Before regaining her memory, M had forgotten Nathan for ten years.


    Yet, he had loved her selflessly for a decade and waited patiently for her. He was willing to keep


    waiting, even though there was no guarantee of sess.


    M’s appetite disappeared. She stood up with her phone in hand and said, “Grandpa, take your time. I


    have something to take care of.”


    “Sure, go ahead,” Zach replied.


    M went into her room, closed the door, and sat down on the edge of her bed. She stared at Nathan’s


    number on her phone. Her finger hesitated over the dial button.


    She missed him terribly, even though it had only been two days since they hadst spoken. She longed


    for the sound of his voice, to know where he was and what he was up to. Normally rational and


    unaffected by emotions, she found herself struggling to control her feelings. Her finger unconsciously


    pressed the dial button..


    Her heart was racing. Her nerves were on edge and her palms began to sweat. Soon, Nathan’s soft


    voice came through, “Wanda, is something wrong?”


    “Am I not allowed to call you if everything is okay?” M replied with a slight annoyance.


    There was a silence on Nathan’s end. Usually, M only called him when she needed something. He


    thought that maybe this time she just wanted to talk to him.


    A smile spread across Nathan’s face. “No, of course not.”


    Suddenly, M wasn’t sure what to say next. Shey down on her bed and felt shy. Nathan


    remained silent while she couldn’t find a suitable subject to talk about. They remained silent for a while.


    “Have you eaten?” Nathan broke their silence.


    “Yes,” M replied.


    “Is everything all right with your grandparents?”


    “Not so good with Grandma.”


    “Take your time with it.”


    “Yeah.”


    They fell back into silence. M remembered that Nathan was not much of a talker. She couldn’t count


    on him to find topics to talk about.


    “Nate, where are you?” M asked gently.


    “Sudvi.”


    “You didn’t return to base?”


    “My focus of work recently has been in Phoenicia Therals nothin


    The sound of his deep, soothing voice filled M with a sense of satisfaction. Even a phone call could


    fill the void in her empty heart.


    Right then, she seemed to understand why Nathan had been hoping she would call him. A phone call


    with no talk of work, just a simple greeting like the one now, could be afort to the soul.


    “Wanda,” Nathan murmured.


    “Yes?”


    “Can we meet?”


    M tensed up. She was staring up at the ceiling, her heart was pounding.


    “My friends areing over to Sudvi for dinner this evening. You’ve already seen them. Will you


    come?”


    M was nervous about meeting him alone, but the presence of other friends would ease the


    atmosphere, so she agreed, “Sure. What time?”


    “5:00 pm. I’ll send Cole to pick you up.”


    “Okay, I’ll be there. See youter, Nate,” M said with a smile.


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    “See you soon.” Nathan was reluctant to hang up the phone.


    M was the first to end the call. She got up quickly from the bed, feeling like a bird about to take flight


    with joy. She rushed to her closet in search of some nice clothes. Her heart had already gone with


    Nathan.


    By the time night fell, the garden of Sudvi had already been set up with tables, food, and a barbecue


    grill.