Kebi’s Letter

[Benjamin Naifeh Atiyeh]

 

I come back to the hotel to catch up on some work and take Tia & Kebi out for an evening of fun.  I notice that Tia is not in the hotel room.   She must be at the spa.  I walk over to the desk and notice a note on the laptop.

 

It is in Kebi’s handwriting.  I start to read. Kebi says she can no longer just sit idly by waiting for Amun to come home.  She has asked that we do not go and look for her and to take care of each other.

 

After reading the letter I crumble it up and toss it across the room.  I am extremely angry with Amun for driving Kebi to search the world for him. 

 

I realize that Tia must have found the note, read it and then left.  I must find her.  I race down to the street out in front of Simplicite.  I pick up her scent as I reach the end of the street.  I make each turn that she did, calling out her name.  Until finally I find her in an alleyway.

 

I kneel down and hold her to me trying to offer as much comfort as I can.  Knowing that she suffered as much as Kebi while I was missing.

 

I kiss her cheek and whisper in her ear that I am here, I love her and that I will always be there for her.