Old+Person+Story

__Jerry Robert__

Jerry Robert was an old man. He lived alone in a New Zealand castle. Jerry migrated to New Zealand from Europe in 1953 with his wife Penny Robert.

Penny and Jerry met when Jerry and his mates would walk into Penny's gift shop and just walk around the shop admiring Penny and then leave. But one day Jerry actually looked at Penny and he asked her to dinner........... and that's when it all started.

Penny was a lovely lady with beautiful blue eyes and long blonde hair. Her hair would fall perfectly on her head and her make – up would be immaculate with a light blush and bright red lipstick. Penny was known all over their village in Europe as she owned a very posh gift shop. Her gift shop was filled with gorgeous china and small gifts that were extremely expensive, only Penny and her friends could afford them. When Jerry came home each day from working as a fisherman the house was spotless and had polished china sitting in cabinets on the wall and the fire was lit with all the flames flying perfectly. The house would smell of a dinner in the oven which would normally be a roast with beautifully cooked vegetables.

When Jerry was 90 years old he had wrinkly fingers with small nails. His hair turned grey and had nearly all fallen out. Jerry's nose was twice the normal size and had hair coming out his ears. His false teeth would rattle in his mouth during the day and sleep in water by his bed at night. Jerry's stomach was nearly the size of a horse with all the food he stuffed into himself.

Jerry Robert was alone most of the time. He had no people skills to interact with any one and since his wife died in 1961 he would stick to himself. His children, Amy and Edward, left him to explore the world in 1962. Jerry's family had a lot of money as his son ran a famous/successful business that earned a lot so the family was well known. But during that time his parents died from a plane crash coming home from a holiday.

So now you know why Jerry was so quiet, but nobody knows how I know him....... Well, I now live in that castle and found his diary in the wardrobe. I became a bit curious so I did some research and he is still alive but is in hospital with a very serious condition of cancer. He was diagnosed a year ago and was only given a year to live, and that year is nearly over. So since I know some of his life story, and that he is probably lonely lying in his hospital bed since his people skills aren't that great, I am thinking of going and making a new friend.