Every 1000 Miles
Throwing the wrench to the gravel, Gloria wiped oily sweat from her brow, glared at Autrey and cried, “I’m just not getting this figured out, what’s the point if I keep doing this wrong?”
Chawing on his last wad of tobacco, Autrey spat out a bit, winked at his bride, and spoke, “Aww Glo, baby, you knows how to do this, just give yourself another chance, you’ve helped me many times, I know you got this.”
Sucking in a deep breath, then swigging her sweet tea, Gloria scratched her greased up nose and squatted by the pickup, “I just can’t seem to get that filter loose, it usually comes right off, I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.”
“Lemme check somethin’, baby,” Crouching down on the ground, Autrey peered under the truck and looked around, sliding underneath on the tarp, he tapped around the filter and it came right off; All knowing that Gloria didn’t see him take the filter off, he slightly set it so it would easily come off, “it’s looking okay, babe, just give it another try, sometimes these things can be stubborn.”
Sliding back under the pickup, Gloria got the filter undone and completed the oil change, with no more hitches; gleaming at the thought of a job well done, she grinned at Autrey and said, “it just needed your magic touch, honey, thank you.”
And so it went every so often until it was time; allowing for the pain and resolution of life’s span they bantered over changing the oil, every 1,000 miles; until Gloria was on her own, when she changed the oil on the old pickup, she heard a tap, tap, tap and Autrey saved her, one more time.
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Sweet 🙂 The things we do for love 😀
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What a pair they were! He left her with some sweet memories.
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Surely did. Thank You!
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Rings true, this story.
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Thank You!
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what an engaging couple… and the story! save the chocolates and jewelry and roses, love ofttimes best manifests quietly and out-of-sight. to give without requiring an expression of gratitude is, arguably, the best kind of gift.
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Thank You! My sentiments too.
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Excellent story, i can see them in my mind. They love deeply.
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Thank you!
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This was so REAL, left me misty-eyed at the end ❤
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Aww
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❤
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How sweet! He taught her so she could do it when he was gone! And ugh! I remember when men would chaw a wad of tobacco! Nothing like the shredded stuff in the little cans that are used these days, not that those are much better!
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Yes, I had an aunt who dipped snuff, one of the many characters in my real life as told by my mother.
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