He had waited so long, so long. In the timeframe of his limited life, a month was 
an age. He had begun to lose hope. 

When he saw Ellon from across the foyer, he was sure that he was hallucinating. 
Then he was in his arms, crying into his chest and joyfully relinquishing his 
pain. 

He was back, he was back, he was back. And this time he would never leave. They 
would be together forever, and things would turn out happily after all. Nothing 
would matter, not the darkness outside the door, not the people who wanted to 
make him hurt, not the world he didn't understand and couldn't be part of. 

And then he woke up. 

Donnie spent the next few hours crying. He did not leave his room for two days.
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"...and the past is now your future, 
It bears witness to your soul... 
Make sure the love you offer up 
Does not fall on barren soil..." 

Dead Can Dance, "Tell Me About The Forest (you once called home)"