Healing

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"I just ordered it,
Lord."

[NOD.]

(Nod.)
(Smile.)

[LOVING GAZE.]

"Yeah; my Dad and I
used to sit on our old,
green sofa, together,
and watch it
every week."
(Long silence.)

[TENDER GAZE.]

"I think it came on,
Wednesday nights."

[SMILE.]

"Or.....maybe, it was
Thursday nights."
(Squint.)
"I'm not sure."

[PATIENT SILENCE.]

"Yeah, my Dad's favorite character,
was James Garner's old, cranky
father!"
(Laugh!)

[NOD.]

"Just hearing the music,
they play at the beginning,
makes me think of......."

[NOD.]

(Small smile.)
"I'm glad they've got
all this new technology,
nowadays, Lord."

[SILENCE.]

"Ya know: so, we can
look at something,
we used to love.....
any time we want,
without all those stupid
commercials,
and even if we don't
have cable."

[NOD.]
[SMILE.]

(Long silence.)
"It's nice."

[NOD.]
[TENDER SMILE.]
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In memory;
here's to you,
Dad.

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