Airport Bench

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"I need to get in there!" Robert begged the airport security, "You don't understand..."

"Lemme guess," security sighs, "there's a girl in there and if you don't tell her how much you love her she'll never know. How's that, sir?"

"That girl is my daughter!" Robert exclaims, "We always had a rocky relationship and she always runs but comes back, I'm afraid this fight was the last straw for her. I need to apologize, just let me talk to her, please!"

"I'm sorry sir." the security sighs sadly, "But the flight to Tokyo has already left..."

Robert slaps the desk and turns around to see Tina with tears in her eyes. Robert embraced his wife, rubbing her back.

"We were so close, Robert!" Tina sobbed, "So close! We let her slip through our fingers. I'm really sor..."

"This isn't your fault, Tina." Robert felt his shoulder getting soaked with his wife's tears, "It's mine. I'm the one she's mad at, not you."

At a bench, a woman with long black hair had her face down on her palms.

"Uh... Miss, what's wrong?" an elderly man sat in front of her.

"It's just I got into a fight with my parents... ever since my sister's death they've been neglecting my other sister and I."

"Parents like my wife and I never give up on our kids." he placed his hand on his wife's hand.

"He's right, dear," the wife sighs, "our daughter, Abigail, is 30 and whenever she says she needs us; we come running."

"That's nice but you don't know my parents, my mom's cold demeanor and dad's infidelity..."

Robert sat next to the young woman, "I'm really sorry, Hana, it wasn't my intention to hurt you or your sister. But I'm a-"

Hana glares at him, "If you finish that sentence I will karate chop your head..."

"I won't." Robert sighs, "I'm just really sorry. I wish I could take it all back. I've not only hurt you and your sister but your mom as well."

Tina looks at her daughter, "What's his name?"

"Wh-" Hana stutters, "wha- what?"

"The man who cheated on you," Tina explains, "who is he?"

"That is a story for another day." Hana stood up, grabbed her bags, and walked away.

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