Reconciliation

 Here we are, a few days later and still no phone call, sadly. He seems to be getting better, but who knows what's really going on in his mind. I did notice something new though. He's been eating an excessive amount of food and also gaining a lot of weight. Perhaps he does it as a way to keep himself busy and entertained, who knows. 

 What I do know is that it's his birthday today, which means he's a year older, 40! No one was aware of this, not even himself. He was beyond clueless when I sang happy birthday to him, it was so funny. We took him out to dinner later that afternoon and the joy in his eyes was inexplicable. It seemed like he was talking more than he ever has and kept smiling non stop. Seeing him like that, with no worries was amazing, but I had a little surprise under my sleeve.

 I was able to get a hold of one of his daughters the night before. I wasn't demanding her to show up to his birthday dinner, but I let her know what we were doing and gave her the option to show up or not. Surprisingly she agreed to come, and a few minutes later there she was, walking towards our table. As my uncle turned to face her, his mouth dropped and the look in his face was heartwarming. He immediately got up from his seat and approached to hug his daughter. He was sobbing tears, but this time of real and pure joy. His daughter filled him up with kisses and hugs and in that moment you could tell how much she had missed him too.