CHAPTER 2
T minus 2 hours 39 minutes
KENNEDY AND WILLOW boarded the plane early since they were seated in the very back row. As much as Kennedy hated the exhaustion and paranoia that came from flying in a pressurized cabin with hundreds of other germ-ridden strangers, she found planes to be some of the best places to people-watch. It was a good thing too, since for the next twelve hours, there wouldn’t be much for her to do except read, sleep, and stare at her fellow travelers.
Her pastor’s wife had given her a few books to take on her trip, missionary biographies Sandy thought she might enjoy. The Lindgrens were in the middle of a huge home remodel to give their adopted son more space and repair damages from a house fire last fall. Sandy was donating most of their books to the St. Marg
