Chapter 11 - Page 151 - Rhasha Goes Flying

   “Yes, but I understand why we can’t.”

   “We could go and sit in the plane if you want.”

   Rhasha’s sadness turned into excitement. She kissed him. “Could we? I’ve never even been close to a plane before.”

   Jim led her from the hospital to the jeep, still parked in front of the hospital from the day before, and he drove to the hangar. He opened the hangar door and backed the jeep close to the nose of the airplane, then hooked a bar on the front of the plane and hand pulled the plane to the jeep’s bumper so he could hook the bar over the trailer hitch and close the latch. He towed the plane into the open area in front of the hangar, unhooked the bar, and parked the jeep in front of the hangar office.

   By this time, Rhasha was already standing beside the plane. “Go ahead, Rhasha,” Jim said. “Get inside.”

   He climbed onto the wing and opened the door. Rhasha climbed into the plane and slid to the far seat. Jim slid into the seat next to her, fastened his seat belt and instructed Rhasha to fasten hers. Rhasha didn’t understand what Jim was doing. When he started both engines on the plane she ;exclaimed, “Jim, what are you doing!”

   He winked at her and smiled. “I know how to fly a plane, Rhasha. Do you still want to go flying?”

   Rhasha giggled nervously. “Yes,” she said slowly, and quickly added, “but I’m really, really, really scared.”