The characters are a couple but they're not married. they talk almost like their relationship is a secret. the story takes place in a foreign country where the female doesn't speak the language but the male does and they are both American. they say in the story that the bags have many different tags from all the places they've visited together. the conversation they are having is not only awkward but seems taboo. after reading this story for the third time i realize they are talking about abortion. The male definitely wants his significant other to have an abortion but the female doesn't know what she wants. She asks what will happen after the operation and he says everything will go back to normal and that it will just be letting the air in. The conversation between the couple shows their distance from each other .