Oh, I Think So

The alarm clock rang right at 6:00 a.m., as she'd asked it to do.  She further requested that it give her 9 minutes more of sleep.  She made this request four times and then admitting that the cranberry relish wouldn't make itself -- year after year it had refused to do so -- she staggered to the bathroom and turned the shower on to warm up the water. She lived in an older building with an older landlady with a total denial method of setting things like thermostats properly, or even fixing things, as in "That window is broken!  There is jagged glass and rain and snow can get in!  Here is a board that fits in the hole!  There is jagged glass but rain and snow can't get in as well!  Is it really broken?  Oh, look!  A leaf has landed on the grass and I must pick it up!"  Ten minutes usually did it for warming up the water and a year was about the right time for external repairs. Her landlady only hired people she knew and trusted but it was ...

She started spinning around in the parking lot, trying to spot the Giant, but the Giant was just not there.  She walked over to where she'd seen his car and it was still there.   This realization made her stomach do flips. What if he'd seen her and was following her?  How could he do that and not be seen?  He's a giant. What if he had a camera set up and was watching her that way?  Except where would the camera be? What if the camera were the store camera and he had hacked into the store's computer so he could spy on her that way?  Really?  Just to watch her ?  On a grocery store camera?  The giant wouldn't do that, she decided, but Handsome would.  Even if she didn't really know him, she thought that much about him was true. She spun around the opposite way, now looking for Handsome.  She spun around the other way and spotted a taxi dropping someone off to get their groceries.  They went out the right door and she...

The time up until Thanksgiving went a lot faster than she thought it would.  She managed to find a handbag online that was just what she'd been thinking about that offered free returns in case it wasn't what she really wanted.  It complemented the coat and cost less than what she'd budgeted. Everyone at work made a big fuss over her new coat. "Wow," said her manager.  "You look like you have a serious job instead of here, ha ha." "Ha ha," said her coworkers as seriously as they were able because they all knew they were some of the scruffiest dresser in the world.  They saw their clients every few years and dressed as best they were able then, spending any clothing budget for groceries, rent, and the occasional trip somewhere. "I'm going to San Francisco," said a guy who wore pants so old they had a shine to them who liked to spend on two things -- trips and whores. "Did I tell you?" asked the middle-aged accoun...

The dermatologist surprised her by doing a biopsy on one questionable tag, freezing off three mole-like things, and taking sterile scissors to several actual skintags. "Your insurance won't cover the cost of the ones I can snip off.  Are you sure you wish me to proceed?" asked her dermatologist.  She was originally from England and very proper.  The doctor was quite fond of being very proper and very English.  She'd been in the States for 30 years and had not lost a bit of her accent. "That's fine," she said.  "I'm feeling flush." "That's $17.50 each," the doctor advised. "Fine.  Still feeling flush," she said. The doctor applied the local anesthesia and proceed to snip, cut, and sew. "I didn't think there'd be stitches," she told the doctor. "I wanted to make sure I had plenty for the biopsy," informed the physician.  "Keep it covered with an adhesive bandage and try to...