You Again (Completed) ✔️

14.

My phone goes off and I pull it out of my pocket.

A smile spreads across my face as I see that it's Darcey calling me through Facebook. "Excuse me," I take the call in the living room.

Me: Hello, Darcey.

Darcey: Did you get home safely?

Me: Yes, I did. I had to spend time with my family and then I fell asleep early and forgot to call you.

Darcey: That's Okay.

Me: How's school?

Darcey: I miss you. The new teacher isn't as fun as you were. She writes on the board and isn't teaching us any games.

Me: She's just starting off. She'll get there once she's comfortable with the way things are run at the school.

Darcey: Are you coming back to Nova Island any time soon?

Me: I don't have any plans of coming there soon. Maybe, next year I'll come and visit.

Darcey: Okay, Daddy said that he's going to America in a couple of months and he wants to know if we can visit you while we're there.

A smile spreads across my face.

Me: I would love for you to visit me. Just call me before you leave and I'll give you my address.

"Darcey, sweetheart. Who are you talking to?" Darcey's mother asks.

Darcey: Julia.

Darcey's Mom: I told you not to bother her.

Darcey: I wanted her to know that we're going to America in a couple of months. I was excited to tell her.

Darcey moves the camera until I see her mother.

Me: Hey,

Darcey's Mom waves and then she moves away. "Dinner's nearly ready, Darcey. You should say bye to Julia.

Darcey: Bye, Julia.

Me: Bye, Darcey. Stay out of trouble.

Darcey: I will.

She logs off Facebook and I walk back into the kitchen.

"Who put that smile on your face?" Mom asks.

"That was Darcey."

"Who?" Liam asks.

"The little girl I saved during the tsunami. She wanted to know if I got home safely. She even told me that she was coming to America in a couple of months and she wants to see me again."

"Do you miss the little girl?" Veronica asks.

"Very much. She was one of my aspiring students. I just hope that with the new teacher she continues to get the education she deserves."

A smile spreads across Mom's face. "I'm glad you take pride in your student's education. You're going to be a good influence on the local kids here."

I hope they will be open to the way I teach my students.

After breakfast I help Mom clean the kitchen and I tell her that I want to look around the town I've missed so much. "You can take my car." She tells. "Please, tell me you've been driving since the last time you had a car."

I nod. "I used to drive around New York until I nearly got cleaned up by a tip truck that cut me off. After that I didn't see the use of using a car and caught the train everywhere."

"What about on Nova Island?"

I shake my head. "I drove once a week while I was on the Island and that was to get grocery from the shops."

Mom gives me the key. "Be safe out there. You should take Veronica out with you. Maybe, drop Cole off at home?"

"Do I have to?"