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Erica:

I was in the sky and I found myself staring down through the window to the ground below. My heart thudded and I placed my palm on my chest–as if that would do anything.

“Are you alright?"

Lorenzo looked at me with a thin smile.

“I'm good. Just a little giddy. That's all."

I smiled back and he looked away from me, his grin disappearing almost immediately.

I was distraught. I was finally on the plane, going to marry a man that I didn't love.

The kids sat close to me. And they were all craning their necks over the iPad that I had given them.

I looked at them and gave myself a reason to grin. My mother spoiled them rotten. They would be happy to see her.

The air hostess brought us our meal and I urged them to tuck the iPad away and eat.

“Ewww! Mum, what's this?"

Elsa had her face twisted in disgust and I saw her hold up her spoon with small round black dots on it.

“It's in mine, too."

“And mine."

Ethan and Elma also held up their spoons and were looking just as disgusted as Elsa wa