He said he'd be back tomorrow, and Isla Prescott had been looking forward to it ever since she got his message.
She finally understood the little fox's words in The Little Prince: 'If, for example, you come at four o'clock in the afternoon, then at three o'clock I shall begin to be happy.'
'It turned out time really could be enchanted by a person, making every minute and every second sparkle with light.'
Shane Sterling landed in Meritopia at nine the next morning. After returning home, he asked Isla Prescott to have lunch at Skysea Plaza. After lunch, they went to the flight base at Jaspine Lake.
"Ever been in a helicopter?" Shane Sterling asked her.
"No."
"Then I'll take you for a ride today."
Isla Prescott didn't realize what Shane Sterling meant by 'taking her for a ride' just yet. Not until he went to the locker room and emerged wearing a flight jacket.
"You're flying?" Isla Prescott asked in shock.
