Thirty-SevenCelia Stone
“Madison,” Trina wrote in her delicate cursive, “I'm ready to come home. It's been 10 years. We've been separated long enough. Now we can get married and start a family. I know that's what you want, too.”
But of course Trina knew that Madison, the coward, would find another excuse to keep her at bay.
“No, Trina, dear, you must stay in Europe a while longer. I will come to you instead. In fact, I will make a plane reservation to see you this summer. I know I have no right to ask you to be patient even longer, but it is to protect you.”
In her return letter, Trina agreed. No reason why she shouldn't lie to him just as he always did to her. But Trina would not wait. At Gerhardt Schmidt's suggestion, she would come home under an assumed name so no one could connect
