Zoe's Finally Noticed

Zoe's finally noticed that Matt's missing. She's stopped eating and started protesting his departure. It will take her several days to start eating regularly again.

I noticed he was gone when we said our good-byes downtown. He, on his way to the airport, and me on my way to get vaccinations so that I won't get sick when I visit him later. As we parted, I did not hear his luggage wheels rolling against the pavement and fading into the distance, but the loud animal rights protesters chanting, "Fur is murder."