“Do you know? Or did you work it out too?” she requested.

“Dad advised me in his last clue. He would have advised you too in case you had caught round to determine it out.”

“What was it?” she requested.

I knew I had her then. She was simply as eager about discovering out what the ultimate clue was as she was in speaking to me.

“Why don’t you see in case you can determine it out?”

I went over and received the envelope with the final clue in it. I walked again to Natalie who stood together with her hand out ready to take the clue from me. I shook my head and began to learn it.

I’ve a magnet however I don’t persist with metallic

I’ve a needle however I can’t sew

I generally have scales however I can’t weigh something

I enable you discover your approach however I’m not a map

I’ve N E W S on me however I’m not a TV.

I wished to see her face when she learn it, when she figured it out after which understood it wasn’t a spot however a factor. I knew she would determine it out, it wasn’t a troublesome riddle however it will give her the prospect to see the primary of the 2 last items my father would ever give us.

“It’s a compass,” she stated and I might inform she was confused.

“You’re proper,” I stated.

“Okay, however what does that imply? Did we have to go to a spot that had a well-known compass? Did you discover it? Do we have to discover it?”

“No, once I advised the lady it was a compass she gave me this envelope,” I stated and handed her the opposite one.

This one, I wished her to learn, I wished to have a look at her face as she realized what my father was saying, what he was giving us, and what he wished for us. She took the envelope and browse what was inside.

I couldn’t consider a greater approach for you two to finish your journey than within the sanctuary of animals that symbolizes change, hope, and life. You two are all of that for me. You could have modified my life for the higher, you’ve got given me hope for the long run, and I do know that no matter you do subsequent can be an exquisite life. I wished this journey to carry you readability and understanding of who you might be and what you might be. And this compass will remind you of that. Life is tough and filled with many journeys however if in case you have the appropriate particular person beside you, they are going to all the time information you dwelling, no matter that dwelling could also be. – Dad

Natalie reached into the envelope and pulled out the compass. I had seen it many instances sitting on my father’s desk. He had all the time taken it on any journeys, saying it had served him nicely. I watched as Natalie opened it and regarded inside. She let loose a delicate cry when she noticed it was an image of her, me, and her mom at our mother and father wedding ceremony on the left facet of the compass. I watched as she regarded over to the appropriate and realized that the compass was damaged.

“He wished us to be collectively, he wished us to know what was necessary. It wasn’t the present or the corporate or what we are able to get out of it, however one another. In the course of the time we spent collectively, I spotted all of the combating, all of the instances I attempted to piss you off, it was as a result of I used to be resisting what I had identified in my coronary heart for the reason that second I met you. You’re my compass, you might be my dwelling. Wherever you might be, it’s the place I wish to be.”

“Do you imply that? Do you actually imply that?” Natalie requested as she regarded up at me.

“Sure. I used to be pondering we might broaden the present. Dad all the time wished to remain in the US however I feel we have to do extra. Possibly not simply do the scavenger hunts anymore. Nevertheless, we might nonetheless do these often. I wish to see the world and I wish to do it with you. I received a style of what it’s prefer to journey with you and I need extra of that. Should you’re prepared to have me, come alongside for no matter journey you’re occurring?”

“I by no means thought you’ll wish to depart. I believed you wanted to remain right here. I left as a result of I believed it will be simpler to allow you to go earlier than I received too hooked up however it wasn’t. It was already too late. I had fallen in love with you.”

“Love? You’re keen on me?” I requested.

I might inform by how she was taking a look at me, how she was standing, even how she was respiration that she meant each phrase. I had wished to see her once more. I had wished time to get again to us being lovers. I had by no means thought she would say the phrases that I had longed to listen to from her.

“Sure. I don’t know the way it occurred or when it occurred however it feels prefer it has all the time been there. I do wish to journey and see issues and share them with different individuals. I wish to proceed the great work that your father began and has entrusted to us. However I solely wish to do it if I can with you.”

“Good. As a result of I don’t wish to do it with anybody else however you both. I like you, Natalie.”

It felt unimaginable to listen to her say these phrases to me however it was even higher having the ability to say them to her. I might see her shocked expression and I used to be certain it was like mine. What fools we had been to not belief ourselves and what we had been feeling. However all of that was going to alter.

“Wow. Who would have thought?” Natalie stated.

“Dad did. And I’m so glad he did,” I stated and bent right down to kiss her.

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