Gardening Duties (Patreon)

“There you are!”

 Wait. This can’t be right. I was supposed to help an elderly lady with her garden. Not a woman in a wheelchair! 

“What are you staring at, young man? Have you never seen a wheelchair user before? I don’t bite.” 

“I- I mean...” 

“Let’s get to work. There’s a lot to do. You can begin with the bags of soil, put them on the table over there. They are too heavy and unwieldy for me.” 

She’s old enough to be my mother... but in a wheelchair! I haven’t seen anyone like her. In real life, that is. I have seen so many paras in pictures and videos on the internet, but it’s something else when she’s right in front of you.

 “OK. I can do that. What else is on the plan for today?” 

“The rose bushes need new and larger pots. If you bring them to the table along with the soil, I can get them repotted on my own. You just have to move them for me. And in the meantime, you can trim the hedges. Come here, I’ll show you how.” 

“Wow. I can’t believe it. I hope she doesn’t realize what she’s doing to me...” 

written by SylasZanj