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“Sheila, let me say it as plain as I can, Steve is not good enough for you and you know it!” Sheila recalled how her grandmother looked that day and how she felt when she heard those words.
The pain of those words echoed still in her brain. Her long, lost love left that cold November day and she knew that she would never see him again. At least that’s what she thought some thirty years ago.
Now, in the autumn of 2005, still single and now retired she often thought of Steve and how he was doing. Last she heard he had two children and was happily married. A good friend told her years ago that he still lived in Germany and had a “cushy” job.
Sheila’s life was about to change and the ringing of her phone would usher it in.
In the kitchen, she was finishing up some dishes, when she heard the ringing. She lifted the receiver and replied, “Hello?”
“Hello? Is this Sheila?” The voice sounded muted but there was a distinctiveness about it that brought back some great memories.
“Hello! Yes this is Sheila…Who is this?”
“Sheila, this is Steve…Do you remember me?”
“Steve, of course I remember you! Where are you?”
“I’m right around the corner at our favorite spot. Do you remember, Dolan’s Kitchen?”
“Of course I do.”
“Can you meet me there in about an hour?”
“Well, yes. Of course I can. I’ll be there around six?”
“Great! Can’t wait to see you!”
Sheila finished up the dishes and then began to get ready. She freshened up, put on a new dress she bought several months ago, fixed her hair and makeup and then sat down to rest.
Imagine, seeing Steve again after all these years. What would he look like? Would he still find her attractive? So many questions went through her mind. Soon, it was 10 till six. She went to the closet, put on her coat and walked out the door.
As she rounded the corner, her anticipation mounted. She opened the store door, walked in and immediately spotted Steve. He looked so handsome, with a turtleneck sweater and dark pants and his blond hair neatly combed. He always did look a little like Cary Grant she thought. He was still so attractive.
She walked up to his table and said, “Hi Steve!” He looked startled but very happy.
“Sit down, Sheila! So good to see you.”
He seemed to be having a hard time focusing. She sat down and immediately knew something was wrong.
When he didn’t look straight into her eyes, she knew that he couldn’t see.
He asked, “Do you remember when you shouted Bon Voyage to me in 1971?
“Yes, of course….”
“Well, now we both can say it to anyone who knows us….That is if you say you will accompany me on a trip to Europe in December?” As they talked further, she found out that he was now divorced and his children were leading their own lives, somewhere in Germany.….
“Yes, I’ll go with you—but separate rooms, of course. And, yes it will be wonderful to say bon voyage to others but “hello again” to each other…How I’ve missed you, Steve!” His being blind didn’t matter at all to Sheila; for they were saying “hello again.”
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