John punched in numbers for the doctor’s office. He asked
for an appointment for his leg. He wanted to get back to work.
His appointment was for Monday the 23rd. It
wasn’t until 3 o’clock. He would drive himself there. I feel fine. Leg doesn’t hurt anymore.
Monday, day of his appointment, he showered and brushed
teeth, put on a pair of khaki trousers and a yellow polo shirt. He had
butterflies in his stomach. He felt foolish. Doctor is going to check leg and
let him go back to work.
Once in the doctor’s office he felt better, no more
butterflies. He gets put in examining room and waits. Nurse comes in and gets
his vital signs written down. She leaves and says, “The Doctor will be in
shortly.” He looks at a sports field magazine. Doctor knocks on door and John
says come in. They shake hands and doctor says, “How are you?”
John says, “Better than ever.”
“Let me look at leg,” Doctor says, “I don’t want to brag
but my stitching is getting pretty good.”
“I’m guessing you want to go back to work. I want to see
how you walk.”
He remarked, “You can walk very well. Catherine will be
impressed.”
John says, “I’m ready and able to go to work.”
Doctor says, “Okay, I’ll write out a slip saying you can
go back to work. Are you happy with the results of the surgery?”
John says, “Very much so. I get a twing of pain once in a
while, nothing I can’t handle.”
Doctor says, “That will be your arthritis. I can’t do
anything about that. Good luck. I’ll see you in three more months.”
That evening Catherine and John were sitting on the
patio. There was a nice breeze blowing from the south.
Catherine was saying to John that he shouldn’t get over
tired. “It will stiffen your muscles up in leg.” Then he would have to have
therapy.
The next morning John was dressed an hour ahead of time,
turned on TV to listen to the morning news and weather. He had another cup of
hot tea and scone.
John arrives at work. He sees a huge sign saying,
“Welcome back John”.
One of the women workers gave him a kiss on the cheek.
John had come to the company at the same time as she did.
John’s boss says, “Come into my office.”
“I wanted to tell you that we miss you and your work.
Your clients all missed you too. I appreciate you working at home while you
were recuperating. Keep up the good work. Nice to see you back.”
Catherine cooks a nice meal in honor of him going back to
work. She made beef stroganoff and noodles, green salad and fresh fruit for
dessert.
John tells Catherine how his day went. “Everyone was glad
to see me. Had the welcome sign out. I got a little tired by the end of the
day. Each day will be better.”
Catherine said she had an interesting day. “A young man
from India
came in for physical therapy. His accent was very thick. We had to do it by pantomiming. Otherwise I didn’t understand him. He had pulled a hand muscle
and it wasn’t getting any better. I think we can help him.”
John says he had some new cases. “It’s good that I did
work at home.” John was tired so he left after doing the dishes with Catherine.
Catherine was thing about what had to be done if they
were going to the farm. They had both asked for Friday off. Maybe John and I could shop together for
gifts for the family. I hope I made it clear he shouldn’t drive for any long
distances with his leg.
Next day, John and Catherine are on patio enjoying the
breeze. John is saying he will call tonight to see what his parents are doing
this weekend. See if they want company.
John says, “How are you, brother?”
Brother says, “I’m fine. Are you married yet?”
John says, “What makes you think she would want me?”
Brother says, “I’m on my way out the door. I’m late
already. It makes for a bad image. Bye.”
Papa says, “It’s good to hear from you, son. What’s on
your mind?” Papa calls out the back door to tell Mama that John’s on the phone.
Papa asks John if he can help with the cutting of the grain.
John says, “Yes. Can I talk to Mama?”
The first thing she says is “How is that nice friend of
yours? I hope you are still keeping company with her.”
John says, “Calm down, Catherine and I are still
friends.”
Mama says, “Just friends? I expected something more than
that. Are you in trouble?”
John says, “Are you busy this weekend?”
Mama says, “We will be home harvesting.”
John says, “Catherine and I would like to come to the
farm.” There was no problem, they just want to visit.
Mama says, “You are more than welcome to come. We’ll have
a barbeque on one of the three days.”
Catherine told John that she had called her parents. Her
mother was slightly disappointed that they were going to the farm. She says hi
to John from mother and father. “They want us to come for Thanksgiving and
spend the weekend with them.” She asked her father what he thought about John.
“I
liked him and I think he would make a loving husband. Why did you want to
know?”
Catherine
says, “I like him a lot. We’re getting to be great friends. It’s too early yet
to think about engagement.”
Mother
says, “I’ve got the speaker phone on so Father can hear also.”
Catherine
says, “He’s special to me and I hope you like him as he is. No changes.”
By G
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