{"id":2037,"date":"2013-02-13T08:38:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T08:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danislettertomum.wordpress.com\/2013\/05\/12\/swansea-13th-february-2013"},"modified":"2023-06-18T09:48:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T09:48:32","slug":"swansea-13th-february-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acasanapraia.com\/en\/swansea-13th-february-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Swansea, 13th February 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
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B\u00ea<\/span>n\u00e7<\/span>a, m\u00e3<\/span>e*<\/i>!<\/div>\n
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I\u2019ve just got a phone call from Brazil. I imagine you know what it is about, but I\u2019ll write the very short conversation here anyway\u2026<\/div>\n
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(Viber ringing)<\/div>\n
Dani: Wow! That\u2019s early\u2026 (it\u2019s 8:06 am in Swansea, 6:06 am in Brazil.)<\/div>\n
Dani: Oi, fufu (Isabela)! How you doing?<\/div>\n
Isa: Oi, Dani. (deep, serious voice) Dani, dad has just phoned\u2026<\/div>\n
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Now, here\u2019s me thinking that one of dad\u2019s (very old) sisters has died.<\/div>\n
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Dani: Ok\u2026 What\u2019s happened?<\/div>\n
Isa: Dani, mum has passed away.<\/div>\n
Dani: What? (Shock. Sobs. Heartache.)<\/div>\n
Isa: Dani, Dani, stay calm.<\/div>\n
Dani: Bel, I need to phone Craig. I\u2019ll call you later.<\/div>\n
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Sobs. Breathlessness. I can\u2019t feel the floor under my feet.<\/div>\n
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Mother, I was alone in the school when I heard the news. I had arrived, turned on the lights, boiled the kettle, made myself a coffee, filled up my bottle with water and had just sat at my desk.<\/div>\n
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I couldn\u2019t believe it \u2013 I still can\u2019t. It just didn\u2019t seem real.<\/div>\n
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I phoned Craig straight away. He was in work. He couldn\u2019t believe it either, Mother. He said:<\/div>\n
\u2018I\u2019m going home now. Catch the first train back. I\u2019ll meet you at home. I\u2019ll book your flights.\u2019<\/div>\n
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Mother, I have to say, he\u2019s very good in a crisis. Very proactive, if you know what I mean.<\/div>\n
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He had everything ready when I got home. My bus to London and flights to Brazil booked. My passport ready next to my suitcase, which I managed to pack in less than 10 minutes!<\/div>\n
I helped him book my flight from Sao Paulo to Uberlandia, had a shower and we left for the bus station.<\/div>\n
I won\u2019t be there in time to see you, Mother. I won\u2019t be there in time to kiss you goodbye.\u00a0L<\/span>\u00a0And it hurts.<\/div>\n
Mother, why? Why did you have to go so fast?<\/div>\n
I love you.<\/div>\n
Dani.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0* In Portuguese,\u00a0Your blessing, Mother<\/span><\/i>.<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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