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Of All the Things Forgotten

Renuka Raghavan

    I watched in silence as he rocked slowly back and forth like the mini pendulum I kept on my desk at work. These weekly visits were hit or miss, at best. Today, though, had been a good day. We had lunch. We played chess. Now we sat in silence on the porch, watching raindrops create rippled patterns on the pond’s surface.
    “You know, Beth, I do appreciate all the time you spend with me. I don’t say it often enough.”
    Following a long pause, I said, “You don’t have to thank me, Daddy. Visiting you is the highlight of my week.”
    He held my hand in his, “My sweet, sweet Beth.”
    I wanted to reach over and shake him. How he’d forgotten so many things.
    I wanted to remind him that I hated eating soup for lunch just like he once did. That a rook couldn’t move diagonally. He should know; he’s the one who taught me!
    Most of all, that I was Emily.
    The surface of the pond was still, diseased with wrinkles.
    I squeezed his hand, not bothering to swipe the tear that fell.



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