Jamie felt a sting in her nose, barely holding back the tears threatening to fall.

Linda grew anxious, sensing Jamie's growing sadness. She repeated softly, "Don't cry. Jamie, don't cry."

Hearing those familiar words brought Jamie back to her childhood. Her mom had always comforted her the same way.

With tears glistening at the corner of her eyes, Jamie managed a smile. "I'm not crying."

She quickly wiped her eyes and put on a brave face.

Only when she composed herself did Linda relax and release her grip.

"Mom, if I sent you to a place where you couldn't see Charlie and me as often, would you be okay with that? Would you blame me?" Jamie asked cautiously.

"What place? Where would I go?" Linda's anxiety grew, her tone turning uneasy.

The sight of her mother's distress instantly made Jamie abandon the thought. She quickly backtracked, "It's nothing, just kidding. Don't worry about it. Go back and play with Charlie."

Charlie, their cheerful voices

when I get

*

scheduled at dawn, and while they had a lot of luggage,

the plane

explained the night before that she would be away on a business trip to Bay City

call, reassured that Charlie wasn't

the blue skies and clouds through the airplane window, she rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of discomfort. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed

had completely

she rummaged through her bag. She distinctly remembered packing some

cup of warm

attendant, with the polished demeanor of business-class service,

and medication to Ben. "Ben,

icy demeanor wasn't so much an effort to appear cold as it was a

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