She looked at the invitation and thought about joining. Even if the name was wrong, it was okay. She could be “Laura,” like Laura in the Little House on Prairie books she read. Yes, she could be Laura. And if she was going to be Laura, the free travel bag would be a help. Maybe then she could travel more, though she didn’t like to travel much. She thought about it some more. It cost $16 to join. Money was tight. She didn’t have a regular job and was on a fixed budget, but sometimes she could get help. All she had to do was ask. But there was only one really big problem she saw with accepting AARP’s offer to join — she was only ten years old. And even she waited and waited and replied at the last minute, just before the September 11th deadline, she still would only be ten years old. Maybe next year, when she was a little older, she could join the American Association of Retired Persons. After all, she was already retired — at least for the summer.
Maybe next year she could join.
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