The essay has been published by the arrowsmothpress.com journal and is available here.
In his essay Krzysztof recalls his first meeting with Victoria, his conversations with her and the details of her life.
In the end of the essay Krzysztof recalls Victoria’s visit in Krasnogruda:
In our house in Krasnogruda there is such a custom that whoever visits the house for the first time rings a bell suspended under a frog carved in metal at the entrance. We believe that this sound carries a promise to return. Vika rang the bell. And the next evening in Sejny's "Old Yeshiva," during the Café Europa meeting, she read The Story of Return, ending the poem with the words:
And what did you take with you?
I just took this story
on the return
I have now brought to light
She is growing