I described my year to him.
I reprimanded him occasionally.Remember what you said you would do?
He never responded, of course.
Natalie, Ruth’s granddaughter, offered to accompany me a few days prior to this year’s visit.I answered, “I can travel by myself just fine.”I am aware. I’m not providing supervision; I’m providing company.
I almost agreed. I told her that I liked the silence after that.
Now I wish I had allowed her to come.
It was an unremarkable flight. For the most part, the woman next to me showed me pictures of her son’s wedding arrangements. I had seen eleven photos of table decorations by the time we touched down.
typical things. A typical morning.
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However, as soon as I entered the arrivals area of the tiny airport, I saw a man with a picture waiting close to the only exit.
