Christmas Home Coming

The airport hummed with the quiet chaos of farewells and reunions, the kind of place where every face told a story. Emily Clarke sat by the wide glass windows, staring out at the planes lined up along the tarmac. The Sydney sun was brilliant, bouncing off the metal wings and painting the scene in dazzling light. Yet, for all its brightness, Emily felt nothing but a quiet, aching sadness.Her suitca...