The TSA Alarm Went Off the Second They Scanned My ID

I asked if there were any operational issues with the flight.

Dennis answered that one. “Minor equipment hold. Fifteen, twenty minutes.”

“Good,” I said. “Plenty of time.”

“For what?” Jacob asked.

I looked at him. “For you to hear some news before we get on the plane.”

My mother’s fingers tightened around her handbag.

My father frowned. “What news?”

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