Today I worked as a voluntary waitress
at the community café, as I do every Thursday.
There came only 27 customer!
Was it because it rained all day?
Did the bad weather keep elderly people all at home?
But I was very glad to talk to a lady who looked
very lonely.
There were not many customers today
so she stayed at the café for three hours
talking to us two waitresses or some customers.
She was 88 years old.
Her husband passed away three months ago.
She said,
“I miss him so much. I feel so lonely.
I know but wonder why he is not here with me.
Alas, I did not want to be left alone.
I should have died before he died,
because he is younger than I by 4 years.
I don't want to go home.
I don't want to be alone.”
She said the community café was the only place
she could come and talk.
I was sorry
the lady was disappointed to know
the café will be closed until May 8.
(lily of the valley near my apartment, today)
at the community café, as I do every Thursday.
There came only 27 customer!
Was it because it rained all day?
Did the bad weather keep elderly people all at home?
But I was very glad to talk to a lady who looked
very lonely.
There were not many customers today
so she stayed at the café for three hours
talking to us two waitresses or some customers.
She was 88 years old.
Her husband passed away three months ago.
She said,
“I miss him so much. I feel so lonely.
I know but wonder why he is not here with me.
Alas, I did not want to be left alone.
I should have died before he died,
because he is younger than I by 4 years.
I don't want to go home.
I don't want to be alone.”
She said the community café was the only place
she could come and talk.
I was sorry
the lady was disappointed to know
the café will be closed until May 8.
(lily of the valley near my apartment, today)