“At The Airport My Ticket Was Canceled I Checked My Phone. ‘Have Fun Walking Home, Loser,’ Mom Texted. Dad Said, ‘Stop Acting Poor Take A Bus Like You Should.’ Their Faces Went Pale When”
At the airport, I found out my ticket had been canceled while my suitcase was already tagged and my gate was boarding.
For a full five seconds, I just stood there staring at the screen on the airline app, convinced it had to be a glitch. I had checked in the night before. I had paid for the flight myself. I had taken unpaid time off work to make this trip happen because the interview waiting for me in Seattle was the kind that could change everything. A final in-person round with a logistics firm that had already liked my portfolio, my test scores, and the remote interviews I had fought to attend in secret.
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