JSM - Edition Three

A M iracle - continued

The forest swallowed up the sky. Roman and Otto clambered up a deep slope. He wanted to tell her that he was on a mission to find his Ma. He couldn’t hold it in any longer. “I swore an oath to find my Ma,” he stopped. “I need you to help me find her.” Otto looks blankly at Roman as if she didn’t understand. Then her face brightened and she nodded. Roman didn’t understand. Otto picked up a stick and pointed to an ancient mountain, just behind a bunch of tall trees. Otto started walking. He followed her. After their long, humid journey, they arrived at a deserted place with a couple of trees swaying about. Between the trees, he could see a cave as wide as a blue whale’s grin. How, how did Otto know where to go? Roman had a thought that Otto could locate things, where ever they are, whatever they are. It was true. She admitted it. Excitement buried tiredness. He ran to the cave and saw someone starring at him. He was familiar with the lady’s face. She looked at him. He looked at her. Ma. They rushed to each other and squeezed each other like a lemon releasing it’s juice.

“Ma!” Roman called.

“I thought you were gone! Where were you?” Sybil asked with a grin of joyfulness. They cried tears of joy as Otto joined them. Sybil was puzzled. Roman recognised her uncertainty and told her the story of how Otto had found her for him. Sybil was delighted. Roman was overjoyed that their family was reunited. He then had a thought. What about Otto? He looked at her and she stared at him hopefully.

“Why don’t you stay here with us for now?” Roman said to Otto.

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