Joe tells Nelly he will meet her in Munich, God willing. He has family there.
Nelly smiles softly and replies,
โGod willing, Iโll be there too. Maybe itโs time I met your people.โ
Joe nods. โTheyโre good folk. My cousinโs got a bakery near Marienplatz. We can grab some strudel, maybe catch a Bayern match if youโre lucky.โ
She grins. โOnly if you wear the jersey.โ
โDeal,โ Joe says, laughing. โBut just knowโwhen I say โfamilyโ in Munich, itโs more than blood. Itโs the people who helped us when we had nothing. Theyโre why I made it out.โ
Nelly takes his hand. โThen I want to thank them too.โ
Joe looks to the horizon. โIf God wills it, Munich will be more than just a city. Itโll be a new chapter.โ