Three dayster, Eleanor was preparing to leave for Kingston for the award ceremony. Since the trip would take two days, she had to contactn to arrange for their daughter''s care.


    "My flight to Kingston is at ten tomorrow morning. I need you to look after Evelyn for two days," Eleanor said over the phone.


    "Okay, I''ll take good care of Evelyn,"n agreed readily.


    Since he had agreed, Eleanor had nothing more to say and hung up.


    Early Friday morning, Eleanor took Evelyn to school. Evelyn knew her mom was going to receive an award and was very proud, promising maturely to be good and wait for her toe home.


    After dropping off her daughter, Eleanor took a taxi to the airport. The National Academy of Sciences ceremony was at two in the afternoon, so she would make it just in time.


    Upon arriving at the airport, Eleanor immediately got in line to check in and drop off her suitcase. Time was tight, and she heard the boarding announcement as soon as she reached the departure lounge.


    Ever since encountering turbulence on herst flight, Eleanor had developed a bit of a fear of flying, but she tried to remain optimistic.


    Eleanor sat in a first-ss window seat and checked her phone. Passengers were boarding one by one. Just as the cabin door was about to close, a figure stepped inside. Eleanor nced up casually and froze for a few seconds.


    He naturally made his way to the seat next to Eleanor and sat down. She frowned. "Didn''t you promise you would look after Evelyn?"


    Eleanor was momentarily speechless and turned to look out the window.


    Soon, the ne began to taxi. Eleanor unconsciously gripped the armrest, her knuckles turning white. Ian noticed her tension and said softly, "Rx."


    Eleanor didn''t respond, simply closing her eyes and feeling the weightlessness as the ne left the ground. She only rxed a little after the ne had leveled off.


    The flight was smooth for the first


    half hour, but an hour in, they hit some strong spring convective weather. The ne suddenly plunged into a dark cloud and began to shake The fight attendant''s voice came over the inte, reminding everyone to fasten their seatbelts as they were passing through unstable


    air.


    Eleanor''s face instantly went pale. A few screams came from the passengers behind them.


    "It''s okay, it''s just normal turbulence,"n tried to reassure her, but he saw the sheer terror in her eyes.


    She suddenly grabbed his arm. "If-if something happens to the ne," Eleanor''s voice trembled, "what will happen to Evelyn?"


    Just asn was about to speak, the ne jolted violently again. This time, the oxygen masks deployed, and chaos erupted in the cabin,n grabbed a mask and put it on her. As He


    did, Eleanor gripped his hand tightly, her eyes shining with a fierce, determined light. She gasped, n, we have to promise each other something."


    "Go on,"n said, confused by her sudden seriousness.


    "From now on, we can never take the same flight again." Eleanor''s voice was shaky under the mask, but every word was clear and firm. "No matter what happens to one of us, at least the other will still be there for Evelyn."


    Because their daughter might need blood from a direct rtive in the future.


    what she was worried about. He


    reached over, flipped up the armrest between them, and pulled her into his arms. Eleanor was about to push him away when deep voice


    sounded by her ear, Okay promise you."


    Eleanor froze. Just then, the ne broke through the turbulent clouds and began


    to stabilize. She pushedn''s arms away and leaned back against her seat, trying to catch her breath.