Our family was flying on a Make-A-Wish trip for my sick son — halfway through the flight, the pilot said, “Mike, there’s one thing about this trip that you and your parents know nothing about.”

into the life vest pocket.”

People bent forward.

Paper rustled across the plane.

I reached beneath my seat and found a square of white cardstock.

On the front, someone had drawn an airplane in blue crayon. One wing was larger than the other. Three round windows floated above the body.

Across the top were the words: BOARDING PASS TO SOMEWHERE BETTER.

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