{"id":2029,"date":"2013-02-14T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T01:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danislettertomum.wordpress.com\/2013\/05\/13\/somewhere-above-the-clouds-13th-14th-february-2013"},"modified":"2023-06-18T09:48:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T09:48:31","slug":"somewhere-above-the-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acasanapraia.com\/en\/somewhere-above-the-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"Somewhere above the clouds…"},"content":{"rendered":"

B\u00ean\u00e7a, m\u00e3e!<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
I\u2019m already on the plane to S\u00e3<\/span>o Paulo. We had a little stop and change in Madrid, where I had to wait a while. Your body is already buried, and I know you\u2019re rested and well now, but this pain just won\u2019t go. And I think it will stay here in my heart forever. I\u2019ll explain to you what it feels like (well, you must know, because you lost your mother as well, just at a much older age). It feels exactly as if you had gone to sleep one night, and you woke up the next day and somebody has cut your right arm out. You didn\u2019t see them doing it, you didn\u2019t feel it then, you didn\u2019t let them do it, but it\u2019s gone. Your right arm is just gone!<\/div>\n
By the time I got to Heathrow, Mother, I had such a terrible headache! I think it\u2019s because I was trying to hold my tears, and I had this knot in my throat, and my chest felt super tight. I cried a few times, but I just couldn\u2019t be crying all the time in front of everyone, could I? What would they think? So, I went to Boots and bought some headache tablets. I also bought sleeping tablets. Craig and I always take them when we go to Brazil. Don\u2019t worry; it\u2019s just a one off thing. It\u2019s because the flight is so long, that we get a bit bored and so tired! So, we wait for dinner to come \u2013 obviously! \u2013 and then we take one tablet each. It\u2019s enough for at least 4-5 hours\u2019 sleep. I was going to tell you to do the same when you come, but you\u2019re not coming now, are you?\u00a0L<\/span><\/div>\n
Well, you know one thing I\u2019ve just noticed? The seat next to me on the two planes I\u2019ve taken came empty. Nobody sitting next to me, mother. It\u2019s like you\u2019re going on this trip with me. To comfort me, maybe; or maybe to see what\u2019s like to be on a long-haul flight. I slept quite well \u2013 after the sleeping tablet, of course. I love the IBERIA planes. There\u2019s so much space between seats! Craig would also love it! I miss him, by the way. I miss him a lot. I really don\u2019t like travelling without him, although this time I think it will be better. I don\u2019t want to share Father and the girls with anyone else. Danilo is not there either. It will be just us. Minus you. Oh, dear\u2026<\/div>\n
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The pilot has just said we\u2019re flying over Salvador now. It\u2019s sunrise time. Mother, if the place you are is anything like what I\u2019m seeing now, you might be having a great time! I can already feel the warmth of this country. The sun is slowly coming up and the mixture of colours reaching the fluffy clouds is amazing to look at! It feels like a cotton candy field, where everything is orange and yellow. This place screams \u201chappy\u201d. Too bad my heart feels exactly the opposite. I want you back, mother. Where\u2019s life\u2019s \u2018rewind\u2019 button? Is there a \u2018delete\u2019 key somewhere?<\/div>\n
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They are bringing breakfast now, Mother. I\u2019ve got to go, but I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll see what I eat.\u00a0J<\/span><\/div>\n
Love you so much!<\/div>\n
Dani.<\/div>\n
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