The Phone Call

Her hands shivered but not because it was cold. She was trembling and was shocked at her own ability to be able to perform tasks when her brain was obviously numb. It had been a long and hard journey but she had the number with her she had been searching for like crazy. A man picked up and breathlessly, in anticipation she asked, “Andrew?” If this was finally the man she was looking for, the years-long search would come to an end. Who was he?

Where Was Will?

Meanwhile, unaware of the whereabouts of his daughter, Will with all the determination it took, tried to shift the course of his life. It had been a long time since he had broken up with the woman who gave birth to Amy but breaking up with drugs and alcohol, he found harder to do.

In 2004, he surrendered himself to faith and in his own words, he “found Christ”. This helped him get past his addictions and in 2007 he turned into a pastor.

Not Too Far

Amy was living in the city of Avondale near Pheonix and her birth father was not too far, forty miles away in Chandler, Arizona. Yes, Amy, was the daughter Will Russell had abandoned 23 years ago. Amy was now determined to look for her family. It was the age of internet and many people had managed to find their long-lost relatives, lovers or acquaintances via Facebook, it would not be too surprising if Amy managed to do it too.

Two Parts Of The Story

Will had separated from Amy’s birth mother so Amy’s search was going to be diverse as she would have to look for her biological mother AND father who were no longer together. Facebook was not of much help as Amy could not find her parents or anyone who could be related to her. Her determination, however, attracted the universe’s attention and her adoptive mother became a source of a news that solved half a mystery.

Her Life Sorted

Amy was 23 now and had her life running smoothly as far as personal affairs were concerned.  She herself had two kids of her own and a job that enabled her to provide for them. From time to time, for a reason that she could not even explain to herself she was drawn to volunteer at the Phoenix Rescue Mission. She volunteered there regularly, this was her life. Her mother provided her with a lead to find her parents. Well, at least her mother for now. Where she found her father? You cannot guess. She could not either.

A Lead

Amy’s adoptive mother found a document which granted her birth mother’s sister the right to put her up for adoption. There could be found the sister’s name. It made sense to Amy Roberson now, the reason why she did not find her mother was because she might have married someone and changed her name; Will was only her boyfriend after all. The document had the aunt’s name and address and without a second thought, Amy rushed to the location, not even considering that 23 years later, her aunt might not be living there.

What Are The Odds?

It was only Amy’s uncontained positivity that led her to believe that her aunt would be living in the same house 23 years later too. She knocked on the door, sure to meet one of her kin and indeed the woman who stood in the doorway was her aunt. Amy, could not contain her happiness. Her aunt will lead her to her mother but what about her father, where and how will she find him?

Not In Touch

After preliminary greetings, Amy got to the topic on her mind and she asked her aunt about her mother’s whereabouts. The aunt told her that she was no longer in touch with her sister but she provided Amy a number she could contact. So close to talking to her mother Amy felt herself choking with emotions. If this number got through to her mother- she would have retrieved half of her past.