Goodness Gracious

Cara sent out a group message saying she was flying to Las Vegas with Josh’s nineteen-year-old daughter to pick up Josh’s ashes.  Josh’s wife had left him and his daughter years earlier, never to be seen again.  ‘Nobody should have to make that trip alone,’ Cara texted. ‘I can buy the ticket if anybody else wants to come too.’

I smiled. Cara parked illegally, cut lines, answered calls in movie theaters, insisted on being the center of attention even at other people’s weddings, and occasionally blew up parking lots full of expensive cars.

On the other hand, Cara looked out for her friends in all things, always.  It was her best quality.

‘You’re a good friend,’ I texted Cara separately.

‘Obviously,’ she texted back.

Today I’ll be grateful for other people’s good qualities.

Dogged Determination ©2018 & 2019 by Ken Montrose

Dogged Determination is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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