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Show Inside Out, 236 Me: What do you mean? R: I'll let him tell you about it later. Finally she told me it was time for her to go. I felt like I would turn inside out. But, surprisingly, I didn't feel angry at her for not staying longer. Somehow I knew this was right, that she couldn't stick around and be part of my life again, that I would be hurting her and me if I insisted that she stay. Me: Will I see you again? R: Absolutely. You'll join me there someday, when you're ready. Me: Even in that "moving on" place? R: I promise, I wouldn't move on if I weren't sure that I'll see you there. R: After all, would it be heaven if I couldn't be with my daughter there? Me: I love you, Mom. Me: I wish I could have known you better. Me: This sounds like a yearbook entry! R: I love you too, sweetheart Someday, when you have your own daughter, you'll know how much. Me: You were a good mom. I wish I had been a good daughter. R: Oh, Andli, you are a wonderful daughter. You are all I could have wished. R: You are Andli, my beautiful Andli, and I love you infinitely. R: Please feel it And then I did feel it. A sweet warmth settled on me as if she wrapped me in sunlight, and I knew she was right there, as close as she could get to me. I didn't type any more. And there was only one final message for me. R: Goodbye, Andli. "Goodbye" comes from the words "God be with ye." |
