Excerpt: Back To Us
Nora
“What the —?!”
My brain couldn’t even finish firing off the thought as I felt an abrupt jolt in the small plane just as the wheels touched the gravel runway. The aircraft listed roughly to one side before grinding to a stop as I tried in vain to keep one of the wings from striking the well-placed boulder protecting the tiny building. Only in Alaska would an open shed with benches and shelving be referred to as an airport.
The plane’s wing scratched loudly against the boulder as I finally managed to bring it to a complete stop.
“What the hell?” I muttered as I leaned my head back against the seat. That was my complete thought. A fat lot of good it would do about my situation.
After taking a moment to collect myself, I climbed out to check and discovered one of
