I Saw Her Leave Two Children at the Gate

desk, Harper refused to let go of Liam’s sock while the nurse checked them in.

“It’s okay, honey,” the nurse said.

“He gets lost,” Harper said.

The nurse looked up at me.

I had no useful answer for that.

While Liam was taken for bloodwork, Harper sat in a plastic chair swinging legs in socks that didn’t match. One pink, one yellow. Airport grime on the continue reading …