JOSHUA BOOKS AN EARLY FLIGHT. He wants as much time with Abigail and Africa as limited time permits.
Pips, his preferred nickname for his girlfriend, will join him for the last three days of his leave.
Abi is very excited to finally meet the woman who has made her eternal friend happy.
Eternal friend. Joshua was heart-struck the first time he heard her say those words.
As intelligent as he is, he would never have been able to plumb the depth of her wisdom and vision. He wouldn’t have thought to coin those words together on his own. ‘Eternal friend,’ he repeats to himself. How many in this lifetime does one deserve?
He reflects on how he has been honoured to have had Timothy and now Abigail. If there is one thing he learned after losing Tim, it is that friendship extends beyond the phy
