Not Without My Father: One Woman's 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace
“As I shoved things into the car, I mourned the loss of the jacuzzi tub at our cozy inn. Dad stood beside his suitcase. Sugar-free cookies dangled from each hand.“Aren’t you gonna bring that bag out, Dad?”“Can’t bend over to pick it up. You get it.”“Why-oh-why-oh-why did Alice leave me?” Every muscle screeched when I rammed his suitcase into the back seat.At the beginning of the trip, I mapped my rest days. Sleep until ten. A long, scalding bath. Carb-loaded lunch mid-afternoon, hand-delivered t...o my bedside. A nap followed by another bath. Lights out early.Instead, I unloaded the car at a Marriott north of Jackson. While my legs wailed through dragging our things up three floors, Dad hung out in the lobby. Every time I stalked past, he responded to my murderous looks with, “I’m selling books!”“I wish I could sell you,” I muttered as I grabbed the last bit of groceries and slammed the trunk.Dad teetered into our two-bedroom suite and crowed, “Now, this is a room!MoreLess
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