Stepping to a New Day (2016)
“As she placed her items on the belt, the cashier, a short Black woman with a kind smile, asked, “You visiting, ma’am?”
Paula wasn’t offended. This was a small town and unfamiliar faces stood out. “Yes. I’m here for my grandfather’s funeral.”
“What’s his name?”
“Tyree Grant.”
The cashier paused in the midst of ringing up her order. “Della’s daddy?”
“Yes. I’m his granddaughter, Paula.”
The woman studied Paula’s face. “You’re not Della’s child.”
“No, she’s my aunt. My mother was Patricia. Della’s ...older sister.”
The woman seemed to be thinking, then said, “I remember now. You’re Anna Lee’s niece.”
Paula froze.
But the woman was checking the display on the register and didn’t notice Paula’s shocked face. “That’ll be fifty-five seventy-two.”
Moving like a zombie Paula swiped her debit card and was handed the receipt. The woman finished by saying, “Condolences on your loss, honey. If you see Anna Lee, tell her Gaylene said hi.”MoreLess
Paula wasn’t offended. This was a small town and unfamiliar faces stood out. “Yes. I’m here for my grandfather’s funeral.”
“What’s his name?”
“Tyree Grant.”
The cashier paused in the midst of ringing up her order. “Della’s daddy?”
“Yes. I’m his granddaughter, Paula.”
The woman studied Paula’s face. “You’re not Della’s child.”
“No, she’s my aunt. My mother was Patricia. Della’s ...older sister.”
The woman seemed to be thinking, then said, “I remember now. You’re Anna Lee’s niece.”
Paula froze.
But the woman was checking the display on the register and didn’t notice Paula’s shocked face. “That’ll be fifty-five seventy-two.”
Moving like a zombie Paula swiped her debit card and was handed the receipt. The woman finished by saying, “Condolences on your loss, honey. If you see Anna Lee, tell her Gaylene said hi.”MoreLess
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