My parents have two very nice chest of drawers, a vertical one for my late father and a more horizontal one for my mother. I don't know where they came from, they've 'always been there' for as long as I can remember.
They both have traditional drawer pulls and I've noticed something unusual. This must happen in other situations but, especially this visit, with my father gone and my mom in the hospital (she's 85), they speak to me.
As I walk out of the room, the drawer pulls vibrate, making a little murmur. As if to acknowledge and record my presence. A soft shimmer of noise from both dressers, almost like there's some message to come to me. My father's on the left and my mother's on the right. Is there a ghostly message or is it just a mark of time, that things outside may change but the dressers survive?
More companionable than creepy....
My mom remans in skilled nursing. My siuster's been there this weekend, she had a great day yesterday but not very good today. My sister's discouraged...
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