Bernice Runs Away

Have you ever dreamed of running away?

Life hasn't always been easy for Bernice, but she is reasonably content at the ripe age of eighty-one. She has raised two children, buried both her husband and son, and is doing okay despite a few minor health issues. When Bernice's daughter, Sarah, insists the time has come for Bernice to forfeit her independence and move into her backyard carriage house, Bernice refuses.

"I have a perfectly good house in Arkansas. Why on earth would I move to Atlanta?"

...