SAYING GOODBYE TO Mother Superior and the sisters was harder than I thought. They became my family, people I could trust. The children were sound asleep, oblivious to our departure, which is exactly how I wanted it. They too became familiar faces, ones who helped me have hope.
But now, as we leave behind my sanctuary, all I’ll have are memories because I know I will never see them again. We’ve been on the road for what seems likes hours, but I suppose being squashed into the back of a van with the woman you almost beat to death, her brother, and an ex-concubine who sucked off your boyfriend while you watched makes everything feel like forever.
Pavel is driving, and Alek is riding shotgun. Sara and Max are following in a black SUV. Lucky them.
I’ve hardly said a word because what is ther
