today's eileen story

one of the nursing assistants brought her into the dining room to give her a snack. she set eileen at the table where we kitchen people usually take our lunch breaks. when i took mine a few minutes later eileen was still there. i pulled out a book and started eating my lunch (oh - the book was not my lunch - i had a sandwich). and eileen stared at me. i finished my sandwich and started eating my banana. and eileen stared at me. i ate some cheez-its. eileen stared at me. it wasn't an 'i'm-gonna-get-you' stare like she sometimes gets. she just was staring. for 15 minutes. finally, after me trying not to laugh as she makes me all nervous (i don't think she blinked the whole time), she started laughing quietly. i put my book down. 'eileen, are you laughing at me?' 'yes.' 'why?' 'i don't know!' and she went back to eating her snack.