
Her Double at the Night Gate
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A traveller stops beside an almost empty row of airport seats and notices an unfamiliar woman knitting nearby. Several vacant chairs separate them. The standing woman wears a charcoal coat and cream scarf, with one hand resting on the handle of her carry-on. Her glance is cautious rather than friendly. The seated woman remains focused on her stitches, dressed in an olive cardigan and burgundy skirt. Their resemblance gives the quiet waiting area an uncertain mood without turning the encounter into a shared pose.
Tall windows reveal an aircraft parked on the rain-soaked apron. Small blue, white and amber lights reflect in the wet ground outside, while overhead fittings cast a softer, flatter light across the carpet and chairs. The cream yarn gathers loosely on the seated woman's lap. A small pumpkin occupies a nearby chair, and a potted tree stands beside the closed counter in the distance. The familiar details of an overnight journey surround a moment of private surprise, leaving the broad window wall and receding seats to hold the scene together.
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