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relented once again and allowed Judy to go with Tony—who really cared little about attending either social event, but gave in at Judy’s urging in the end.
Prior to her return to New York, Maria hired an attorney to settle their parents’ affairs. She instructed him to sell the house and deposit the proceeds in Tony’s name. She further implored Tony to get a college education, but by then he had made up his mind. June 10 th was Tony’s last day at Eastern. By graduation day June 17, 1954, Tony had enlisted in the Navy Air Corps and was on his way to Pensacola, Florida.
By the end of June, thirteen years after we had moved into our houses on Oates, the five of us found ourselves scattered like the Mah Jongg winds—north, south, east, and west. Tony and Billy had enlisted in the service; Jenny was off to New York to begin a special summer session at Julliard; Judy was spending the summer in New Jersey with relatives; and I was caught up in the excitement of my father’s new job and moving to our new home. I missed my friends terribly especially Judy, but during past summers we were often separated by family vacations, and keeping busy certainly helped.
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Had the butterfly that landed on my wall of tiles actually brought me good luck? Had the Tarot Cards that foretold of exciting new horizons and new beginnings for me proved accurate as well? It certainly seemed that way to me. I won first place in the short story contest, and my father was going to realize his lifelong dream. I was off to college in the fall on a full scholarship that I had been awarded by the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the American Legion, and by the end of the year, my brother would be home from the service. For me, An Lei’s interpretation of the cards had been right on the money!
I often wondered if she had read something in the cards that day pertaining to Su Ling and herself and if perhaps that something had warranted their quick departure. Where were Su Ling and An Lei? How I missed them still.
6
IT WAS A SUMMER of firsts. For the first time since moving into the houses on Oates, Judy and I were separated for most of the summer which nevertheless seemed to fly by. We moved to our new home in Bethesda, and for the first time, my mother was not working along side my father. She decided to take whatever time she needed to tackle the tedious chore of unpacking and setting up our new home. I helped as much as I could, and my father helped, whenever he wasn’t attending meetings in preparation of his new position at the National Institutes of Health in the fall.
Judy came home from New Jersey in early August and stayed at our new house for a few days. Not looking forward to our approaching separation, we wanted to spend as much time together as possible, and we had a great time. When Judy left for New York to attend Barnard two weeks later, we cried and promised faithfully to write and call as often as we could. The next week I started classes and officially became a freshman at George Washington University.
We were true to our promises—writing several times a week, and calling whenever we could. Several days before Thanksgiving as I sat studying for an exam the next day, my phone rang. It was Judy.
“Hi Sara, how are things? I’m really sorry I haven’t written, and I apologize for not returning your calls, but I have so much to tell you. I’m so excited I don’t know where to begin, and I don’t know how to say this, so I’ll just get to the point. Tony Russo is in New York and we had dinner together. He’s here visiting his family and ran into Jenny Kiatta in Manhattan. They made plans to meet for dinner. As you know, Jenny and I see each other as often as we can, and when they agreed to meet, she told him that she had a surprise for him. The surprise turned out to be me. Sara, I was thoroughly blown away. I thought Tony was gorgeous in jeans and a tee shirt, but you should see him in his Navy uniform. Wow is all I can
Prior to her return to New York, Maria hired an attorney to settle their parents’ affairs. She instructed him to sell the house and deposit the proceeds in Tony’s name. She further implored Tony to get a college education, but by then he had made up his mind. June 10 th was Tony’s last day at Eastern. By graduation day June 17, 1954, Tony had enlisted in the Navy Air Corps and was on his way to Pensacola, Florida.
By the end of June, thirteen years after we had moved into our houses on Oates, the five of us found ourselves scattered like the Mah Jongg winds—north, south, east, and west. Tony and Billy had enlisted in the service; Jenny was off to New York to begin a special summer session at Julliard; Judy was spending the summer in New Jersey with relatives; and I was caught up in the excitement of my father’s new job and moving to our new home. I missed my friends terribly especially Judy, but during past summers we were often separated by family vacations, and keeping busy certainly helped.
***
Had the butterfly that landed on my wall of tiles actually brought me good luck? Had the Tarot Cards that foretold of exciting new horizons and new beginnings for me proved accurate as well? It certainly seemed that way to me. I won first place in the short story contest, and my father was going to realize his lifelong dream. I was off to college in the fall on a full scholarship that I had been awarded by the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the American Legion, and by the end of the year, my brother would be home from the service. For me, An Lei’s interpretation of the cards had been right on the money!
I often wondered if she had read something in the cards that day pertaining to Su Ling and herself and if perhaps that something had warranted their quick departure. Where were Su Ling and An Lei? How I missed them still.
6
IT WAS A SUMMER of firsts. For the first time since moving into the houses on Oates, Judy and I were separated for most of the summer which nevertheless seemed to fly by. We moved to our new home in Bethesda, and for the first time, my mother was not working along side my father. She decided to take whatever time she needed to tackle the tedious chore of unpacking and setting up our new home. I helped as much as I could, and my father helped, whenever he wasn’t attending meetings in preparation of his new position at the National Institutes of Health in the fall.
Judy came home from New Jersey in early August and stayed at our new house for a few days. Not looking forward to our approaching separation, we wanted to spend as much time together as possible, and we had a great time. When Judy left for New York to attend Barnard two weeks later, we cried and promised faithfully to write and call as often as we could. The next week I started classes and officially became a freshman at George Washington University.
We were true to our promises—writing several times a week, and calling whenever we could. Several days before Thanksgiving as I sat studying for an exam the next day, my phone rang. It was Judy.
“Hi Sara, how are things? I’m really sorry I haven’t written, and I apologize for not returning your calls, but I have so much to tell you. I’m so excited I don’t know where to begin, and I don’t know how to say this, so I’ll just get to the point. Tony Russo is in New York and we had dinner together. He’s here visiting his family and ran into Jenny Kiatta in Manhattan. They made plans to meet for dinner. As you know, Jenny and I see each other as often as we can, and when they agreed to meet, she told him that she had a surprise for him. The surprise turned out to be me. Sara, I was thoroughly blown away. I thought Tony was gorgeous in jeans and a tee shirt, but you should see him in his Navy uniform. Wow is all I can
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