At year’s end, my husband claimed every flight was sold out and forced us onto a fifty-hour train home.

train crossed Pennsylvania, his company email had been suspended.

He called twelve times.

I answered the thirteenth.

“What did you do?” he shouted.

I looked at Martin.

Then at my father.

“Nothing yet.”

The train reached Boston at 6:18 the following evening.

I was waiting on the platform.

So was my father.

And Martin.

Daniel stepped down first, wearing the same expensive coat I had bought him for our anniversary.

Vanessa followed, laughing about something.

Then she saw me.

Her smile vanished.

Daniel stopped so suddenly someone bumped into