The Revenge of One Humiliated
happens, whatever we do, whatever we say, whatever we choose.
— I want to meet my grandchildren, I say in a voice that trembles, that cracks, that breaks, a voice that comes from somewhere inside me I had never explored, a child's voice, a voice that is afraid, a voice that hurts, a voice that hopes, a voice that believes, a voice that loves, a voice that says "I want to meet my grandchildren, Élianor, I want to see them, touch them, feel them, love them, I want to take them in my arms, hold them against me, tell them that I am their grandmother, that I love them, that I will always love them, whatever happens, whatever they do, whatever they say, whatever they choose, I want to know them,