I Saw Her Leave Two Children at the Gate

Like that was a trapdoor under every duty she’d ever had.

Bender asked, “Are you their legal guardian?”

“I was married to their father.”

“That wasn’t my question.”

She looked past him. “I need to be on that flight.”

“No,” he said. “You need to answer me.”

She finally said, “No. Not officially. He was handling the paperwork.”

“Before he died?”

“Yes.”

“So you continue reading …