Grandma's Prayers

Chems ponders his need for a taste; none of his regular pick-uppers are afoot. He really wants his fifth, and he knows he is not supposed to drive, but…. Who will know? It is only a few miles to the liquor store. You are not that drunk, he tells himself. You need a taste. He looks at the clock. The liquor store will be open in twenty-seven minutes. He can be there in eight minutes. He settles back down, and his eyes close. His angels keep him that way until they can bring him home. Knowing he would have not only have killed himself that day, but a family of five. Grandmother’s prayers have kept this family alive, once again.