I Saw Her Leave Two Children at the Gate

a person realizing a dinner reservation had gotten complicated.

“This is absurd,” she said before anyone asked her anything. “I wasn’t abandoning them.”

Officer Bender stood. “Ma’am, don’t start with me. Start with why those two children were sitting alone at Gate C14 while you boarded a flight.”

She folded her arms. “Their aunt was supposed to meet them.continue reading …