Chapter 11 - Serena Came Home
Three years later, Serena was released early after cooperation and good conduct.
I was surprised when she requested meet.
We chose public garden.
She looked different.
Simpler.
No glamour armor.
“Boys?”
“Eight.”
“Healthy?”
“Yes.”
She smiled sadly.
“I’m glad.”
I handed her three unopened letters.
“Why?”
“They’re not ready. But these belong to you until they are.”
She nodded.
“I understand.”
“Why did you pay house?”
“Guilt.”
“Only?”
“Love.”
“For Gabriel?”
“No.”
She surprised me.
“For children.”
“You never met them.”
“I saw ultrasound.”
Three heartbeats can change person.
I believed that.
She apologized without asking forgiveness.
I offered none formally.
But when leaving I said, “Take care Serena.”
She cried.
May you like
Sometimes closure isn’t friendship.
It’s ending need to punish.
