Airfield by Jeanette Ingold

Author:Jeanette Ingold
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Dad finds out what I did when he gets his June 30 paycheck and sees he's been docked the cost of the fuel it took to return me to Muddy Springs. The next day he deadheads down from New York—comes all this way as a nonrevenue passenger on another pilot's flight—just to talk to me face-to-face.

"You were a fool, Beatty," he says, "taking a risk like you did, causing a plane to divert from its flight plan. Didn't you think how your actions might be dangerous to you and everyone on the plane?"

Dad gets more upset as he talks, his face becoming ruddy and his eyes glistening with held-in anger. "Flying's not some sport that always turns out right.

"And look what you did to Grif. He's got a hard-enough job being everything from radioman to dispatcher to ticket agent without you bringing his boss down on him."

Grif raises and drops his hands as though to say maybe things aren't quite as bad as Dad's making them out.

"Dad," I say, "Grif knows I'm sorry."

"Get your things packed, Beatty. I'm going to call Fanny and Maud and see if they can't work something out between them."

"You want me to leave Muddy Springs? Dad, I don't want to go."

But he's already walking to the tourist court office.

"Dad, wait ... Grif ... Clo?"

I grope for ideas, only coming up with a single, sorry one I realize isn't likely to be accepted—but I offer it anyway.

"Grif, Moss says he's not helping you so much now that Kenzie has him doing mechanic stuff. If I promise to do only what you tell me, will you let me take his place? I'll do any kind of work ... I'd like to make up for the trouble I've caused you."

Poor Grif: I can hear how it pains him to answer, "Beatty, I'm sorry."

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