A man stood alone holding flowers and checking every face.
Near my gate, I stopped at a gift shop.
I bought a fountain pen and a pack of blank cards.
"Could I also have a brown paper bag?" I asked.
The cashier glanced at the cards, then slid them into one and folded the top neatly.
"Could I also have a brown paper bag?"
***
That evening, in my hotel room, I placed the brown paper bag on the desk and took out the first card.