The Gift

My turn! It's me PeggySue, I told Mer I wanted to take a turn writing.
This time would be about the flooding memories overwhelming me from last December.
Mer had another near death experience.

So here goes.
It was Friday evening about December 4th, my phone rings with Mer sounding totally exhausted on the other end. She Say's "Pag?" (that's how she pronounces my name with her speech issues) "I am calling to ask you to call me tomorrow and check in on me because I feel like I'm coming down with some form of the flu."
I said, "Of course I will, feel better, love you."

The next morning about 10am, Washington state time, I called Mer. No answer. "Not a problem" I thought, "she's probably in the bathroom."
I called her again at about noon or so, no answer. "Hum?" I thought, and went about my Saturday.
Now, it's about 2pm and I tried again. I let the phone ring and ring and ring. No answer. Now I was worried!
So I think, "I'll call Glory and see if she knows anything about Mer today."
Glory's husband Tim answers the phone and tells me Glory is on her cell chatting with a friend, which I can hear from her voice echoing in the background.
I tell Tim that I need Glory to call me back ASAP about Mer. He reassures me he will.
By 3:30 or so I hear nothing from Glory so I punch in her number one more time.
This time I get her on the phone.
"Why didn't you call me back?" I asked in a huff. "You called?" she replied
"A ya! About an hour and a half ago. Tim said he'd have you get back to me ASAP. What's the deal?!"
"I guess he got side tracked and forgot."
"What?! I told him it was very important, I can't get Mer on the phone. She called last night, was sick and wanted me to call and check on her. I'm worried!"
"Oh Peg, she probably was busy with her CNA showering and all."
This didn't register with me, but Mer doesn't see her CNA on the weekends.
Glory told me that she would call Mer and if she couldn't get her on the phone she would drive over and check on her. This soothed me, but I asked her to call me back as soon as she knew anything.
Two or so hours goes by, no call from Glory. Now I'm furious!
SO, I grab my cell and start scrolling through all the 801 area codes left on my phone from that previous summer when Ace had called me. I still hadn't logged in the number under his name and I knew I didn't have a number for Court...

for God's gifts and his call are irrevocable.
Romans 11:29

Love You Mer