Crossley gave her a grateful smile, and the two women comforted Raleigh together, telling her some jokes.
Twenty minutes later, Raleigh finally calmed down. Crossley stood up holding her daughter, thanked the female staff, and then walked out of the restroom.
She did not give up, waiting in the departure hall with her exhausted daughter in her arms, but even when the boarding announcement was made, Faris Booker did not appear.
Crossley's heart sank to the bottom. She knew he would not come back anymore...
She sat for another half an hour before she got up, holding her daughter, and went to the underground parking lot; the car was still there.
Crossley placed her daughter in the back seat. Raleigh's eyes were half-closed, almost asleep. Crossley drove as slowly as possible, then returned home.
