A Flight of Golden Wings (2016)
“‘One for each of us.’ Mother and daughter eagerly ripped open the envelopes and sat in silence as they read.
‘Well –’ Bet looked up ‘– he seems to be enjoying himself.’ ‘Yeah,’ Lucy agreed. Hers was a chatty letter, which didn’t say much about the work he was doing, but perhaps they weren’t allowed to. She shuffled through the rest of the mail and stopped when she came across another letter addressed to her bearing an English stamp.
‘What’s that?’ Bet peered over her daughter’s shoulder.... ‘That isn’t Jack’s writing.’ ‘No.’ Lucy opened it and began to read, her excitement mounting. Then she screamed with laughter.
‘What is it? Who’s it from?’ ‘A girl by the name of Ruth. She’s one of the ATA pilots and Jack has asked her to write to me.’ She picked up her brother’s letter and kissed it. ‘Thank you, big brother.’ ‘That’s nice, but what’s making you laugh so much?’ Lucy then explained about Ruth’s first meeting with Jack.MoreLess
‘Well –’ Bet looked up ‘– he seems to be enjoying himself.’ ‘Yeah,’ Lucy agreed. Hers was a chatty letter, which didn’t say much about the work he was doing, but perhaps they weren’t allowed to. She shuffled through the rest of the mail and stopped when she came across another letter addressed to her bearing an English stamp.
‘What’s that?’ Bet peered over her daughter’s shoulder.... ‘That isn’t Jack’s writing.’ ‘No.’ Lucy opened it and began to read, her excitement mounting. Then she screamed with laughter.
‘What is it? Who’s it from?’ ‘A girl by the name of Ruth. She’s one of the ATA pilots and Jack has asked her to write to me.’ She picked up her brother’s letter and kissed it. ‘Thank you, big brother.’ ‘That’s nice, but what’s making you laugh so much?’ Lucy then explained about Ruth’s first meeting with Jack.MoreLess
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