Sally's world constricted quickly. From a mobile, open, networking life to one confined to a few rooms, Sally moved in peace. Matt phoned Massie and Duke several times, but they claimed they could not travel down that far. Matt said, practically yelled, "But Sally is dying." Duke just repeated that they would not come down, and, anyway, people die.
Massie refused to speak with Matt, saying it was so upsetting, and why did Sally have to move so far away, she asked?
Matt did not share the conversation with Sally, who could have warned him of the result. Matt then phoned John and James. Both said their work schedules did not allow them to get away at this time, but James said Bobbie might come down, might.
John told Matt that Sally did not want to be part of the family, as she showed by not attending the last family gathering. Matt's patience became so strained that he politely shortened the conversation and plopped down in a chair. Abbey walked in with coffee. Sally was asleep in the spare room. "Poor responses?"
"Lies, as usual," said Matt slowly. "Why do they have to lie? Just say, we do not like Sally, we do not love Sally, and we are not coming."
"Why do they lie?" Abbey sat down. She could feel the Baby kicking.
"People lie because there is a lie somewhere, buried in their hearts and souls so deep, they no longer see the lie. Somewhere, they turned to a lie rather than turning to a truth, and in that turn, they forgot the way, the roadmap."
Matt began to cry. But, he knew he would never change his family. He knew all he could do was to love in truth and not in pretense. Love is not love if is not based on reality.
to be continued..