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so close, burns holes in their names as the standing rain fills them with an unforgettable beauty. Santa Fe Literary Review 127
The Day I Lost My Mother at Ross Dress for Less by Jane Tokunaga I lost my seventy–nine year old mother in Ross Dress For Less, somewhere between the Knits and the Active Wear. I had spent most of my adult life avoiding or side-stepping her critical eye. Quick to judge anyone who did not measure up to her standards, she had a sharp tongue and lately she had dropped the inner censor; you know, the little person inside each one of us that says, You can’t say that. That will hurt them. Or Don’t say that, that could get you killed. Also gone was that little person who said, Don’t put your feet up on the couch; it’s not polite. Well, now I hadn’t just avoided her, I had lost her. At Ross Dress For Less. She and my father had arrived in Santa Fe in the heat of August to cool off from Arizona. That was their story. I suspected my 85 year old father needed a break. But he wasn’t willing to tell me why just yet. When they arrived I saw the change in my mother. Even though he watched her every move, my father could not compensate for her increasingly bizarre behavior. “What’s wrong with Mom” I finally cornered him alone. “Nothing. She’s just a little forgetful.” He patted my hand. Nothing, huh I decided to invoke the shopping test. If we could go shopping together and emerge with an outfit that met her approval, then I would know she was alright, even if I was a little damaged from her fashion sense. The De Vargas Center in Santa Fe isn’t very big as far as malls go. So it seemed a safe choice. At Ross Dress For Less we worked our way up and down the aisles. Somewhere along the way, I got distracted by a pair of jeans. When I looked up my mother was gone. No problem, I thought; she’s just looking down another aisle. I casually draped the jeans over my arms and headed up the aisle and down the next, and the next and the next. Where was she I started calling out, “Mom,” then a little louder, “Mom,” and then just started yelling, “MOM, MOM!” Enlisting the help of anyone who would listen, I asked them to keep 128 Santa Fe Literary Review
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