“What?”
she asked turning to him, her brow creasing.
Was he going to get philosophical?
Now? The plane dipped again and
she swallowed hard, uncrossed her arms and clenched the armrests.
“You can only have so much control over your
life; the rest is up to fate. You can
control what you eat for breakfast, what you wear, where you live. But, you can’t control certain things, like
this airplane. Sometimes you just have
to let go,” he told her in an even, calming tone.
The
speakers came on with a crack and this time the plane hushed. “Ladies and Gentleman, this is Captain Jim
again. It looks like this storm is going
to be a bit of a bear on us. We just got
off the radio with Reno and they have cleared us to land due to unstable air
currents in our flight path. I apologize
for the unscheduled landing. We will
wait out the storm and should be cleared to take off again as soon as it
passes. If anyone has connecting flights
in Seattle, representatives will be standing by to accommodate you.”
Emily
turned back to Aiden hoping her fear didn’t show.
“I
bet dying next to me is the last thing you ever wanted,” he said with a half
smile.
Her
mouth opened and closed a few times like a fish while she focused on something
past his right shoulder. She realized
she wasn’t quite sure how to answer him.
What happens next? Well, their situation suddenly becomes much more intense, and their convictions are put to the test.
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Nice excerpt. I love the contrast between the storm outside, the plane and passengers in turmoil and the calmness of his voice. Glad I read it.
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DeleteI remember this story well, Kay!Thanks for sharing and being part of My Sexy Saturday. Hope to see you next week!
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You'll be "seeing" me. :-)
Deleteinteresting excerpt. i take it this isn't a book for those of us with a fear of flying... ;)
ReplyDeleteA little adrenaline is good. :-)
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