\u201cI see you found\nLorna’s clothes,\u201d he said. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLorna?\u201d said\nDaisy. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe died a week\nago here in the park, in her rig. Cancer. I was with her at the end.\nShe’d been here for 15 years, before I bought the place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDid she have any\nfamily?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daisy thought she\nwas going to cry because she already knew the answer. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo. Nothing. We\nput everything in here to give it away. Take what you want. What\ndoesn’t go, I’ll take into town and load up the thrift stores.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo you know\nanything about her?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe was a rodeo\nqueen and champion rider in her 20s and 30s. She used to mention it.\nBut that’s about all I know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDid you find any\nphotographs of her?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daisy was desperate\nto know what Lorna looked like. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot a single\none.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow old was\nshe?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think in her\nearly 80s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhich RV was\nhers?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Vixen. What\na rig that was! They only made them for three years. A total bust.\nBut she kept it up nice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bruce laughed as he\nsaid this. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCan I see it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daisy had no idea\nwhy she’d asked this. She just knew there was a real live human story\nin progress and she had to dive in. She was coming alive with it.\nNothing like this ever happened at work. Or maybe it had and she was\ntoo fuzzy to notice. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSure, it’s\nunlocked. It’s empty and ready to sell. We’ve got in on Craig’s List.\nShe signed the title over to me. There was no one else. I kind of\nfeel bad taking it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon’t feel bad\nBruce. You were there at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bruce merely nodded\nand went over to the dryer. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daisy left and\nheaded straight for the Vixen. \n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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