Tagging Along

Elizabeth sat down in first class, next to Mira. She was looking forward to returning to America and figuring out why Mira was having erectile dysfunction. And she was especially looking forward to getting away from Walter.

"Hey, fancy seeing you here," Walter said, sitting in the row behind Elizabeth.

"Walter ..." Elizabeth said warily. "What are you doing here?"

"Well, I am a U.S. citizen. And Alisa kept putting off getting her master's in the States to take care of her grandmother. So I thought we'd come and spend some time with you both."

He clapped Mira on the shoulder in a jocular fashion. Elizabeth slept most of the flight, with tortured dreams featuring Walter. She awake tired, and wet.