Left Behind

"Mom and Dad grabbed all of their things and double checked to make sure that they had everything that night. I watched them as they loaded everything into the back and went over the mental checklists in their heads: cooler, check; Suitcases check; Charlie, check. They had everything and made sure that nothing was forgotten. Ironically, as I watched them pull away from the driveway turning into a tiny speckle of dust in my past, the only thing that had been forgotten was me."