The problem, or a problem, with air travel was the absolute necessity of demonstrating competence at the basic tasks of flying. She’d followed the signs at the airport (which was always and ever under construction, littered with brightly-colored temporary signage helpfully pointing the way to nowhere), she’d passed efficiently thru security with comradely nods for the staff, who were just doing their jobs and weren’t responsible for the indignities of standing in socks waiting for someone to scrutinize the contents of her bag of toiletries. She’d moved aside sympathetically for the elderly, belligerently confused couple who were being escorted thru the security checkpoint by a uniformed airport employee. It was easy to feel confident at airports, especially since she was the type of person who always read the signs and therefore almost always knew what to do next.
What she wanted from the weekend was to know what to do next.
Read: Mande, Fall 2024.
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