The days at training came to an end more quickly then the brothers and sisters had expected. May enjoyed the final week at the Centre immensely. It was filled with basketball games, bonfires, and time spent singing to the Father.
One of the final afternoons the brothers and sisters headed to the gym to play basketball. May, Flex, and Cappy played “Twenty-one”. Red and McCaine cheered May on as she tried to keep game with the brothers. Flex, a more natural basketball player then Cappy and May, quickly took the lead. Cappy tipped a shot Flex missed in and brought him back to zero. As the game continued, May utilized all of her trickster moves, pinching and pushing her way up in points. After a small break in which Flex coached McCaine on how to shoot, the game continued. Cappy and May tried their best but after an hour of fun filled shots, laughter, fouls, and tips, Flex was the winner.
May’s family drove from Connecticut to Virginia to wish her well on her journey. May spent a day with them and was blessed by the conversations and memories of their time together. Her siblings and Dad gathered around a table outside Dairy Queen. As May’s favorite childhood dessert, chocolate cookie-dough ice cream with two extra pumps of peanut butter syrup sauce dripped slightly onto the table, she remembered the many times she ate this, soon to be frosty delicacy, with her siblings growing up. She thanked the Father for simple desserts and fond family memories. It would be a long time before she enjoyed either, again.
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