st_johns
past
it
was
my
day
off
,
i
was
walking
around
the
neighbourhood
in
shorts
and
sandals
enjoying
the
sun
when
the
call
came
.
"something's
wrong
with
mom
!"
"
what
is
it
?
wait
where
are
they
?"
i
had
one
hand
to
my
ear
against
the
noise
of
the
street
.
"
far
side
of
newfoundland
.
no
idea
what
it
is
but
dad's
taken
her
to
a
hospital
and
they
need
to
airlift
her
to
st
. john's. he'll
be
there
in
two
days
driving
."
quickly,
i
ran
home
,
booked
the
next
flight
and
a
cheap
hotel
near
the
hospital
.
the
cab
got
me
to
the
airport
just
in
time
,
and
i
beat
mom
to
st
. john's
by
four
hours
.
the
miracle
of
flight
.
sitting
outside
the
hospital
in
the
dark
dressed
for
a
kind
of
summer
day
that
doesn't
arrive
on
this
rocky
island
, playing
a
bad
video
game
on
my
phone
,
when
the
nurse popped
out
. "
she's
here
."
i
went
in
not
knowing
what
to
expect
.
information
was
slow
and
now
i
was
about
to
be
at
the
front
of
the
line
.
carefully
i
entered
the
room
, "
i
hate
flying
"
she
muttered "
but
i'm
happy
i'm
not
alone
anymore
."
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