At a Loss
I am at a loss for words right now. I just read the news about Melvin. I am in shock. And I am saddened.
Melvin was a part of my life during a very transitional period. When I was coming into adulthood, he and Jan were there for me in some odd but familial ways. Yes, they definitely rescued me from trouble a few times at MSMS. Their house was a place I could go that first year of college as well. I went to their house the first time my heart was ever broken - I could not share with my own family the way I could with them.
More than a few times I had car trouble in college, and Melvin came to my rescue. I never hesitated to call on him. He was nothing like my own father, but I know my parents appreciated that he would help me when I needed it.
He was also my landlord my senior year, and I am glad he still was good to me when Lo & I would have our ups and downs with each other. And despite his interactions with my parents, which I have always suspected had more downs than I knew.
Melvin and Jan were probably the first adults to treat me as an adult. Although I haven't seen them in years, I still hold them close to my heart. Without them and Lorraine my life might have turned out very different.
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