"Ready?" Amanda asked, rocking Angelo's maxi-cosi as she waited at the door for Emi and Niels.
"Weady!" Emi exclaimed, skipping towards the door to join them. Amanda gently shushed her, not wanting her to wake Angelo. A small part of what made her nervous for this trip was the fear that Angelo would cry the entire time. They were extremely careful in carrying him to the cab, and though he'd awoken in the airport, he remained relatively quiet. On the plane, while Emi chatted with Niels, Amanda's thoughts wandered. She had a knot in her stomach, thinking about seeing her aunt Bry again. A ghost of the past. A few days ago, it'd come as a total surprise when Niels received a call from his father to inform him that his sister Marit had attempted suicide and was now in a coma. Sure, neither Niels and Amanda had been on speaking terms with Marit, but it still hurt. Amanda couldn't help but wonder exactly where things had gone wrong. It'd started in their teenage years, but somehow they could never repair the severed relationship. Today, however, they'd take a big step. They were to meet their two nieces for the very first time, and come face to face with family they thought they'd never face again. Kobe, it made her nervous. In her heart, she felt they were doing the right thing, but her thoughts nagged, trying to convince her that they were about to open up a can of worms; they were about to unleash emotions that they'd once locked away. Even glancing at Niels, she could see that he was troubled, but they hadn't spoken much about it. On the bright side, Amanda thought, Angelo was still fast asleep and the plane would be landing soon. As they walked through the gates, into the airport, Amanda took a deep breath. "Here we go," she whispered to Niels.
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August 2017
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