Felicita Vida: An Unexpected Friendship

By Greg Harris

A heartwarming fiction about the people that shape you and the lessons of life they leave behind.

At sixteen, I thought I had one last summer of freedom ahead of me. Senior year was coming, a first car was on the horizon, and I planned to spend my days hanging with friends before life got serious.

Then my mom sent me to get a job at Felicita Vida, a nearby senior living community.

At first, I wasn't sure what to make of it. These people were decades older than me. They'd lived entire lives before I was even born. I was just a teenager who couldn't imagine what we'd have to talk about.

Then, I met Thomas.

He had strong opinions and a complicated past. And oh boy, did he know how to tell a story-the kind that keeps a sixteen-year-old boy like myself coming back for more. And that's what I did.

What's funny about it all is that I never knew my grandparents, and Thomas never had grandkids. But somehow, somewhere along the way, we became that for each other.

I thought I'd just work my summer job that year. Instead, I left with a humorous, honest, and emotional story about the unexpected people who shape us and the memories that stay with us long after they're gone. I hope you enjoy it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HNNL1L6G
• ISBN13: 9798184913858
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"