Carefully Careless Comments

(I work as a personal caregiver for a disabled woman. I’ve recently quit the job, but am on an emergency call list, should they have no one else to call in. After six months absence, I’ve been called in.)

Her: “You’ll never get rid of me!”

Me: “Yep. Like chewing gum on a bus seat, you keep sticking to me and I can’t get you off!”

Her: *pauses to stare at me*

Me: “You’ve missed me.”

Her: “I’ve suddenly forgotten why!”