SENIOR CENTER MOVIES

For the last a couple of years my friend, Judy, and I have met for lunch and then attended the free movie on Friday afternoon at the local senior center. Thus, when I received the center’s monthly newsletter and saw they would show the movie, The Proposal, I immediately called Judy to invite her to see this movie that many people have recommended. But Judy would be out of town. No problem, I thought, I would call my neighbor, Barbara. But she had to baby sit for her grandchildren. Next I asked Arlene if she would like to see the movie. “Yes,” she replied, “but next week I am having surgery on my hand to help heal my arthritis. So I’ll have to let you know for sure after the operation.”

Well, just in case Arlene would be unavailable, I decided to call Gloria who eagerly accepted my invitation. In the meantime, when I had lunch on Wednesday with Michelle, she told me that she had been feeling a bit depressed lately. To cheer her up, I suggested she attend the movie with me and the other ladies. She said yes and proposed we all have coffee after the movie. Sounded good to me. But what do they say about the best-laid plans of mice and men? The day before the movie, I called each of the ladies to confirm our meeting at 12:15. Arlene had to back out because her hand hurt her too much and Gloria also didn’t feel well and backed out as well. But Michelle was fine and so at least the two of us would see the movie.

I arrived at the Senior Center a couple of minutes early and began to wait in the lobby for Michelle. But when she still hadn’t shown up five minutes before the movie, I walked downstairs to find a seat and hoped that perhaps Michelle was waiting for me there. However, no Michelle. Of the five friends I had contacted, not one met me at the senior center. Oh well, I could still enjoy the movie by myself. But then, to my pleasant surprise, I ended up with a companion after all. A woman I knew and hadn’t seen for sometime walked in, sat down next to me, and when the movie ended suggested that the two of us have coffee at a small restaurant next door. As they say, “All’s well that end’s well.”

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