continued. “She told me that story my entire life.”
He explained that when the aircraft crashed, Carol had struggled to stand because of her pregnancy.
Smoke surrounded her.
She believed she and her unborn baby were going to die.
Then a young pilot appeared.
He helped her escape and promised they were going home.
Dad whispered, “Blue coat.”
Grant stared at him.
“What?”
“Your mother. She was wearing a blue coat. She kept saying she was worried about her baby.”
Grant covered his mouth.
“Yes,” he whispered. “That was her.”