One Four-Hundred-Dollar Hotel Charge Sent Me Home Three Weeks Ahead of Schedule
The late afternoon sun was heating its corrugated metal walls.
I passed a row of dusty metal shipping containers.
Inside, I took three empty military duffel bags off the supply shelf.
I unzipped the biggest bag and spread it flat on the concrete floor.
I started with my cold-weather gear.
I rolled the heavy uniform jackets tight and stacked them in the bottom corner.
My phone chimed from my pocket.
It was a voice note from Kendra.