Parted Beneath The Aurora

Summary

For three years, Jack was stationed in Antarctica. Each week, I packed and shipped him supplies, adjusting the checklist as polar temperatures dropped.

Before every deployment, I asked to join the crew, but he always refused, citing strict station protocol. I said okay and let it go.

That changed when Gary from logistics posted a group photo of Jack with a girl in a red Arc'teryx jacket, both smiling beneath the green aurora. I recognized her as Wandering Penguin Diary, a travel influencer. Her recent videos were all filmed in Antarctica.