I Love You Anna Madrigal...
From Mary Ann in Autumn.
Mary Ann sees the 90+ year old Mrs. Madrigal for the first time since her stroke two years ago.
"You look wonderful," Mary Ann told her as they were hugging.
Anna chuckled. "What is it they always say? [...] there are three ages of man: youth, middle age and 'You look wonderful.'"
Mary Ann smiled. "Well, just the same...it's true."
"Thank you, dear."
"Your hair has always been amazing. I remember those fabulous chopsticks you used to wear."
Anna wore a look of amused chagrin. "I'm afraid Mr. Greenleaf won't let me wear those anymore. I took a little tumble one night and almost harpooned the cat."
I spewed rice at the Food Court on reading that scene.
Maupin's ending, for those of us who have lived with these people for the last 20 years, was as shocking as the ending of Debt of Honor.
Now, we wait two more years for The Days of Anna Madrigal and knowing Maupin as I do, we'll lose her during that book. And I'll cry myself to sleep that night.
Mary Ann sees the 90+ year old Mrs. Madrigal for the first time since her stroke two years ago.
"You look wonderful," Mary Ann told her as they were hugging.
Anna chuckled. "What is it they always say? [...] there are three ages of man: youth, middle age and 'You look wonderful.'"
Mary Ann smiled. "Well, just the same...it's true."
"Thank you, dear."
"Your hair has always been amazing. I remember those fabulous chopsticks you used to wear."
Anna wore a look of amused chagrin. "I'm afraid Mr. Greenleaf won't let me wear those anymore. I took a little tumble one night and almost harpooned the cat."
I spewed rice at the Food Court on reading that scene.
Maupin's ending, for those of us who have lived with these people for the last 20 years, was as shocking as the ending of Debt of Honor.
Now, we wait two more years for The Days of Anna Madrigal and knowing Maupin as I do, we'll lose her during that book. And I'll cry myself to sleep that night.