Thursday morning. Maya closes the bakery early. She gets in her car.
We drukken op verzenden
Maya rijdt naar de boerderij. Voor het eerst deze week zitten zij en Finn samen in dezelfde keuken — Ada's oude telefoon tussen hen in. Ze ruziën over wat ze nu moeten doen, vinden dan Lowri's nummer opgeslagen onder een bloemen-emoji, en schrijven samen het kleinste, meest zorgvuldige bericht dat ze kunnen.
Vertaalhulpmiddelen laden…
Maya
i am coming to the farm.
Finn
now?
Maya
yes. now.
Maya
i can not just sit at the bakery. not today.
Finn
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.
Finn
photo of Ada's kitchen table — the old phone is on it
Finn
it is right here.
They sit at the table. Both of them look at the phone. Neither one picks it up yet.
Maya
we should call mum and dad first.
Finn
no.
Maya
finn. they are family.
Finn
so is lowri.
Maya
…ok.
Maya
but after. we tell mum and dad after.
Finn
yes. after.
Maya
this is ours. just ours. for now.
Finn
yes.
Finn picks up Ada's phone. He opens the contacts. They look together.
Finn
there are not many contacts.
Finn
ada kept things simple.
Maya
do you see her name?
Finn
not her name. but look.
Finn
screenshot of Ada's contacts list — one entry saved as a flower emoji
Maya
a flower.
Maya
she saved her as just a flower.
Finn
ada was like that.
Maya
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.
Finn
i know she did.
Maya
ok.
Maya
so. what do we say?
Finn
not too much.
Finn
just the facts. just who we are.
Maya
and that we are at the farm.
Finn
yes. so she knows we are real.
Maya
and that we think she knew ada.
Finn
good. that is good.
They sit quietly for a moment. Finn writes a draft. He shows it to Maya. She reads it. She nods.
Finn
photo of the draft message typed on Ada's old phone screen
Maya
wait.
Maya
grandchildren. ada was not our grandmother.
Maya
she was our aunt.
Finn
oh.
Finn
yes. sorry. i am tired.
Maya
i know. me too.
Maya
change it. write: we are Ada's niece and nephew.
Finn
ok. done.
Maya
read it again. out loud.
Finn
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.
Maya
it is good.
Maya
it is small. but it is enough.
Finn
are you ready?
Maya
no.
Maya
send it.
Finn presses send. They both look at the screen.
Finn
delivered.
Maya
ok.
They wait. The kitchen is very quiet. Outside, a bird calls once. Neither of them speaks.
Finn
maya.
Finn
look.
Finn
screenshot of the chat screen — message marked delivered, and three dots appearing
Maya
she is there.
Finn
she is there.