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To: jhild who wrote (43192)2/24/2000 11:43:00 PM
From: ISOMAN  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 43774
 

I walked into the grocery store not particularly
interested in buying groceries. I wasn't hungry. The
pain of losing my husband of 37 years was still too
raw. And this grocery store held so many sweet
memories. Rudy often came with me and almost every
time he'd pretend to go off and look for something
special. I knew what he was up to. I'd always spot him
walking down the aisle with the three yellow roses in
his hands. Rudy knew I loved yellow roses.

With a heart filled with grief, I only wanted to buy
my few items and leave, but even grocery shopping was
different since Rudy had passed on. Shopping for one
took time, a little more thought than it had for two.
Standing by the meat, I searched for the perfect small
steak and remembered how Rudy had loved his steak.

Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was blond, slim
and lovely in a soft green pantsuit. I watched as she
picked up a large pack of T-bones, dropped them in her
basket, hesitated, and then put them back. She turned
to go and once again reached for the pack of steaks.
She saw me watching her and she smiled. "My husband
loves T-bones, but honestly, at these prices, I don't
know." I swallowed the emotion down my throat and met
her pale blue eyes. "My husband passed away eight days
ago," I told her. Glancing at the package in her
hands, I fought to control the tremble in my voice.
"Buy him the steaks. And cherish every moment you have
together." She shook her head and I saw the emotion in
her eyes as she placed the package in her basket and
wheeled away. I turned and pushed my cart across the
length of the store to the dairy products. There I
stood, trying
to decide which size milk I should buy. A quart, I
finally decided and moved on to the ice cream section
near the front of the store. If nothing else, I could
always fix myself an ice cream cone. I placed the ice
cream in my cart and looked down the aisle toward the
front. I saw first the green suit, then recognized the
pretty lady coming towards me. In her arms she carried
a package. On her face was the brightest smile I had
ever seen. I would swear a soft halo encircled her
blond hair as she kept walking toward me, her eyes
holding mine. As she came closer, I saw what she held
and tears began misting in my eyes. "These are for
you," she said and placed three beautiful long stemmed
yellow roses in my arms. "When you go through the
line, they will know these are paid for." She leaned
over and placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled
again.

I wanted to tell her what she'd done, what the roses
meant, but still unable to speak, I watched as she
walked away as tears clouded my vision. I looked down
at the beautiful roses nestled in the green tissue
wrapping and found it almost unreal. How did she know?
Suddenly the answer seemed so clear. I wasn't alone.
"Oh, Rudy, you haven't forgotten me, have you?" I
whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with
me, and she was his angel.