Rocking Chair
This story includes a couple characters from 'Afternoons With Mister D'. Monica, a nurse from the convalescent home, and Lloyd, her pianist fiancé. Afternoons With Mister D He looked around the wallpapered room. The pattern was dated, like something his own grandmother would have had on her walls. The whole idea of papering walls seemed ancient. Still, he liked the room, as it was. The oldness made him feel comfortable. He’d been here before, with Monica. She was his girlfriend and fiancé then. Now she was his wife, and this was the living room of her grandmother’s house. This was the first time Lloyd had ever come here alone. On his first visit, with Monica holding his hand in hers, he felt scrutinized. He knew he didn’t belong. He and Monica, theirs were two worlds with conflicting histories. The coffee table in front of him, which might have pre-dated his parents, was decorated with matching tea cups, a bouquet of fresh c...
