Before security, my mother wrapped my scarf around my neck again.“Tell us when you land.”“I will.”My father checked my boarding pass.“When are you coming back?”“Around Christmas, maybe. It depends on testing.”“Tell us when you know.”He handed my phone back.“We can visit too.”I hugged them both.After security, I didn’t go straight to the gate.I sat in a coffee shop.There were new messages in the team chat.Someone had posted a wiring photo and asked me to confirm an interface location.Someone else said not to send work on the last day of my vacation.Several people agreed.I enlarged the photo, looked at it, and replied:[We’ll check it together when I’m back. I’m not working today.]A surrendering emoji appeared.Smiling, I put my phone away and finished my coffee.When boarding was announced, I picked up my bag.***Three years later, the new testing facility began operations.The module I was responsible for had finally moved beyond endless revisions and tests.It was a
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