107. What Did I Miss?

When I got home that night I had to thread my way past boxes and bins stacked two and three deep in the hallway. Blondie was going back to college.

“When I left home, I could put everything I owned in the back of a Ford Escort,” I said, “with room left over.”

“I’ll bet Grandpa packed the car, and Grandma did a happy dance,” Brat Boy said. He wasn’t far off, but I ignored him.

 “What are you smiling about?” Blondie asked.

“I have been sober your entire life,” I said. “Think of all I might have missed if I was still drinking.”

Today I will be grateful for everything I didn’t miss.

Time for a Change ©2017 by Ken Montrose

Time for a Change is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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