LAKE

“What the fuck is going on, Dad?” I quickly fastened my seatbelt the moment the pilot made an announcement.

“I have no idea. Turbulence?” He did the same, and Aurelia did too.

“Are we turning?” she asked. I could hear the fear in her voice.

“We’re going higher? I thought we were going to land right now.” Something was wrong. I instantly felt the chill in my body.

My heart pumped harder as I closed my eyes to pray. If the jet had had an emergency landing, the pilot could have just told us, but that seemed not to be the case. The jet flew smoothly when we left...