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okay, obwohl es wahrscheinlich ohnehin keiner mehr liest, hier kommt der naechste Teil...
Thx to Jule and Tina...
[FONT="]10 [/FONT][FONT="]Iâm not crazy⦠or anything[/FONT]
[FONT="]I canât stand to fly, Iâm not that naïve, Iâm just out to find the better part of me.[/FONT]
[FONT="]âThis canât be her⦠but it is herâ¦â[/FONT][FONT="] Luke thought, while reading the letter a second time.[/FONT]
[FONT="]He looked up into Jessâ and Roryâs faces. Doubts were mirrored in them.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Finally Rory asked,[/FONT]
[FONT="]âItâs her, isnât it? I mean the whole running away thing? It has to be her.â[/FONT]
[FONT="]âYeah,â Luke just mumbled absent-mindedly. His thoughts already twirled into another direction.[/FONT]
[FONT="]âJess,â he started. âDid you receive this letter by mail?â [/FONT]
[FONT="]There was so much longing and hope in this question that Jess felt the strong urge to hug his uncle but he thought better of it. Instead he answered,[/FONT]
[FONT="]âYes, I did.â[/FONT]
[FONT="]For the first time in nearly seven months Lukeâs face shimmered not with tears but with delight. It seemed like there finally was a weak flicker of hope. But nevertheless it took him a few more moments before he spoke again. [/FONT]
[FONT="]âPlease tell me, you still have the envelope,â he said already knowing the answer because Jess was fumbling in his bag, yet. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Finally Jess found what he was looking for and handed a slightly crinkled envelope to Luke. He took it with trembling hands. The address, too, wasnât written manually but there definitely was a stamp.[/FONT]
[FONT="]For a short moment Luke closed his eyes, took a deep breath then looked at it closer. For a split of a second it seemed like the postmark had lost its way because of rain or something but then Luke could decipher the writings. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Seattle, Washington[/FONT]
[FONT="]Again, Luke sprang up and without a word stepped into Roryâs old room to switch on the computer. Mia, Sookie, Rory and Jess slowly followed him and sat down behind him. Each of them was wondering what on earth Luke wanted to look up in the internet, but they didnât dare to ask him. For the first time in months, Luke seemed to be happy, he almost smiled and neither of them wanted to disturb him, so they just sat there in silence. A few minutes passed without a word, the only sound was Lukeâs typing. Finally, Luke turned around to face the others and said,[/FONT]
[FONT="]âYouâre helping me, right?â[/FONT]
[FONT="]âYeah, of course. But with what?â
âIâve searched for doctors in Seattle. She must have gone to one of them at some point. Itâs just like you said, Mia, weâve got a guideline. And if this letter is really from Lorelaiâ¦â[/FONT]
[FONT="]He stopped and didnât speak further. If she really was in Seattle it couldnât be so hard to find her. Luke knew that. But he didnât dare to think about it, he would be really crushed if it wouldnât work out the way he hoped.[/FONT]
[FONT="]âLook,â he finally continued. âIâm not crazy⦠or anything. But itâs the only the chance we have, isnât it?â[/FONT]
[FONT="]The others looked at each other then back to Luke. Slowly, all the four of them nodded.[/FONT]
[FONT="]âYeah, youâre right.â[/FONT]
[FONT="]Half an hour later, they all were sitting in front of their cell phones with a piece of paper with numbers of Seattleâs doctors in their hands.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The next two hours passed with a lot of unsuccessful phone calls. Not one of the many doctors had ever heard of a Lorelai Danes nor of a Lorelai Gilmore. The excitement that had filled the room in the previous hours was slowly shuffled aside by disappointment. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Rory, Jess and Sookie were already done with their lists and watched Mia and Luke eagerly. A few minutes later, Mia, too, had finished her list disappointed and said,[/FONT]
[FONT="]âI told them they should look out for her, but whatâs the point? Maybe it wasnât her letter at all.â[/FONT]
[FONT="]Nobody dared to say anything. But in silence all of them agreed with her. All of them - except Luke. He was so convinced that it was Lorelaiâs letter that he just didnât stop calling. But there were only two numbers left on his list. For the thousands time it seemed to him, he dialed a number.[/FONT]
[FONT="]âHello, Doctorâs Office Dr. Derek Sutherland. How can I help you?â a friendly female voice answered.[/FONT]
[FONT="]âHello, this is Luke Danes. Erm⦠Iâm searching for my wife. Lorelai Danes or Lorelai Gilmore? Has she ever been at your place?â[/FONT]
[FONT="]âIâm really sorry, Mr. Danes but Iâm not allowed to talk about our patients. Iâm sorry.â[/FONT]
[FONT="]âYeah, I understand but you have to know, my wifeâs missing. We are searching for her for almost 8 months now. Please, you have to tell me ⦠just something,â Luke almost begged now.[/FONT]
[FONT="]There were a few moments silence on the other end then the woman said,[/FONT]
[FONT="]âOkay, I can look her up, but I can do no more.â[/FONT]
[FONT="]âThatâs okay. Thank you,â Luke replied.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Again silence. Luke heard nothing but some clicks on the other end. Then, after what seemed like hours to him, the woman said,[/FONT]
[FONT="]âIâm really sorry, but thereâs not Lorelai Gilmore or Danes⦠we have a Lorelai here but itâs not your wife, Iâm sorry.â[/FONT]
[FONT="]Luke sighed deeply. [/FONT]
[FONT="]âSo close,â he thought.[/FONT]
[FONT="]But suddenly, a thought occurred to his mind. Crazy Lorelaiâ¦[/FONT]
[FONT="]âIâm sorry,â he started. âIs there any chance you could tell me the last name of that Lorelai?â[/FONT]
[FONT="]Somehow confused, the woman answered, âYeah, itâs Lorelai Lundt. Kind of weird name, isnât it?â[/FONT]
[FONT="]âLundt,â Luke said more to himself than to the woman. âLundt⦠why do I know the name?â[/FONT]
[FONT="]âIâm sorry?â the woman asked.[/FONT]
[FONT="]âUh, nothing. Thank you, I really appreciated your help,â Luke said and hung up.[/FONT]
[FONT="]He turned to the others, who gave him a startled look.[/FONT]
[FONT="]âWhatâs up?â Rory asked.[/FONT]
[FONT="]âDoes the name Lundt sound familiar to you?â he asked, almost desperately.[/FONT]
[FONT="]A few moments silence then an idea suddenly seemed to reach Roryâs mind.[/FONT]
[FONT="]âLundt! Of course, itâs Casablanca! Ilsa Lundt! Momâs favorite movie.â[/FONT]
[FONT="]Luke looked up. He remembered watching the movie with her way before they got together. Lorelai had mocked him over the whole film because he had had never seen it before. But did this mean that this Lorelai Lundt really was his Lorelai? It seemed crazy enough to be true. But wasnât it too far-fetched? Wasnât it just a weird coincidence?[/FONT]
[FONT="]Mia, who seemed to have read his thoughts said,[/FONT]
[FONT="]âItâs possible, isnât it? I mean itâs worth a try. We should try it.â[/FONT]
[FONT="]Silently, Luke nodded, got up, once again taking seat in front of the computer and booked two flights â for him and Rory â to Seattle.[/FONT]