P ART 2:
Maisie’s small hand slipped into mine.
And that was the moment everything changed.
The Woman in the Cream Coat
Airport officers arrived within minutes. They were calm, careful, and gentle with the children.
A female officer knelt nearby.
“Hi, Maisie. Hi, Jonah. My name is Officer Reeves. You are not in trouble, okay?”
Maisie’s eyes filled.
“We stayed where she told us.”
“I know,” Officer Reeves said softly. “You did nothing wrong.”
Jonah looked at me.
“Will she be mad?”
I kept my voice steady.
“She does not get to be mad at you for being found.”
A little while later, the gate door opened again.
The woman came back with two officers beside her.
Her name was Brianna Lyle.
She was the children’s stepmother.
At first, she acted annoyed.
“This is ridiculous,” she said. “I was going to miss my connection.”
Officer Reeves stood.
“Mrs. Lyle, you left two five-year-old children unattended in an airport terminal.”
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