard

of a person looking forward to something other than what they were describing.

She barely looked at me when she got out of the car.

“Don’t forget to water my orchids,” she said. A task assigned. Not a goodbye.

I leaned across the console for a kiss. She turned her cheek and was already pulling her suitcase from the back before I had straightened up. I continue reading …