Little Miss Bump-Sadly she has. It already has begun to wear her down. That will get more obvious as the story continues. Ha-ha! I am the same way! XD If it pops up, I just have to read it. Good luck at college! Later!

lissysue85-Well, I don't mean to spoil you. I'm still amazed they are coming out so fast! Yep, she's giving up on that part of her life. Sad but true. I'm glad you love it. XD

foxee-chik- I plan on it and I'm glad you like it.

Fiona12690-Yeah, it was difficult to write because it was so sad but it's what needed to be done in order for the story to go where I need it too. Thank you. As usual, I'll update as often as I can.

Chapter Eleven- As Close As She'll Ever Get
January 25th, 2020

Evelyn sighed as she sat in the taxi she had called to take her to the outskirts of town. The cab driver looked just as tired as she was; then again it was only six in the morning. All weariness began to fade when the driver turned onto a dirt road not far from Wharton's and the large field of green grass came into view. Out in the middle of the field sat two large trucks with small enclosed trailers attached to them.

"You can stop right here," she stated, sitting forward in her seat to pass the driver the money she owed him. She then opened the door, grabbed her backpack and walked towards the two trucks. Two young men and one woman were standing beside the trucks and smiled as Evelyn approached.

"Good to see you Evelyn," greeted the elder of the two men as he stepped forward to greet her.

"Good to see you too Sam," she replied. The eldest of the three was Samuel Connors, her neighbor Samantha's older brother. The woman was his wife Jessica and she had an arm around her son Brad's shoulders. Samantha had introduced them when she learned of Evelyn's desire to fly.

"Brad, can you start pulling them out please," Sam stated to his son. Brad nodded his head in agreement before heading around to the first trailer and opening it. Sam watched him disappear inside the trailer before turning back to Evelyn. "Chris is unable to join us today. So would you be interested in going solo today?"

"Yeah!" she exclaimed without a second thought. Sam smiled at her enthusiasm. "Then go suit up while Brad and I pull them out."

"Alright," Evelyn replied. She moved over to where Jessica had pulled a few lawn chairs out of the bed of the truck and set them up. Evelyn smiled at her as she set her backpack down in one of the chairs and unzipped it. "How are you this morning Jessica?"

"Doing well. How about you?" she asked as Evelyn pulled a silver one piece insolated flight suit out of her backpack. Evelyn sat down in one of the other chairs and began to pull her sneakers off.

"Been better. This semester is killing me," Evelyn replied as she got her shoes off. She then grabbed the suit and began to pull it on over her clothes. Once it was over her legs she grabbed the boots from her backpack and slipped them on.

"I thought you looked a little paler this year," Jessica commented as Evelyn stood from the chair and pulled the suit on over her arms before zipping it up. She then looked towards Jessica is disbelief. "Is it really that obvious that I'm having a bad year so far?"

"Yes," she replied with a nod. Jessica then turned back to the truck and opened the rear door. Out of it she pulled a silver helmet with a built in radio so she could communicate up in the air and a pair of goggles sat inside of it. As she handed the helmet to Evelyn she said, "But at least you have this to get your mind off school for a little while."

Evelyn nodded in reply. Sam then called from the other side of the trailer, "We're ready!"

Jessica smiled at Evelyn before grabbing a bag out of the back of the truck. "Now it's their turn to suit up. Have fun up there Evelyn."

"I will," Evelyn replied as Sam and Brad walked around from behind the trailers.

"Jessica, why don't you go help Evelyn get ready for takeoff as we suit up," Sam suggested as she handed him the bag. Jessica nodded before kissing her husband on the cheek and heading off with Evelyn to the other side of the trailers where sat three ultra light trikes similar to the one used in the movie Fly Away Home.

Evelyn and Jessica walked over to the first of the three which was silver in color with a bright blue wing. Evelyn sat down in the seat and got comfortable. She then pulled the goggles out of the helmet before pulling the helmet on. Evelyn then pulled the goggles on over the helmet before inserting her hands into the gloves attached to the triangular control bar.

Static crackled over the radio before Evelyn heard through the headset, "Check one, two. Can you hear me Evelyn?"

Evelyn smiled as she pushed the respond button on the control bar. "Loud and clear Jessica."

"Here come the guys. How's your gas?" Jessica asked through the radio. Evelyn looked down at the gauge below her. "Looks full."

"Then you're good to go," Jessica stated, patting Evelyn's helmet as Sam came up to her with his own helmet in his hands.

"Okay, just circle around the field until we get up into the air behind you," he instructed. Evelyn nodded that she understood. "I'm gonna flip the switch then once I'm out of the way, your good to go."

"Okay," she replied as he moved towards the rear of the ultra light. She glanced back as he flipped the switch over the engine that would let the gas in the tank reach the engine. She then watched as he run off to stand beside Jessica about ten feet away.

"Hit it Evelyn," Jessica stated through her walkie-talkie. Evelyn pulled one hand out of her glove and reached forward to hit the switch she knew would start the engine behind her. She replaced her hand into the glove as the blades began to whirr behind her and the frame of the craft began to move forward.

After about twenty feet she had reached her maximum ground speed and pushed forward on the bar. A huge smile erupted on her face as the small craft lifted off the ground and climbed into the sky. Once she was roughly an hundred feet of the ground she leveled out the craft. She then pushed the bar to the right and leaned to the left, causing the ultra light to turn to the left as she began to make a wide circle around the field.

She spotted Wharton's just beyond the trees and wondered if her younger brother was watching the small planes flying in the distance. If he had he would probably tell her all about it, not knowing that she was one of the pilots. She heard Jessica give the all clear as Sam began to take off distantly. She vaguely remembered a conversation with her mother about flying like this and smiled.

"I did it mom," she whispered to herself as she turned the craft left once more and saw Sam's plane lift into the air at the other end of the field. Though the cold air beat against the little exposed skin on her face and she knew her father would probably kill her if her ever found out about this, she was content just to be up on the air for the time being. No matter how short of the flight lasted; she would take full advantage of it for she knew this would probably be the closest she got to flying.