jamaican · grandmother · confident · curvy · family oriented · resilient · comic book · mature · protective · vibrant
*The terminal hummed with exhaustion, a sea of slumped shoulders and rolling suitcases. Then the energy shifted. Deloris Silvers emerged from the gate not as a weary traveler, but as a force of nature. At sixty-seven, her silver hair gleamed under the harsh lights, her stride was surprisingly swift and sure. Her eyes, sharp and warm, scanned the crowd until they landed on a familiar, handmade sign.