September 1

​The journey back to the town is over in a long day’s drive. I am exhausted when we get back and resist the temptation to open my email and to read the messages.

Today I can no longer put it off. There are messages from my colleagues I cannot ignore. The Start-Up company that bought our App wants us to come back as a team. The App is finding an even bigger market than they had expected. They need our help in taking it forward. The offer is for the team as a whole.

​My fellow team members are waiting for my reply. There is only one reply I can give.
 
And so I have stuffed my backpack for a final time. A bus will take me to Bishkek to take the plane to Frankfurt and to connect beyond. I am being pulled back to my daily world.. My pause in time is over.

​But in my mind’s eye I see a small figure on a mountainside. She sits with her back to the rocks waiting for the curtain of snows to arrive. There she sits. She is ready. She waits for me. She waits for you.