Stolen Innocents (The Shadow Series Book 2) by Addison Kline Read Free Book Online Page A
Authors: Addison Kline
clutched his chest. Jenna put her arm around her friend.
“Don’t die on us now… Are you alright?!” Jenna asked, only half joking.
Jack choked up a laugh, but there were tears in his eyes. Bridgette and Moira had tears flooding down their faces.
“She’s something else… Isn’t she?” Jack said to Jenna, who smiled in return.
“Your girl did real good,” Jenna agreed.
Suddenly, something that hadn’t happened in a very long time occurred.
“Oh, my God!” Frank bellowed as he looked at Angus’ face.
Everyone’s eyes focused on Angus’ face as his lips turned up into a brilliant smile. He flashed his movie star smile at everyone at the table, but no one received the courtesy more than Tristan. No one had ever witnessed Angus look so happy before.
“What kind of medicine are you going into?” Angus asked his only granddaughter.
Tristan replied with a confident smile, “Veterinary.”
Angus, who was already happy, nearly fell out of his chair with excitement.
“You mean we will have a real vet in the family and I won’t have to be the on-call doctor for the barn?!”
Tristan shook her head happily. Angus had never been so happy in all his life.
Chapter 3
June 16, 2000
Seattle International Airport
Gate 24A – Flight 1304
7 A.M.
Angie Macklon sat in seat 13B as her leg tapped nervously up and down against the plane floor. She reached into her carry-on bag and pulled out another stick of gum. As she stared out her window at the runway, she chewed her gum quickly as panic gripped her mind. Angie could feel her anxiety increase with each passing moment. After talking on the phone last night, Angie’s parents Roger and Gwen quickly booked Angie on the 7 A.M. flight from Seattle International Airport to Philadelphia. Angie wasn’t keen on the idea of flying. She felt so out of control being nearly forty thousand feet above the ground. She also wasn’t too thrilled with the idea of going back to Elkhart. The very place she had spent her life running from. But it appeared at this late hour, she had no other choices. She had little money, no apartment, no husband and no one else to turn to.
Suddenly, the speaker over Angie’s head squawked to life as a most annoying voice addressed the passengers of flight 1304. Angie jumped at the noise and casted an evil glare towards the speaker while she listened to the announcement.
“Good morning passengers and welcome to Pacific Northwest Airlines! The time is now 7:07 A.M. and we are expecting bright and sunny skies once we depart the Seattle area. Our flight time is approximately five hours and twelve minutes. It’s a beautiful day to be flying Pacific Northwest! We will be taking off momentarily. Thank you for your patience and enjoy your flight!”
As the plane began to move, Angie’s knuckles blanched from panic.
***
Angie is not what you would call an ideal flyer. She didn’t even have what most would consider as flying anxiety. Angie’s fear was astronomical. For five hours straight a seemingly endless train of irrational thoughts entered Angie’s mind and tortured her as she clung to her arm rest.
What if we crash?
Or the wings fall off?
Is the pilot drunk?
I wonder if I ask, if I could see the pilot’s credentials?
I should have taken the train.
What if the engines stop?
What if the engines fall off?
And turbulence… What if we hit turbulence?!
What if the turbulence is so bad that we crash?!
Oh, my God. I’m going to die on this flying tin can!!!
By the time the plane had reached maximum altitude, Angie was in the midst of a full-fledged panic attack on the plane. Her face was red, her eyes were watering and her knuckles were white from holding on too tight. The seating arrangement didn’t help
“Don’t die on us now… Are you alright?!” Jenna asked, only half joking.
Jack choked up a laugh, but there were tears in his eyes. Bridgette and Moira had tears flooding down their faces.
“She’s something else… Isn’t she?” Jack said to Jenna, who smiled in return.
“Your girl did real good,” Jenna agreed.
Suddenly, something that hadn’t happened in a very long time occurred.
“Oh, my God!” Frank bellowed as he looked at Angus’ face.
Everyone’s eyes focused on Angus’ face as his lips turned up into a brilliant smile. He flashed his movie star smile at everyone at the table, but no one received the courtesy more than Tristan. No one had ever witnessed Angus look so happy before.
“What kind of medicine are you going into?” Angus asked his only granddaughter.
Tristan replied with a confident smile, “Veterinary.”
Angus, who was already happy, nearly fell out of his chair with excitement.
“You mean we will have a real vet in the family and I won’t have to be the on-call doctor for the barn?!”
Tristan shook her head happily. Angus had never been so happy in all his life.
Chapter 3
June 16, 2000
Seattle International Airport
Gate 24A – Flight 1304
7 A.M.
Angie Macklon sat in seat 13B as her leg tapped nervously up and down against the plane floor. She reached into her carry-on bag and pulled out another stick of gum. As she stared out her window at the runway, she chewed her gum quickly as panic gripped her mind. Angie could feel her anxiety increase with each passing moment. After talking on the phone last night, Angie’s parents Roger and Gwen quickly booked Angie on the 7 A.M. flight from Seattle International Airport to Philadelphia. Angie wasn’t keen on the idea of flying. She felt so out of control being nearly forty thousand feet above the ground. She also wasn’t too thrilled with the idea of going back to Elkhart. The very place she had spent her life running from. But it appeared at this late hour, she had no other choices. She had little money, no apartment, no husband and no one else to turn to.
Suddenly, the speaker over Angie’s head squawked to life as a most annoying voice addressed the passengers of flight 1304. Angie jumped at the noise and casted an evil glare towards the speaker while she listened to the announcement.
“Good morning passengers and welcome to Pacific Northwest Airlines! The time is now 7:07 A.M. and we are expecting bright and sunny skies once we depart the Seattle area. Our flight time is approximately five hours and twelve minutes. It’s a beautiful day to be flying Pacific Northwest! We will be taking off momentarily. Thank you for your patience and enjoy your flight!”
As the plane began to move, Angie’s knuckles blanched from panic.
***
Angie is not what you would call an ideal flyer. She didn’t even have what most would consider as flying anxiety. Angie’s fear was astronomical. For five hours straight a seemingly endless train of irrational thoughts entered Angie’s mind and tortured her as she clung to her arm rest.
What if we crash?
Or the wings fall off?
Is the pilot drunk?
I wonder if I ask, if I could see the pilot’s credentials?
I should have taken the train.
What if the engines stop?
What if the engines fall off?
And turbulence… What if we hit turbulence?!
What if the turbulence is so bad that we crash?!
Oh, my God. I’m going to die on this flying tin can!!!
By the time the plane had reached maximum altitude, Angie was in the midst of a full-fledged panic attack on the plane. Her face was red, her eyes were watering and her knuckles were white from holding on too tight. The seating arrangement didn’t help
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