At the gate, sunlight stretched across the floor as a message from Evelyn appeared on my phone:

***“Clear skies. Company secure.”***

I smiled, switched my phone to airplane mode, and boarded.

Not because I was running from my old life.

Because I had finally taken back the controls.

Seconds before boarding my flight, I posted one final announcement: “I’m continue reading …

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