Quicker than expected, Mario emerged from the office smiling, waving the tickets above his head like he had just won the lottery.
“We’re set?” Cecilia asked.
“Where’s Jennifer?” Mario said.
Cecilia turned. Jennifer was not there. Where she expected Jennifer to be, she had a fleeting impression of an outline traced in shape of her child.
“She was just here,” Cecilia replied, irritation flaring in her voice. Jennifer was playing hide-and-seek again. This was neither the time nor the place.
“Jenny!” Mario called out, “Jenny, where are you?”
A few minutes passed. Cecilia scanned the confusion of people moving in all directions, looking out for Jennifer’s small form, her red sweater, her white floppy hat. There were many children at the station Cecilia noticed.
Mario walked around, looki
