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

He said he’d come right back. Am I supposed to go somewhere?”

My throat tightened painfully. “No. You’re supposed to stay with me. That’s all.”

He gripped my hands tighter, trembling. “I was so scared, Laney. I didn’t know what to do.”

I wanted to scream. Not at him. I wanted to scream at the people who had walked away so easily. At the people who had continue reading …