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Joseph A. O'Brien

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Beyond Herself

Submitted to Contest #265

She didn’t know whether to be privileged or embarrassed as the usual scenes of airport activity passed her by: People arranging flights, suitcases rolling by, passengers waiting to board, busy airline desk lines, and crowded food courts. Unlike everyone else, she perceived all this from the seat of a moving courtesy shuttle until the aroma of coffee shifted her attention to the café now almost out of walking distance. She had the shuttle driver stop and thanked him. He offered to help her with her carry-on but she politely declined and ...

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