EPILOGUE
‘Hey Babe, how are you?’ I said to Brittney, from home in Sydney to her on the other side of the world.
‘Hi Tommy, I’m awesome, it’s so good to hear your voice!’ came the excited response. ‘I’ve only got a minute, we’re just about to head out the door.’
‘That’s cool, I just wanted to say a quick hello and see how your visit’s going. Is it all working out alright? How’s your Mum? It must be pretty confronting for her after all these years, going back home for the first time.’
‘It’s going great – Chechnya is amazing! My grandparents are so sweet. It’s fantastic to meet them. For my whole life it’s just been me, Mom and Chad, just the three of us. It’s really comforting to know that I have more family. I just wish they could have met Chad,’ said Brittney with the inevitable em
