Forever Sheltered
“Had he straight out lied about Cynthia? I didn’t think so.
But he wouldn’t tell me anything either.
This wasn’t good. He had been completely unmoved by my confession.
He wasn’t the right guy.
The aide wheeled Albert in, and my excitement over getting to see him was immediately squashed by his haggard appearance.
He slumped in his chair, holding tight to the arms as though if he let go he would simply fall out.
“I didn’t want to bring him,” the aide said, “but he insisted.”
“Pshaw,” Albert said. “You guys are always making me out to be sicker than I am.” His eyes sparkled as they always did when he winked at me. “If I get well, who will they flirt with?”
The aide wrote a number on a piece of art paper. “Page me directly if you need me,” she said.
When she was gone, I said, “You were doing so well on Friday.”
“Easy come, easy go,” Albert said. “The whole thing is one step forward, two steps back. Tricky when you’ve got one foot in the grave.”
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