I don't have too much to say today so I'll just share one of my short stories.
I like this one.....I hope that you do to.
Thanks again for taking the time to read me.
A DAISY A DAY
"Come
on, arms up and through the sleeves" said Big George gently. Madelaine was
just a tiny little thing, a wisp of a girl as George often called her.
It was a beautiful morning, the
sun was shining and it promised to be a great day.
There
had been a storm last night, quite a terrible storm and George had woken in the
early hours to find Madelaine sobbing quietly from underneath her bed. The
storm had scared her, in fact a lot of things frightened little Maddy.
George had comforted her by gently
stroking her hair and by singing to her softly until she fell back asleep,
"I'll give
you a daisy a day dear, I'll give you a daisy a day,
I'll love you until the rivers run
still and the four winds we know blow away", that old tune was Madelaine
and George’s favourite song.
This morning
George was helping Maddy to get dressed,
this was always a bit of a comedy routine,
with George doing all sorts of silly things to make Maddy laugh.
Sometimes George
would put some piece of clothing on his head like a hat and Maddy would burst
into fits of laughter and then George would start to laugh too.
They
would hug and laugh and hug and laugh some more.
After this
process of getting Maddy dressed, George would get her breakfast. Sometimes
this was fun but sometimes it was terribly frustrating because Maddy would
refuse to eat.
She would sit
there with her mouth shut tight as George would try to feed her.
Sometimes when George finally managed to get her to open her mouth and
to take a spoon full of mushy Weetbix,
Maddy would then spit it all out and
onto the floor.
This
frustrated Big George terribly but he would do his best to remain calm and to speak
softly," you have to eat your breakfast Maddy, it's good for you, now
c’mon, there's a good girl, lets try again shall we ".
Today was a
busy day, as George had to take Maddy to the doctors for her regular check up.
There
had been a lot of visits to the doctors lately.
As a rule Big George didn't like dealing with
the medical system but he had found everyone that he had dealt with recently, from
the doctors, the specialists and the nurses, to have been incredibly kind and
helpful.
"Come
on Maddy it’s time to go" called George.
When she didn't respond
George went to find her.
"What's the matter darling" asked
Big George when he found Madelaine sitting by the window in her bedroom,
staring out and crying. She
wasn't making any noise but the tears were running down her face.
"What's
wrong sweetheart", he asked again gently.
George had tears in his
eyes now too.
Madelaine
turned slowly from the view at the window to face the big soft hearted man that
stood before her with tears in his eyes. Maddy wasn't very good with language
and she often had trouble with speaking words but as they stood there looking
at each other she began to sing "I'll give you a daisy a day George, I'll
give you a daisy a day,I 'll love you until the rivers run still and the four
winds we know blow away".
George threw his
big arms around his little wisp of a girl and hugged her tight.
George and
Madelaine had been married very happily for fifty two years and when Madelaine
had first shown signs of the onset of Alzheimer's disease, George had promised
that he would continue to love and care for his ailing wife until all the
rivers run dry and the four winds we know blow away.
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