My parents told my grandmother they were taking her out for lunch. Three hours later, a nursing home called me.
Her suitcase was sitting in the lobby, but my parents had disappeared before completing the admission paperwork.
I drove 190 miles to bring her home.
When Grandma climbed into my car, she fastened her seatbelt and looked directly at me.
“Don’t call your parents, Daniel.”
I stared at her.
“Then where are we going?”
“The courthouse first. After that, the bank.”
She reached inside her coat and removed an old envelope.
Across the front, in my late grandfather’s handwriting, were two words:
HOUSE DEED.
Then she said something that made my stomach tighten.
“Your parents weren’t trying to find me somewhere to live. I think they were trying to get me out of the way.”
My name is Daniel Mercer. I live in Indianapolis, and my grandmother, Eleanor Mercer, has always been one of the strongest people I’ve known.
She was the kind of woman who remembered every birthday, kept detailed household records, and could tell you exactly when she’d planted each tree in her garden.
So when a nursing home administrator called one afternoon, I immediately knew something wasn’t right.
“Mr. Mercer? Your grandmother listed you as her emergency contact.”
“Is she okay?”
“She’s physically fine, but there’s a problem. The relatives who brought her here left before her admission was completed.”
I frowned.
“What do you mean they left?”
“They said they needed paperwork from their vehicle. They never returned.”
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