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Running away didn’t end Sutton’s danger —
it only moved it.
Sutton looks around her small shabby flat for the last time. Defeated after spending most of her father’s inheritance on private detectives and searching herself for her sons, she has surrendered. Dark circles tint the taut skin under her eyes, her lips set in a permanent frown. Her bony fingers hold tight to the straps of her shabby duffle bag. She turns out the light and shuts the door behind her. In the pouring rain without an umbrella to shield her hair and clothes, she raises her arm to hail a cab.
“À l’aéroport, s’il vous plaît,” she directs the driver as she settles into the backseat, her duffle bag leaving a puddle on the seat next to her.
She watches as all the places she had dreamed of visiting fly past her window: the Eiffel Tower, the Musée Rodin, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe. Nine years living in Paris and never enjoying it. Days, weeks, and months spent arguing with lawyers, pleading with detectives, and petitioning the courts for a divorce. All of it in vain. With a thousand dollars left to her name, she has decided to return to the States.
The flight is teaming with children – one kicking the back of her seat, another screaming the entire seven hours. Sutton closes her eyes, willing herself to conjure happy memories and drown out the chaos surrounding her. She remembers Jonah. Always there. Always willing to bend in any direction Sutton needed. Always patient. Always kind. Always by her side. Despite the constant, subtle innuendos, Jonah was her rock, her protector, her everything. And right now, the memory of him is the only thing making this horrendous flight bearable.
Sutton shuffles past the baggage carousels, through the double glass doors, and hails a taxi.
“Where to, ma’am?” the cabbie asks.
“Home. Take me home.”
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