Halfway There
Halfway between Southern City and MyFella's town happens to be a halfway town. Quite literally one red light until the Love's Truckstop opened up a few months ago. On one side of the road is a locally owned little joint, the type that is sometimes called a Dairy Bar in the South but has a small menu of comfort food.
MyFella had a work conference that happened to be in Southern City. I wasn't able to get off work to keep Our Jamie that week so MyFella couldn't bring him early.
We planned with Sister, Sibling 2 of 8, to meet me on my day off that week at the dairy bar so I could bring Our Jamie on to Southern City for our weekend. I got there first and watched for Sister to drive up, for Our Jamie to come in. I half hid just inside the door to say "Surprise!" and told him after lunch he would go with me. A few of his teenage nieces had rode with them and had lunch.
One table over was a man probably not too much older than me. Maybe 60 or so. I saw him and his lunch companion but didn't pay them any attention really, with my table full of kids, MyJamie, Sister. He had ordered ice cream in a cup, a soft serve sundae. The man got up and handed it to MyJamie.
MyJamie was a very good man in a lot of ways but he didn't like to share, and certainly not ice cream. He was very excited with his surprise.
MyFella had a work conference that happened to be in Southern City. I wasn't able to get off work to keep Our Jamie that week so MyFella couldn't bring him early.
We planned with Sister, Sibling 2 of 8, to meet me on my day off that week at the dairy bar so I could bring Our Jamie on to Southern City for our weekend. I got there first and watched for Sister to drive up, for Our Jamie to come in. I half hid just inside the door to say "Surprise!" and told him after lunch he would go with me. A few of his teenage nieces had rode with them and had lunch.
One table over was a man probably not too much older than me. Maybe 60 or so. I saw him and his lunch companion but didn't pay them any attention really, with my table full of kids, MyJamie, Sister. He had ordered ice cream in a cup, a soft serve sundae. The man got up and handed it to MyJamie.
MyJamie was a very good man in a lot of ways but he didn't like to share, and certainly not ice cream. He was very excited with his surprise.
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