Chapter 54 - Return Trip

There's not much time left for Joe to stay with Audie and Ben. On the agenda of his visit, Joe plans to stay until the anniversary of his birthday, then soon he will have to leave, returning to work and real life activities. Thinking about it meant that he had to part ways with July again, maybe this time for a longer time. Joe has revealed his feeling, blessing and happiness of July's new life. What belonged to him in the heart and the burden of that feeling is gone now. It's time to part with July completely, he thought.

"What did you want to say to me, Joe?”

Joe takes July to another place on the way back so they can talk. He said it as a request but after thinking back now, maybe what he will say to her sounds like regret and a request for forgiveness. What Joe wants to talk about is a sensitive discussion, an incident in the past that Joe has always regretted in life.

“Do you remember when your father left? I wasn't there for you, July.. I should have come to see you, been by