The waiting is over. She is gone.
Everyone was waiting for you and I hope you enjoy the party! Dance, laugh and give everyone my love.
Goodbye dear vó-vó.

For a few seconds she saw me, heard me; for a fleeting moment her memory let her remember that she knew me. Then she was gone again, back to that terrifying confused world where she understood nothing and knew no-one, not even herself.
My heart broke with longing to speak with my real grand-ma, not this […]