Clara mentioned that a young passenger sitting in row twelve had noticed the captain’s name listed on the flight board before boarding and had handed the cabin crew a folded drawing on a paper napkin. Elena unfolded the napkin carefully. On it was a crude but detailed drawing of a large commercial airplane soaring over a rainbow, written in colorful crayon with the words: “To Captain Elena, thank you for showing me that girls can fly the biggest planes!”
Wings Over Solitude