Chapter 37
CHAPTER 37
H ello Again
Symphony
Four months later …
“Hello again,” Ellen says as I take a seat before her in a little café.
She’s been sitting alone as if she’s waiting for someone. I have been watching her and waiting for someone to arrive. I still have things to do, so I’ve decided to come to sit with her.
“Hello, Mrs. Mairettie.”
“Please, call me Ellen. How can I help you?”
“I would like for you to tell me if it is safe to return to my husband.”
I hold my hand out to her, not sure how it works. She smiles and tilts her head to the side. I glance into her eyes then glance away.
“Your family is waiting for you. It is time for you to become who you were meant to be. He needs you. You both are ready.
“Go home. Our families need you. It’s time for you to take your place,” she says warmly.
“Thank you. How can I repay you?”
“You will repay me with the gifts you teach to my son. You will show him how to ground himself to function in all things. You will also give him the words to know he can love and be loved. Others will try, but it won’t sink in until he hears it from you,” she says.
“I will do my best to help him. Let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you.”
“Accept the role you are given. You are important. Your thoughts matter.”
With that, she stands and leaves. I watch her go, wondering if the person she’s been waiting for arrived. However, she leaves the café and climbs into a car, then it pulls off.
Sitting back in my seat, I look around the café. Was she waiting for me? Excitement fills me as I realize I have the green light to go home.
I must go and make calls. I need to pack my things. I’m going home to my husband.
I pull out my phone and dial the person who has been encouraging me the most. I begin to pop my wristband as I await the answer on the other end.
The sound of infants crying fills the line as it’s picked up. “Hello?”
“Hello, Valentina. This is Symphony. I am sorry for the disruption.”
“Don’t worry about it. Call me Val, Sim. How can I help you?”
“I wish for you to inform Uri that I’m ready. I want to come home.”
“Thank God.”