He sat with his wife’s photo, waiting for a son who had already boarded without him

me, and I swear I saw them roll back in her head before she turned her back to me ever so slightly. I stood there, waiting.

One minute dragged by. Then two. Then three.

She was clearly just chatting, laughing about her weekend plans while I stood there, effectively invisible. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, she hung up and turned to me with continue reading …