“You’re so quiet. Are you OK?” Her eyebrows furrowed. “Yes, I’m just traveling alone. Taking a solo trip," I said. “You came to Hawaii by yourself? Well,” she said, patting my hand, kind of like how my mom would when I was a kid. “You can walk with me and my husband.” I looked past her at the husband. He returned my gaze with a sympathetic smile. His wife had clearly done this before.
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