The flight was about to take off when Captain noticed something that deeply disturbed him.

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His wife beside him.

And then, slowly, he looked back at Eleanor.

This time, he truly saw her.

Not as a passenger.

Not as someone to assess or categorize.

But as someone who, in that moment, stood on higher ground than he did.

His shoulders dropped, almost imperceptibly.

“You’re right,” he said quietly.

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