Chapter 6
Cuddy poured Michelle a cup of milk. She helped Michelle onto the stool. She gave her the glass of milk and set next to her. She rubbed Michelle on the back while she drunk her milk. Michelle slid off the stool when she finished. Cuddy put the glass in the sink and followed her into the living room.
"Cuddy, I want to watch t.v."
"Fine with me."
Michelle picked up the remote control and turned on the t.v. Cuddy went upstairs to change into some regular clothes. She made up her mind to go to the grocery store today. Either that or she and Michelle starve for tonight. She went back downstairs to find Michelle watching General Hospital.
"Like father like daughter," Cuddy thought to herself with a smile.
She walked behind the armchair and leaned on the back of it. Michelle turned her attention from the t.v and looked up at Cuddy.
"You want to go to the grocery store with me,"asked Cuddy?
Michelle made a thinking face before she answered.
"Maybe." "Can we get ice-cream too?"
Cuddy tried to duplicate Michelle's thinking process.
"Okay," she finally said.
Michelle smiled and jumped off the armchair. Cuddy turned off the t.v and got her jacket out of the closet. Five minutes later, they pulled into the parking lot of a Safeway. Cuddy got a cart and walked in. They shopped for about 15 minutes before Michelle got tired of walking.
"Cuddy, how much more food do we need to get?"
"Just a few more things sweet heart."
Michelle let out a long sigh. She was about to sigh again until she saw the ice-cream. She let go of Cuddy's hand and ran to the freezer door. Cuddy followed behind her. After Michelle got the kind of ice-cream she wanted, they got in the line. Even though they shopped for only 30 minutes, they sure did get a lot of things. It took them awhile for them to carry everything in the house. Putting things up took even longer.
"Michelle, would you like chicken for dinner?"
"What kind of chicken," asked Michelle?
"What kind would you like?"
"I like fried chicken."
"Okay, we'll have fried chicken then."