I wouldn't mind adding the reunion scene in my next entry, but if someone else wants to continue it, that's their prerogative.
I do see a lot of tension between Dusca and Barnabas developing. Barnabas may be clueless about the effect he had on Dusca's life, but Dusca is filled with resentment for him. She'll hide it at first, of course, but she definitely won't trust him or confide in him.
I've edited my entry to add the following to the ending:
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Dusca stood, and effected a brave face. An anger such as she had never known seized her, but she would not give him the satisfaction of knowing her true feelings. “Hello, Barnabas,” she said. “Life has been good to you?”