“I knew you were going to say that,” my coworker said with a delighted laugh. I smiled. In a land where even my skin tone shouted foreign, it felt good to be partially known. 

I had just gotten done sharing

Living overseas has this way of glomming so many items onto the to-do list, no? 

Flipping the chicken, I glanced at the clock. Thirty minutes before the team arrived. I grabbed the plates and silverware to set the table when the door slammed.