Refugee

Chapter Twenty-Four - Obscure Coincidences.

Part Four – From Sea to Sea.

“He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.”
                                                                      Psalms 72:8.

Chapter Twenty-Four - Obscure Coincidences.

Marge had been friends with Cath, Jordan's mum, for a number of years. They first met when they were working together in the local education department. It was in fact Margaret who had taken Catherine under her wing, so to speak, in order to show her the ropes. After Marge retired they stayed close, sharing a number of interests, which apart from the world of education also included amateur dramatics.

Jordan had met Margaret a few times, usually when she was with his mother at their house. Apart from knowing they worked together, and their shared roles in the local theatre group, he didn't really know her that well. It came as a bit of a surprise when his mother asked if he would go over to Margaret's to meet Amelie, a young lady who was staying with her.

“Amelie has just arrived from Canada,” his mum was telling him over breakfast.

“And you want me to do what exactly?”

“Well you see Marge and I were talking about you.”

“Oh yes, and what were you saying? You're not trying to fix me up with a date I hope.”

Jordan looked over towards his mother, who was stacking dishes in the cupboard. He tried to gauge her thoughts, but that was always difficult to do. She had a unique way of being very nice and very crafty at the same time. In other words, she was somewhat an expert in caching her game.

“It's nothing like that at all,” she paused from emptying the dishwasher, and smiled.

“Yeah! I'm not so sure, you've got that mischievous smile on your face.”

“Jordan,” she feigned annoyance. “Your mother does not have a mischievous smile.”

“If you say so. So what is it you want me to do?”

“We both thought, Marge and I, that it would be wonderful for you to take the time to meet this nice young lady, Amelie. She is very keen to meet you.”

Now Jordan couldn't help smiling himself. “But it’s got nothing to do with fixing me up with a date?”

“No, not at all. Amelie is keen to talk to you about your time in Turkey. You see when she gets back to Toronto, she is off covering a story on refugees arriving in Greece. It is her first real assignment, so anything we can do to help.”

“You mean, I can do to help.”

“Yes, if you like. Now come on Jordan, don't get all huffy.”

“Oh, why should I get all huffy, as you call it. After all, you’re only talking about me behind my back and volunteering me to talk to a, quote ‘nice young lady.’”

“Really, you make me sound like a schemer!”

“I didn't say that, those are your words.”