~Rudy's
Angel ~
I
walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying groceries.
I wasn't hungry. The pain of losing my husband of 37 years was still too
raw. And this grocery store held so many sweet memories.
Rudy
often came with me and most every time he'd pretend to go off and look
for something special. I knew what he was up to. I'd always spot him walking
down the aisle with the three yellow roses in his hands. Rudy knew
I loved yellow roses.
With
a heart filled with grief, I only wanted to buy my few items and
leave, but even grocery shopping was different since Rudy had passed on.
Shopping for one took time, a little more thought than it had for two.
Standing
by the meat, I searched for the perfect small steak and remembered how
Rudy had loved his steak. Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was blond,
slim and lovely in a soft green pantsuit. I watched as she picked
up a large pack of T-bones, dropped them in her basket, hesitated, and
then put them back. She turned to go and once again reached for the pack
of steaks.
She saw me
watching her and she smiled.
"My
husband loves T-bones, but honestly, at these prices, I don't know."
I swallowed the emotion down my throat and met her pale blue eyes. "My
husband passed away eight days ago," I told her. Glancing at the package
in her hands, I fought to control the tremble in my voice. "Buy him
the steaks, and cherish every moment you have together." She
shook her head and I saw the emotion in her eyes as she placed the
package in her basket and wheeled away.
I turned
and pushed my cart across the length of the store to the dairy products.
There I stood, trying to decide which size milk I should buy. A quart,
I finally decided and moved on to the ice cream section near the front
of the store. If nothing else, I could always fix myself an ice cream cone.
I
placed the ice cream in my cart and looked down the aisle toward the front.
I saw first the green suit, then recognized the pretty lady coming towards
me. In her arms she carried a package. On her face was the brightest
smile I had ever seen. I would swear a soft halo encircled her blond hair
as she kept walking toward me, her eyes holding mine.
As
she came closer, I saw what she held and tears began misting in my eyes.
"These are for you," she said and placed three beautiful long stemmed yellow
roses in my arms.
"When you
go through the line, they will know these are paid for." She leaned over
and placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled again.
I wanted
to tell her what she'd done, what the roses meant, but still unable to
speak, I watched as she walked away as tears clouded my vision. I looked
down at the beautiful roses nestled in the green tissue wrapping and found
it almost unreal.
How did she
know?
Suddenly
the answer seemed so clear.
I wasn't
alone.
"Oh, Rudy,
you haven't forgotten me, have you?"
I whispered,
with tears in my eyes.
He was still
with me, and she was his angel.
Thank you to my dear friend, Mel,
for this beautiful and heartwarming story.
Love, Lori
" Angels
Among Us"
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