The Christmas Cantata (The Liturgical Mysteries) - Plot & Excerpts
"I don't even like this woman.""Just go in with me," said Pete. "It isn't going to kill you, and besides, I hate going into nursing homes by myself."The Sunridge Assisted Living facility is located between Blowing Rock and St. Germaine. It's not a top of the line nursing home, but it's okay. The gathering area smelled vaguely of rubbing alcohol, camphor, menthol, and other odors best not ruminated over. There were a number of residents gathered in the room: some around tables, playing cards, dominos, or working puzzles; a few gathered in front of a TV watching CNN; two or three sitting by themselves, either reading, or, in the case of Bessie Baker, scooted up in front of an old spinet piano in her wheelchair.She was playing slowly and deliberately. A Chopin piece I recognized as Fantaisie-Impromptu, easily identifiable by its memorable melody purloined for a popular tune, I'm Always Chasing Rainbows. Pauli Girl McCollough was standing behind the piano, listening, her elbows resting on the lid.
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