Guest Of Honor: A Novelette

Claudia Raynes sits at the dining room table, and sets her backpack on the floor.  “Dad’s coming home tonight?” she asks.

Her Mom, A

a, picks up her cell.  “His plane should be landing in ninety minutes.”

“Too bad I can’t stay home from school to see him.  Is he going into work today?”

A

a shakes her head.  “He promised he wouldn’t go in until tomorrow.  Unless a huge crisis comes up.”