After long negotiations\u2014\u201cwhy do you need it?\u201d\u2014Pa finally inherits the old phone.<\/p>\n
Not just for anything.
\nFor noble purposes:
\nShe will write messages in proper Lithuanian.
\nShe will regularly call her Grandmothers, because \u201cmaybe no one calls them that often?\u201d
\nShe\u2019ll call us too, but only when she doesn\u2019t know how to handle a situation on her own.
\nShe will take photos.
\nRecord videos.
\nAnd, very occasionally,
\nwatch a short video.
\nSo rarely that I wouldn\u2019t even notice she\u2019s doing it.<\/p>\n
After a few years, waiting until at least her 8th birthday,
\nher round Kukulis-like eyes widen:
\n\u201cI\u2019m 8. And still not?\u201d<\/p>\n
Finally, in Pa\u2019s hands, holding the old Dad\u2019s phone like the greatest treasure,
\nshe asks how to enter the numbers of relatives.<\/p>\n
She pauses.
\n\u201cMom, I entered yours, Dad\u2019s, both Grandmothers\u2019, and both Grandfathers\u2019. And also Daminukas\u2019s.
\nOh, and look\u2014112 appeared,\u201d she pokes at the screen.<\/p>\n
Sitting her down, I explain why 112 comes first in the list.<\/p>\n
Quietly.
\n\u201cAnd where will you be?\u201d she asks, worried.<\/p>\n
I think I\u2019ll always call you first, and then you call \u201cthe others you think need to be called.\u201d<\/p>\n
I hug her tight.
\nWe are their \u201crescuers.\u201d
\nSuperheroes.
\n\u201cMini Bakemons\u201d and \u201cCommissioner Rexes.\u201d
\nSolvers of any trouble.
\nComforters.<\/p>\n
Peace comes from knowing
\nthat no matter what happens\u2014
\nour arms are ready to hold them tight
\nand keep holding until all storms pass.<\/p>\n
Wishing you a cozy Sunday,
\nV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-17701","istorija","type-istorija","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/istorija\/17701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/istorija"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/istorija"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}