“Junie Bee!” Mom yelled across the airport, tackling me in a big hug. Her long, slender arms could wrap around the two of us with how skinny we both were. Toothpicks.
"Hi, Mom," I giggled, tapping her arms to let her know I was done hugging.
"Look at you. God! You've grown so much in a year." She checked me out, keeping her hand on my shoulder as if to keep me in place. I did the same, noting her new haircut that had her hair sitting just above her collarbone. She still kept it parted to the side, refusing to change with the times and part it down the middle. She looked happy, healthy, and still just as radiantly beautiful. "I am so happy you'll be closer now. Not a flight away but an hour drive now."
She held me close to her side as she guided me out of the airport with my duffle ba
