Chapter Thirty-TwoEvery step was a gamble, Samantha thought as she gazed out the small window. She long ago admitted to herself that she didn't have a clue what she was doing. The city of Bristol shone with a million yellow lights in the night sky to the north. These people depended on her success, although they surely didn't know it.
The plane passed over a ribbon of traffic winding south, and then touched down with a bump in the darkness. “One angel and five people against the world,” she said as the plane taxied to a stop.
“Sorry guys, the runway's blocked,” Carrot called from the cockpit. “We're gonna have to walk through the terminal.”
A hand took Samantha's as she strained to see out the window. Warm, firm, reassuring, Io held her. “It will be enough.”
Samantha snorted. “Forgive
