A little old lady kissed my husband...
Tonight, on the way home, we are taking the exit to our house when a Toyota Camry Solara convertible is in front of us moving in a strange manner. The car was going slowly, driving very near the curb. I assumed the driver was drunk. The driver stopped on the exit ramp, we stopped behind them, and the car behind us honked. At this point, the driver gets out of the convertible and comes back to us. Much to our surprise, it is a little old lady looking for Williamson street.
We lead her to a nearby gas station and started to give her directions. She was looking very confused and I could tell that she was at the end of her rope. Apparently, her son is here in town and very ill with M.S. and she didn't know if she was ever going ot see him again. A friend of hers sent her the plane ticket to Chicago and paid for the rental car. She arrives here in Madison at 10:00 PM and gets lost. She apparently was very low on sleep and every emotional about seeing her son. She and her son's caretaker were trying to surprise him by not letting him know that his mom was coming to visit. She breaks down into tears as this story comes in one of those no sleep / high emotions stream of consciousness burst.
Glenn starts giving her directions and she is looking tired and confused. When he says that she is not far, she grabs his face and kisses him on the cheek. Glenn writes out directions and then explains them to her. She is extremely confused and offers to give us money for the gas to lead her there. Glenn looks at me, and we tell her that money is not necessary and we will lead her there. She throws $2 in the car window to me, and I try to give it back to her. Glenn drives slowly and cautiously leading the way. We get her there and Glenn gets out of the car to make sure she knows that she is there. He gets back in and we head home, leaving her to find parking.
Hopefully, she has a good visit with her son, but Glenn and I will never know. I wish her and her son the best.
We lead her to a nearby gas station and started to give her directions. She was looking very confused and I could tell that she was at the end of her rope. Apparently, her son is here in town and very ill with M.S. and she didn't know if she was ever going ot see him again. A friend of hers sent her the plane ticket to Chicago and paid for the rental car. She arrives here in Madison at 10:00 PM and gets lost. She apparently was very low on sleep and every emotional about seeing her son. She and her son's caretaker were trying to surprise him by not letting him know that his mom was coming to visit. She breaks down into tears as this story comes in one of those no sleep / high emotions stream of consciousness burst.
Glenn starts giving her directions and she is looking tired and confused. When he says that she is not far, she grabs his face and kisses him on the cheek. Glenn writes out directions and then explains them to her. She is extremely confused and offers to give us money for the gas to lead her there. Glenn looks at me, and we tell her that money is not necessary and we will lead her there. She throws $2 in the car window to me, and I try to give it back to her. Glenn drives slowly and cautiously leading the way. We get her there and Glenn gets out of the car to make sure she knows that she is there. He gets back in and we head home, leaving her to find parking.
Hopefully, she has a good visit with her son, but Glenn and I will never know. I wish her and her son the best.
posted by Liana @ 10:31 PM
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