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"I am. I’m there all the time. But you know I can't be there the way you want. Last Christmas, the Holiday Inn at the airport. I was there, wasn't I?"
Sound of water overflowing.
“Sweetie, is everything ok in there? We have to go if you want to catch the next train. I put your shoes at the foot of the bed.”
Knocking on the door.
“Yeah, alright. We’ll, er, I’ll be right out. Uh, honey, could you find the tie you gave me last Christmas?”
First published in The Calliope Nerve, January 20, 2010.