Episode 136 - Where Are You? (Year 2010)

Our parents always taught us the importance of being punctual, so when my brother is late to meet us for dinner, we know something is up. This is the story.

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Episode Transcript

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Hi, this is Debbie. Thanks so much for listening to
my podcast, Deb's Memorable Moments, where you'll hear
original short stories that eachtell a memory of mine to the
best of my recollection. I wrote them all.
I read them all. I live them all.
Let's get started. My brother's in town for a

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business trip, and he's supposedto meet us at 5:00 for dinner.
Except he isn't here. This is the story, I call it.
Where are you? Here we go.
Where are you? One of the many responsible

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habits our parents taught us when we were growing up was the
importance of punctuality. You should always be on time,
our parents said, and if you aregoing to be late, you should
always call and let the person waiting for you know.
So my husband and I never have to worry that my brother won't

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be at the airport to pick us up when we land.
And on the flip side, he never has to worry when he and my
sister-in-law come to see us. My husband, my mom, her
boyfriend, and I are all sittingat a table for five at the
restaurant. My brother's in town for a
business trip and has time to have dinner with us before he

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heads home. It's a national chain restaurant
and they don't take reservations, so we decide to
eat early so we don't have to wait for a table.
My brother's supposed to meet ushere at 5:00.
It's approximately 2 minutes after 5 when my mom says I think
you should call him, he should be here by now.

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I answer. Let's give him a little more
time, the meeting's over an houraway and traffic could be bad.
OK? She replies with a look of
concern on her face. My mom has become a bit more
anxious these past few years, but I have to admit that I too
begin to worry As it approaches 515, I call him.

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Hey, he says. Hi, I reply.
Where are you? Are you almost here?
What do you mean? He answers.
I mean, where are you? Are you almost here?
I am here at the restaurant. I'm sitting at a table for five
waiting for you. Really.
We're sitting at a table for five waiting for you.

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I stand up and look around. I don't see you, I say and then
confirm with him that we are indeed at the same restaurant.
Stand up so I can see you. I am standing up, he says.
Do you see the Hostess in the red shirt by the door?
I ask. Yes, he replies.
Walk towards her. We both start walking towards

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the door and eventually see eachother standing there with our
phones. There you are.
I say and I walk over to him to give him a hug.
We both then go to the Hostess to tell her what happened and
that he will be leaving his table for five for hours.
After he gives hugs to everyone else, he sits down.

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When did you get here? Our mom asks.
A few minutes before 5, he answers you a few minutes before
5. We all look at each other.
How could we have missed you? I ask.
I don't know, He answers. Well, we're together now.
Our mom says, let's order. I have to say that I still find

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this story humorous and I hope that you do too.
Let me know in the comments. If you are enjoying my podcast,
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Racquetball Date. Its second semester of my

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freshman year at college, and the really cute boy who sits
next to me in psychology invitesme to play racquetball with him.
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That's Debs MMM as in memorable moments. 61.
My husband drew all the pictures.
You can find the link in the general podcast description.

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Learn more about me and how the stories are organized at my
website debsmmm61.com. And for those of you without
Instagram or threads, you can also see my husband's drawings
there that links in the general podcast description too.
Before I go, I want to thank my entire family and all my friends
for being so supportive during this project.

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Specifically, though, my husbandfor drawing all the pictures
from my podcast, my children anddaughter-in-law for encouraging
me to continue writing even though I'd never done it before,
and my younger son for taking the time to teach me how to turn
my stories into audio and inspiring me to find the
creativity I never knew I had. Story music for Where Are You is

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called Upbeat Funk Background byToon Tank.
I found it at Pixabay. It's superficially edited.
The link is in the podcast description.
Introatro music is by Michael Perry Junior.
His contact info's at my Instagram account Debs MMM 61.
His link is at my website debsmmm61.com.

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