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“Just a minute now, baby.”
“What is it?” I tittered, trying to keep up with her. She was moving around the room with so much urgency.
She shuffled through a small trunk she’d pulled from underneath her bed. I hovered over her, trying to get a glimpse of what was inside. However, she was making it quite difficult as she swatted at me.
“Get back. This will all be yours when the time comes.”
“Okay. Okay.”
I stepped back, waiting for her to expose whatever she’d chosen. When she finally did, the smile that tore a slit between my top and bottom lips couldn’t be contained.
“This was your father’s necklace. Your mother had it made for him as a wedding gift. He wore it proudly, every single day until she got him a better one. After I noticed she’d replaced the old one, I asked to have it. I was saving it just for you, Icy.”
“Grannnnnny. Thank you. It’s so pretty.”
“Isn’t it?”
She popped the locket open and showed me separate pictures of my mother and father, each on one side of the small circles.
“Look at them, young and full of love.”
Her memory was shallow, but she remembered some good parts of her life, my father’s life, and mine when her mind was in the right place.
“Reminds me of you and that one you’re seeing,” she said, catching me off guard.
I was unsure if she remembered Makai, the few times he’d visited with me, or the degree of our relationship.
“Makai?”
“Who else would I be talking about, Icy?”
“I jus—nothing. Why do we remind you of Mom and Dad?”
I stared at the gold necklace, admiring my mother’s beauty. She was striking. I’d inherited her entire face, almost. Parts of my father were infused, but not many.
“Even a blind man can see the adoration in that boy’s eyes for you. He’s such a lost soul. It’s written all over his face. And what you offer him, no one else will ever be able to. You don’t require him to travel the distance.
“You meet him where he is and he accommodates you for the journey. You two are selfless when it comes to each other and that’s how I know you’ll make it through whatever has been put in front of you. Just have faith, and most of all, have patience.”
How she knew that there was a storm pulling us in different directions was beyond me. I didn’t care to dwell. I’d been feeling the weight of our circumstances a lot more lately and was hoping that our storm would pass soon.
I missed Makai dearly. I’d gone from seeing his handsome face daily and lying next to him in bed to brief calls and check-ins every few days. Though contact was inconsistent, I never once felt his love waver. When I had a moment to talk to him, I could hear it in his tone and the words he shared with me.
“Thank you, Granny.”
“It’ll get better. Just wait and see.”
“I know.”
With a head tilt, I agreed.
“Now, get out of here and get to work. Where do you work again?”
“Berkeley Presby, Granny.”
“What you do there, baby?”
She’d snapped out of it instantly, reverting to her forgetful self that I still held so much love for.
