The TSA Alarm Went Off the Second They Scanned My ID

LAX, looking at me like he’d just found the one mechanic who knew where the engine kept catching fire.

“Why didn’t anybody tell me you were coming through?” he said.

“Because I bought a regular ticket and minded my business.”

He barked a laugh.

Then he saw my family.

Or rather, he saw them seeing me.

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