Thursday morning. Maya closes the bakery early. She gets in her car.
i am coming to the farm.
now?
yes. now.
i can not just sit at the bakery. not today.
ok. i will make tea.
Maya drives for an hour. She arrives at Ada's farm. Finn opens the door. They do not hug. They just walk inside.
photo of Ada's kitchen table — the old phone is on it
it is right here.
They sit at the table. Both of them look at the phone. Neither one picks it up yet.
we should call mum and dad first.
no.
finn. they are family.
so is lowri.
…ok.
but after. we tell mum and dad after.
yes. after.
this is ours. just ours. for now.
yes.
Finn picks up Ada's phone. He opens the contacts. They look together.
there are not many contacts.
ada kept things simple.
do you see her name?
not her name. but look.
screenshot of Ada's contacts list — one entry saved as a flower emoji
a flower.
she saved her as just a flower.
ada was like that.
she kept her like a little secret. not a bad secret. like… something precious. you know? like something you do not want to break. i think ada loved her very much.
i know she did.
ok.
so. what do we say?
not too much.
just the facts. just who we are.
and that we are at the farm.
yes. so she knows we are real.
and that we think she knew ada.
good. that is good.
They sit quietly for a moment. Finn writes a draft. He shows it to Maya. She reads it. She nods.
photo of the draft message typed on Ada's old phone screen
wait.
grandchildren. ada was not our grandmother.
she was our aunt.
oh.
yes. sorry. i am tired.
i know. me too.
change it. write: we are Ada's niece and nephew.
ok. done.
read it again. out loud.
ok. it says: Hi. We are Ada's niece and nephew. We are at the farm. We think you knew her. …that's it. that's all.
it is good.
it is small. but it is enough.
are you ready?
no.
send it.
Finn presses send. They both look at the screen.
delivered.
ok.
They wait. The kitchen is very quiet. Outside, a bird calls once. Neither of them speaks.
maya.
look.
screenshot of the chat screen — message marked delivered, and three dots appearing
she is there.
she is there.