I had hated when Henry made choices for me without telling me.

I wasn’t going to rebuild the family around me doing the same thing.

One evening, I stood beside the unmarked twin-engine aircraft where Sarah had first brushed snow from the identification plate.

My name was part of the ownership record.

But the plane did not feel like a possession.

It felt like an obligation.

That difference was the whole story.

EPILOGUE — THE NAME BENEATH THE WING

The supply aircraft returned at 6:05 in the evening.

Low over the field.