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REUNION
Brian started his new job the following Monday and he loved every minute of it. They gave him some monotonous tasks, but for the most part he was learning, participating and contributing. He felt worthwhile. He felt intelligent. He felt as though he had something to give. They didn’t treat him like an ex-con. They treated him with respect and dignity and for the first time, he knew what that felt like. They put their trust in him and he intended to be worthy of the faith they’d shown.
He waited four weeks before deciding to answer Laura’s request on Facebook. He wanted it to look like he really had turned things around, not like he was still in the process. He had proudly updated his Facebook profile to Clerk at Frasier & Frost. Still a novice at Facebook, he wondered if she could view that part of his profile. When he arrived home, he logged on to the laptop provided by Lance, his sponsor. He immediately went to Facebook and clicked “Accept.” He waited...nothing happened. He sat by the computer for two hours anxiously waiting for a response. Nothing.
Laura had gone straight to her Yoga class after work, so she was later getting back to her apartment than usual. She put some leftover soup on the fire to heat and sat down at the dining room table to check her email. She logged on and eventually clicked over to Facebook. There it was....an accepted friend request from her brother. She didn’t hesitate. She instantly began to compose a message, her heart beating fast and tears falling upon her hands and the keyboard. Memories flooded her mind and love enveloped her soul. She was going to see her brother, her best friend, once again.
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The Houseguest by Linda Ellis www.LindaEllis.life