Argosy Junction by Havig Chautona

Author:Havig, Chautona [Havig, Chautona]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2010-03-11T06:00:00+00:00

Twelve

Loudspeakers announced the arrival and departures of planes in bored monotones. Kiosks sent the scent of fresh coffee to every corner of the airport. Lane, finally able to tear Patience away from the absolutely riveting sight of automatically flushing toilets and running water in sinks, now chased her from window to window as the child pointed out each plane’s arrival.

“That’s Mom’s plane then!”

Nerves worn raw, Lane grit her teeth and said as calmly as possible, “No, that says British Airways. Mom is flying American.”

“Well, where is it then? Is it that one? No, that says United.” Patience’s disappointed voice washed away some of Lane’s annoyance.

Lane glanced at her watch once more. “I don’t know if we’ll see it come in. I think it’s probably already here and just has to drive up to the terminal. We’re a little late so why don’t we walk to where they disembark and see if she’s waiting there.”

“But you said we’d see the plane fly in—” On and on, Patience picked at her nerves like an over wound violin.

Matt hurried in from parking the car and found them. “Why are you over here? The gate’s this way—”

“Patience had other ideas like the bathroom, the gift shop, the viewing room… “

The sight of Martha wheeling a suitcase down the relieved him. He directed Patience to her mother. “Look Patience, over there!”

The next hour was a blur. Patience insisted on showing her mother the “magic” sinks and toilets, the coffee kiosks, the gift shop, and the arriving airplanes. She was quite confused as an American airlines jet taxied down the runway and disappeared around the corner.

Matt raced to bring the car around to the loading area and get them out of the busy airport. Martha watched the scenery fly by as they whizzed around the Rockland loop. Once on the surface streets, they all listened to Patience’s explanations of what everything was and where they’d been. Half of Patience’s information was incorrect, but to her young mind, she’d seen all of Rockland and therefore everything was filtered through that misunderstanding.

“I think that’s the street you go down to see the bookstore.”

Matt didn’t even attempt to correct her. There was no point to it, and seeing the child so happy again was worth the risk that Martha Argosy would suddenly decide to rush down that street in the mad dash for a late night novel. Lane sat silently beside him nursing a headache and feeling the relief of removed responsibility— simultaneously.

After Martha changed into a fresh skirt and blouse, they took her on walking tour of the city. Patience chattered happily about the different places they’d visited, what they’d eaten, whom they’d met—all with a running commentary of her personal opinions of everything. “Look! That’s where we went to hear the lady read her book. She was a terrible reader. I think they should have had Matt read. He knows how to read!”

“Well sweetheart, so do you. You make it sound—”

Patience interrupted her mother to explain. “No, not like that.

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