completely and confirmed that his decisions had been appropriate under the circumstances.
Northline offered him his job back.
Even a promotion to captain.
“But I couldn’t return,” Dad admitted.
He tried.
He put on his uniform, walked through the airport, and sat in the cockpit.
Then his hands began shaking.
He couldn’t breathe.
Every time he closed his eyes, he saw Ruth.
So he walked away from aviation forever.
He returned to school and became a teacher.
The following year, he met Mom, who taught English at the same high
