Ten.Seven Hundred and Ninety-Nine

1. Just a little longer.

2. Grateful for a non red-eye flight which means I can take my time getting ready. I wash and dry the dishes and brew the coffee without rushing. I stick a load of clothes in the laundry. I have time to make everyone do everything they need to do for themselves.

3. I am missing them and I have t even left yet.

4. I take a few deep breaths. He thinks it odd that I still feel this way each time I travel even though I’ve flown so many times.

5. I can feel tears welling up in my eyes; involuntary reaction due to anxiety.

6. I kill time by downloading movies, writing emails, and drinking a milkshake.

7. No one in the middle.

8. No. I definitely have never seen all of this movie.

9. I had forgotten just how dark the highways are here. I can’t tell if I have my high beams on or if the Jeep’s lights are just so bright because the air around us is so overwhelmingly black.

10. So good to be here.