AssoonasMaggiereturnedtoheroffice,herphonerang
ItwasacallfromIsabe.
RecallingFranklin’sintentiontoinvitehertodinnerearlierintheconferenceroom,MaggiencedattheiingcallfromIsabeanddecidednottoanswer.
Isabecalledherthreetimesinarow.Seeingthatshehadn’tanswered,afterawhile,shesentamessage.
“Mom,I’mgoingtoparticipateinafencinpetitionnextmonth.Canyou apanymetomyfencingtraining
tomorrow?”
Maggiepausedforamomentwhenshesawthemessage,herhandtighteningaroundthephone.
EversinceFranklintookIsabetoCountryAmorethantwoyearsago,shehadmissedmanythingsregardingIsabe’slife.
Forexample,overthepasttwoyears,shehadnoideawhatcoursesorinterestssesFranklinhadarrangedforIsabe.
BeforeshehadconsidereddivorcingFranklin,shehadaskedIsabeaboutthesematters,butIsabehadbeenunwillingtotalktohermuch.
Ifitweren’tforthismessagenow,Maggiewouldn’tevenhaveknownthatIsabehadlearnedfencing.
Shehadno ideathatIsabewas preparingforpetitioneither.
ShehadmissedsomuchofIsabe’sgrowth…
Lostinthought,Maggiestaredatthemessageforalongtime,unable tosnapoutofit.
Justthen,therewasaknock onthedoor.
Maggiecametohersensesandsaid,“Comein.”
ItwasGlen.
Hehaetodiscussworkwithher.
Whenitcametowork,Glenwasalwaysserious.
Tomorrowwouldbetheweekend.
Afterfinishingtheworkdiscussion,herememberedthathehadwantedtoaskheroutearlierbuthadkeptmissingtheopportunity.So,aftertheirconversation aboutworkended,hedidn’tleaveimmediately.Instead,heasked,“Iwenttoseeayacoupleofweeksago,andIthoughtitwasprettyinteresting.There’sanothershowthisweek.I’mnningtogoagain.Wanttojoinme?”
MaggiethoughtaboutIsabe’smessageandshookherhead,replying,“IhaveothernsonSaturday,soIwon’tbeabletomakeit.”
AhintofdisappointmentshedinGlen’seyes.“Isec…”
Atthatmoment,Isabe,stillwaitingforaresponse,sentanothermessage.
“Mom,pleasereplytomesoon…”
Maggiesawthemessageandquicklytypedareply.
“Iknow,Momwillgowithyoutothetrainingtomorrowmorning.”
Seeingthatshewasbusy,Glendidn’twanttodisturbherfurtherandleft.
IsabewasoverjoyedwhenshesawthatMaggiehadrepliedandimmediatelycalledher.
Maggiepickedupthephone,andIsabeimmediatelyasked,“Mom,youfinallyhavetimetomorrow!”
Maggiereplied,“Mm.”
Isabehappilyasked,“Then,Mom,whattimewillyoubehometonight?”
“Momwon’tbinghometonight,”Maggiesaid,herattentiononthputer.“Sendmethetimeandaddressforyourtrainingtomorrow,andI’llgodirectlytothecewhereyou’retraining.”
Isabehadjustreturnedhomefromschool.
Shestoodinthelivingroomofthevi,observingthefewbusyservantsaroundher.Sherealizedthatithadbeenalong,longtimesinceshstsawMaggieathome.
Infact,shecouldn’tevenrememberthsttimeMaggiehaehome.
HearingwhatMaggiesaid,shefeltalittledown,butthethoughtofMaggieapanyinghertothefencingtrainingthenextmorningcheeredherup.“Okay,I’llhaveDadsendyouthetimeandaddressrightaway!”
Maggiepausedforamomentandthen replied,“Alright,Iknow,Mom.”
Thensheasked,“Haveyougotten home?”
“Ijustgothome.”
“Good.”Maggiesaid,“Momstillhasworktodo,soI’llhangupnow.Takecareofyourself.”
“Iknow,Mom.Youtakecaretoo.”
“Mm.”
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