CONCLUSION:
Gradually, with the help of her therapist and the love and support of Paul, Petra had resumed her normal life over the coming year. They had gone back to Ohio to tell the Richards exactly what had happened, with George and Julie being more supportive than ever and continuing to be a very large part of her life.
Her friendship with Rick also deepened; in addition, he had found her story so fascinating, he asked both Pet and Paul if he could do a feature on them during the evening newscast. Rick's producer had been crazy about the idea, and as a favor to a friend, as well as being grateful for all the Richards had done for her, Petra agreed.
Jimmy had wanted her to stay on at the station, but she had turned him down gently; fans knew her as Nadia, and it was best that things stood that way. She had aired her final segment only hours before she was to be interviewed by Rick, and would be heading back to Texas for good the next day.
Though he was sad to be losing her, Jimmy had contacted a station in Austin that he knew would need an weekend personality and gave Petra a glowing reference, sending the tape of her final show in Cincinnati. The program director had been so impressed, Petra had been hired on the spot.
She was not only thrilled to be back in the new vocation that she found herself loving, but also would fill her weekends when Paul was on the road. As in Cincinnati when she was known as Nadia, she too became a popular radio figure in her new post.
A year after she had come home, Petra discovered she was pregnant and gave birth seven months later to a daughter, whom she and Paul named Nadia, the baby a perfect image of her father. Happy to realize one of her dreams of becoming a mother, wherever Petra went, her baby had gone along, even to her job, where little Nadia had charmed everyone.
The Richards had come down from Ohio for the birth and were asked to be the little girl's godparents, an honor they were thrilled to have.
Petra still hadn't had a clear picture of all the events in her life that had happened during the year she had disappeared and ended up in Cincinnati, but none of that mattered now. She was happier and more settled in life at the present than she had ever remembered throughout her life, and now wouldn't have it any other way.
She
said she needed a break There's nothing wrong with Ohio So when your
done doing whatever I think I made a mistake For her to come back
home (I'd wish you come back home) So when your done doing
whatever Troy Aikmen wants you back I got a
premonition Come back to Texas Come back to Texas
A little time to think
But then she
went to Cleveland
With some guy named Leelan
That she met at
the bank
Except the snow
and the rain
I really like Drew Carey
And
I'd love the Scene, the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame
And when your through doing whoever
You
know Denton County will be right here waiting for you...
Come
back to Texas
Its just not the same since you went away
Before
you lose your accent
And forget all about the Lonestar
State
There's a seat for you at the rodeo
And I've got every
slow dance saved
Besides the Mexican food sux north of here
anyway
Its not that easy to
take
She went to make a deposit
Then she cleaned out her
closet
Guess I'll sit here and wait
It shouldn't take very long (so
long so long)
I bet she misses the sunrise
And Mrs. Baird's
fruit pies but I could be wrong
And when your through doing whoever
You know Denton
County will be right here waiting for you...
Come
back to Texas
Its just not the same since you went away
I bet
you missed your exit
And drove right on through the Lone Star
State
There's a seat for you at the rodeo
And I've got every
slow dance saved
Besides the Mexican food sux north of here
anyway
Willie Nelson wants you
back
NASA wants you back
And the Bush twins want you back
And
Pantera wants you back
And Blue Bell wants you back
I'm taking a petition
And the whole state's gonna
sign
Its just not the same since you
went away
Before you lose your accent
And forget all about the
Lone Star State
There's
a seat for you at the rodeo
And I've got every slow dance
saved
Its just not the same since you
went away
Before you lose your accent
And forget all about the
Lone Star State
There's a seat for you at the rodeo
And I've
got every slow dance saved
Besides the Mexican food sux north of
here anyway
Besides the Mexican food sux north of here
anyway
Besides the Mexican food sux north of here anyway
--
"Ohio (Come Back to Texas)" by Bowling for Soup, 2005.