Chapter 11

Victoria sent a gift after Leo’s birth.
A telescope.
Too expensive.
Elegant.
Symbolic because of the planetarium night.
Elena stared at it.
Then at me.
“What do you think?”
Not my decision.
“What do you want?”
She laughed.
“You’re learning.”
Slowly.
She returned the telescope.
No note.
No insult.
Just return.
Some gifts are really requests to re-enter the story.
May you like
She was not ready.
Neither was I.