He didn’t dare go home. He had worked all day, but he and his buddies had slipped out to the car and had one too many snorts of Old Crowe. He didn’t want to incur Pansy’s wrath, and he didn’t want to scare his sweet daughter.
That bike had been sitting there all day. Everyone was gone. He jumped on it and headed to the bar. He’d have another drink or two. Gus would let him sleep it off in the back room.
Sitting on the bar stool, he turned around and there stood Pansy. She offered him her arm.
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The Write Scribe 
Nicely done Pansy. I get the feeling it might not be the first time she’s had to show grace to him…
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And I imagine total silence reigned in the bar room… Even to see a woman step into a bar would have shocked the patrons in grandma’s day. 🙂
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Oh, this is gooooood! Loved it!
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Thank you so much!
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Touching story.
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Thank you.
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That was a full story in a few words. It left me wondering how many times Pansy helped him home. My guess is that it’s a well worn sad pattern.
Tracey
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Thank you. It always is with alcoholics.
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Dear Rosemary,
I wonder what else Pansy ‘offered’ him. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle. I think I can tell you, Rochelle, what else Pansy offered him since I knew her all of her life. She offered him nothing but safe passage home.
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Since Pansy is/was a real person, did she look back in old age with regret that she had helped him, or was she content with the system they’d had? (Pr perhaps she had no choice?)
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Ah…perhaps I will write about that someday.
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In think i would like Pansy if I would happen to meet her. Nice story.
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Does he even realize how lucky he is to have Pansy? Maybe in more sober moments. Great title, too.
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I loved this story! Well done.
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Thank you so much!
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Pansy sounds very forgiving
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You can’t fool Pansy.
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That’s right. He never did.
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