I Saw Her Leave Two Children at the Gate

I read it twice.

Then a third time because my brain didn’t want the line to be real.

Harper saw my face and asked, “What is it?”

I looked at her. “Did your dad put this in Pickles?”

She nodded.

“Before he went to heaven.”

That was the second turn.

Ben had known.

Maybe not this exact thing. Maybe not an airport gate and a woman in a trench coat. But enough.continue reading …