Bliss

 Bella

I was driving through town when I saw it. People from all over the world were bent over digging, watering, planting seeds and taking to one another. It made me remember my grandmother’s garden, the one where everybody came for tea, to listen to the birds and look at the flowers. When I pulled over to get a better view people backed away knowing I was Italian, thinking I would run them all over like all the other people back in my home land. I carefully stepped out of my car and started up toward the garden. The gardeners were packing up ready to leave for dinner but I noticed one young man lying down by a plot of tomatoes. When I asked what he was doing, he just said, like it was as common as eating pasta. That he was guarding the tomatoes over night. “Do you have a tent” I asked”No” I was so mystified I just started walking toward my car. When I was about to step into the front seat Royce asked me my name. I slowly turned around and answered with a slight grin, “Bella” He nodded and turned away. So I took off to the neighborhood Home Depot. I went to the "wood section" I picked out four large slabs of wood. I also picked out a green, heavy hammer and a box of nails. The four pieces of wood were for the shelter I was going to make for Royce, three for the sides, (one side would be open so he could crawl into the shelter and one for the roof. After I was satisfied with my choices I headed off to the “Garden” section and chose a packet of wheat seeds that I would plant in the garden so I could make homemade pasta, just like my Grandmother had. Finally I went to the “Paint” section so I could make the shelter and make it look special. I picked out a dark blue then I went to the register. I swiped my credit card but the cashier said that I had no money on it, so I pulled out my pink wallet and picked out //just// enough money to pay. Then I drove back to the garden to build the shelter for Royce.  When I arrived again and I brought out the supplies, Royce asked how much it all cost so I told him the truthful answer, $1.00 he grinned. After his shelter was made I told him I would be back tomorrow to plant my seeds and I asked him if he already had dinner, he said he had, but I doubted it but, I was getting tired and I still needed to fill my stomach so I drove home. On my way home I noticed a sign on an Italian restaurant, the sign was red, and it looked important, so I slowed down to read the big words that said:restaurant  CHEF WANTED I told myself I would go tomorrow and sign up for the job to pay for the stuff I couldn’t pay with change. the next day I did both of the things I was going to, plant my wheat seeds and sign up for the job. However when I came to the garden Royce came running up to my car, something no one had ever done to me, and handed me a huge check of $1.00’s! I told him I couldn’t take it, but he insisted upon it so I was forced to take it. And when he handed it over I felt rich in two totally different ways. media type="custom" key="7577689"