The author recounts a tense moment on the subway when she accidentally left her laptop on a bench as her train departed. Panic set in as she realized the potential loss of her work, prompting her to call her husband and a friend to retrieve the laptop. The frantic rush back to the original station ended in despair when the laptop was nowhere to be found. However, a surprising twist awaits her when her husband reveals he has successfully retrieved it from the platform, alleviating her worry and highlighting the importance of quick action in such situations.
I couldn't reach him, I called a friend... to tell my husband to try to get to the platform. It was only two blocks from home.
I raced across Broadway, ran onto the uptown platform and looked for the laptop case. It was gone. Everything... was gone with it.
This time he answered. I've got it, he said. Where are you? On the platform.
As the doors closed, I realized I had left my laptop on the bench... I watched the computer sitting there in its little white-and-blue polka dot case as the train began to leave the station.
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