Night Time Sky

Seat belt lights illuminated as the plane started to taxi down the runway as passengers settled into their seats and the flight attendant checked with the passengers and began her safety demonstration. Lily was looking out the window at the bright runway lights and the dark sky trying to see a star, this was her first time flying, especially at night and she was very excited when someone poked her in the shoulder. "Pay attention, Lily!" Isabelle said as she kept on poking her sister. "Stop it!" she yelled as the other passengers looked at her, as her face slowly turned red and he sister laughed at her. Just then a hand tapped them on the top of their heads and when they turned they saw the angry look of their brother Julien looking right at them. "Will you two behave, you're making a fool of yourselves and we haven't even taken off yet. What would Nanny and Poppy say if they saw you like this? Now turn around and see if you can behave yourselves for the rest of the flight," he said as he playfully tugged on their hair. He was the oldest of the trio and this was their first time flying down the see their grandparents by themselves. After the demonstration the plane slowly started to move, and the next thing they were all pinned to their seats as the plane thrust down the runway and lifted into the moonless night heading towards the east coast. Once the plane leveled off the flight attendant was walking down the aisle when she noticed the three young children playing in their seats. "Hello, where are your parents?" she asked and Julien looked up. "We are flying on our own," when Isabelle spoke up, "We are going to Newfoundland to see Nanny and Poppy," and Lily just look up at her with an adorable grin and nodded her head. This brought a big grin to the flight attendant's face and then she left only to return a short time later and with a big smile on her face asked the kids if they would like to see the cockpit and their faces lit right up as the flight attendant took Isabelle by the hand and led the kids down the aisle. Waiting by the door was another flight attendant who then took hold of Lily's hand and took her into the cockpit while the others waited outside with the other attendant. Julien then looked up at her and tugged on her skirt, "My name is Julien and this is my sister Isabelle, and Lily is gone with your friend. What is your name?" he asked as two sets of big brown eyes looked up at her and as she smiled, my name is Janice and my friend's name is Crystal who is with your sister." she answered and the two of them hugged her legs as the cabin door opened and Lily came out, her eyes wide and holding a small plane. "Okay, you two can go in with Crystal and I will stay here with Lily," Janice said as she took Lily's hand and the other two kids followed Crystal into the cockpit. As Julien and Isabelle went through the door, their eyes lit up as they looked at all the lights and buttons.

"Welcome junior pilots," a husky voice said, "My name is Captain Baker and this is my co-pilot Lieutenant Jones. Now come up a little closer," he said and when the two kids stepped forward the pilots reached down and put them in their laps where they could see out the windows and their tiny mouths dropped in awe as they looked out at the cloudless night and all the bright lights below as they traveled over the towns below and the bright stars all around them as one shot across the sky over them. "Look at all the pretty stars," Isabelle said as a big yawn escaped from her. Crystal then scooped the young girl from the pilot's lap and when Julien climbed down the captain handed them each a toy plane and then Crystal led them out only to find Lily sound asleep in Janice's. The other two kids then thanked Crystal as Janice took them back to their seats and tucked them in where they quickly fell asleep dreaming of flying through the sky. They were awoken a short time later when the plane touched down in St. John's as the children patiently waited for the passengers to get off and for Janice to come and get them. They departed the plane holding the two flight attendant's hands until they saw their grandparents waiting for them and they ran up and gave them a big hug.

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