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Backstory ~ Chapter Four
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Bette recognized the irony of her choice of word.
She left the shoe in place and retrieved a new pair and exited the house, her eyes fixed on the floor, the porch, and the front walkway as she made their way to the car.
Bette traveled to every grocery store she knew. In each, she wheeled the shopping cart with one hand as she carried the sleeping child in her other arm. In each meat department, she emptied the display of every beef or lamb roast or leg of lamb, eschewing the more costly steaks and chops, and the less chewy ground beef. For this first trip, she ignored chicken and pork, though she filled the cart the relatively inexpensive turkeys.
She could not use the automatic checkout aisles because the sleeping child left her with only one free arm.
By the time they had arrived at the last store, Angelica had stirred. This time, at the checkout aisle, as they waited their turn, the little girl began to whimper. "I wanna go home."
"Soon, Boo."
"Now. I wanna see grandma and grandpa."
A woman waiting in the adjoining line smiled sympathetically at Bette. She nodded to the cart contents.
"In-laws?"
Bette smiled, grateful for the sympathy. She nodded in reply.
"Visiting or moving in?"
"Just visiting."
"Thank the heavens."
Bette smiled even more. "It’s their first visit."
The other woman looked at Angelica and her face registered surprise.
"They live far from here," Bette explained, "so the visit will be long.”
"When my in-laws visit, I get through it by constantly reminding myself that they’re only visiting." She smiled again at Bette. "One day at a time."
Bette nodded her head ruefully, "One day at a time."
The woman looked down at the contents of the shopping cart. "If they are eating that much, you’ll soon be bankrupt. You should go to Costco."
"Costco?"
"Or one of the other big box stores."
"Big box stores?"
The woman gave Bette a thumbnail description of buying in bulk at the big box stores. Bette stored the information for the shopping trip she would need to make the next day.
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”and clipped her hair at the back of the nape of her neck.” – LOL, -and- ”she is an excellent hunter” – – nice to see Bette move up in her alpha-in-law’s opinion. ;-)
Omg this is so funny. Particularly the last question by Bette about raw food!!!! Keep it coming. I’m hooked.
I heed your warning and comment at my own risk!! Love Bette trying to describe her in-laws without describing her in-laws. Don’t know which is funnier, Bette the stalker or Bette the excellent hunter.
Bette brings food! Bette is excellent hunter! I can’t imagine what that poor woman in the parking lot thought, as Bette’s cart is full of turkeys and roasts..She must think the inlaws eat like…wolves! Why pray tell do we have to be sickies to enjoy this story? Personally it explains alot, Spumoni, you know it does!
Tina’s family cracks me up. I can understand Bette’s fear for herself and their daughter. I too hope that Tina will eat cooked meat.
Count me in as one of the sickies!
Me too! LMAO…simply brilliant
Keep it coming, my friend.
I’m a sickie, because I live this. Very diffent and funny. So Tina wolf name is Pinkie thanks
LOL @ Bette stepping in it… before getting herself out of it by being such an “excellent hunter”. Great chapter, Spumoni, thanks for posting.
Bette literally and figuratively walked on a pile of shit. Too darn funny, Spumoni!!! Please don’t get tired just yet of spinning this tale about Pinky’s reunion with her furred family. More please, more! Thanks a bunch, Spumoni! :)
LOL…the last line was great….what is Tina’s answer?