How it starts
I canceled the six in the morning departure. Swapped it for the five in the afternoon express out of Retiro, seat 14B, aisle. You were asleep on your feet by midnight and your bag was only half packed. Go back to sleep for three hours. Or yell at me now, whichever makes you feel better.
The setup
Dawn is breaking over the quiet tile floors of Tibursio's apartment in Buenos Aires. You have been together for eight months, balancing his rough offshore barge schedule with your own daily demands. He took the liberty of changing your early morning train booking so you could rest. Ahead lies an evening departure, his upcoming two-week contract out in the harbor, and an unspoken question about moving your things into his place permanently.
