i have a layover and i decided to stick around for a couple days rather than taking the flight back home. it's cheaper to just buy a 1-way ticket rather than pay the penalty to cancel or change the original flight. my problem is my luggage. how can i keep my luggage from going home without me? it's too big for me to carry on.

i could call the airline but if they know i changed my flight, they may charge me the cancellation fee. and i already bought the 1 way ticket. i'm going to "miss" my connecting flight but my luggage won't.

my carry-on will have enough clothing and things for the couple days i'm going to stay in the connecting city so i don't absolutely need to hvae the checked in luggage but what will happen to my luggage. will the home airport hold onto it until i do come back in 2 days?

thanks for your answers.