Six Years Later:
Aisla came barreling down the stairs holding a piece of paper in her hand and Conner came down chasing after her. "Give that back Aisla, at least tell me if I got in or not, please!" Aisla smirked at him and then looked at the paper, while her attention was on reading Conner was slowly creeping around the table that separated them so he could make a grab for the paper in her hand.
Aisla sees him out of the corner of her eye and smirks before running through the door way her laugh echoing behind her. She ran out the back door and through their cornfield which led her to Evelyn's house because their property bordered with Stewart property. He chased after her and finally caught up just as they made it out front the Stewart house and he tackled her to the ground and began tickling her. "I give, I give," She said in between gasping for breath.
He smirked and pulled the letter out of her hand and then began reading his smile growing wider with every word. He jumped up and pulled Aisla into his arms and spun her around, "I got in Aise, I got in! I'm going to be a fighter pilot."
She smiled softly at his happiness, glad that at least one of them was happy. He noticed her strangeness but shrugged it off and ran up the stairs to knock on the Stewarts door. Andrew Stewart answered it and smiled fondly at Conner, "Your early Conner, lad."
"I know, I wanted to tell you the good news. I got into the navy I'm going to be a fighter pilot; their giving me my wings!"
Drew smiled happy for the younger man and then looked over his shoulder to see Aisla standing there frowning deep in thought, "Well lassie I do believe it's your turn to go first."
Aisla smiled, the only time she was truly happy was when she was in the air it was when she felt free. She ran up the stairs and hugged Drew and then pulled his arm so she could lead him around back. Once there she pulled on goggles and pulled her hair back and tied it with a piece of ribbon. She began pressing all of the buttons so that the plane would lift off and while she was in the air she saw Evelyn and Conner come around back and they both looked happy probably over Conner joining the Navy. While in the air she flew around not really in the mood to do tricks and suddenly she heard her Uncle Drews voice in her head, 'No guts no glory.' So she took a dive and pulled up suddenly rolling the plane backwards before going in to land.
The next day Conner had all his things packed and his train ticket in his hand, he walked up to Aisla who was sitting quietly on her bed. "Aise, you know I'm gonna miss you right?"
She smiled up at him but it didn't quite reach her eyes, "Of course silly you're my brother you better miss me and you better write me too." He hugged her and she held on tightly like she never wanted to let go which was right, she didn't want to ever let go of him. "You better come back after this war ends Conner Niall don't go getting yourself killed or I'll give ya one hell of a beating ya here?"
He laughed, "Yeah I hear ya, loud and clear." He walked out of the room and outside to where Uncle Drew was waiting for him to take him to the train station. Once Aisla heard the door close she threw herself down on her bed and started sobbing. She had no one left because Evelyn had joined up with the Navy to and was leaving soon to be a nurse and now Conner was going to be a fighter pilot. Her father was a broken down drunk and her ma died when she was born, the only other person she had was Uncle Drew and she couldn't just stay with him all the time.
That afternoon she packed her bag and took the money she'd been saving all her life which amounted to a hefty sum and then took her fathers car keys and drove off without even saying good-bye to Evelyn or her Uncle Drew. She didn't know where she was going but anywhere was better than where she was, she would write Uncle Drew once she got settled in.
Aisla came barreling down the stairs holding a piece of paper in her hand and Conner came down chasing after her. "Give that back Aisla, at least tell me if I got in or not, please!" Aisla smirked at him and then looked at the paper, while her attention was on reading Conner was slowly creeping around the table that separated them so he could make a grab for the paper in her hand.
Aisla sees him out of the corner of her eye and smirks before running through the door way her laugh echoing behind her. She ran out the back door and through their cornfield which led her to Evelyn's house because their property bordered with Stewart property. He chased after her and finally caught up just as they made it out front the Stewart house and he tackled her to the ground and began tickling her. "I give, I give," She said in between gasping for breath.
He smirked and pulled the letter out of her hand and then began reading his smile growing wider with every word. He jumped up and pulled Aisla into his arms and spun her around, "I got in Aise, I got in! I'm going to be a fighter pilot."
She smiled softly at his happiness, glad that at least one of them was happy. He noticed her strangeness but shrugged it off and ran up the stairs to knock on the Stewarts door. Andrew Stewart answered it and smiled fondly at Conner, "Your early Conner, lad."
"I know, I wanted to tell you the good news. I got into the navy I'm going to be a fighter pilot; their giving me my wings!"
Drew smiled happy for the younger man and then looked over his shoulder to see Aisla standing there frowning deep in thought, "Well lassie I do believe it's your turn to go first."
Aisla smiled, the only time she was truly happy was when she was in the air it was when she felt free. She ran up the stairs and hugged Drew and then pulled his arm so she could lead him around back. Once there she pulled on goggles and pulled her hair back and tied it with a piece of ribbon. She began pressing all of the buttons so that the plane would lift off and while she was in the air she saw Evelyn and Conner come around back and they both looked happy probably over Conner joining the Navy. While in the air she flew around not really in the mood to do tricks and suddenly she heard her Uncle Drews voice in her head, 'No guts no glory.' So she took a dive and pulled up suddenly rolling the plane backwards before going in to land.
The next day Conner had all his things packed and his train ticket in his hand, he walked up to Aisla who was sitting quietly on her bed. "Aise, you know I'm gonna miss you right?"
She smiled up at him but it didn't quite reach her eyes, "Of course silly you're my brother you better miss me and you better write me too." He hugged her and she held on tightly like she never wanted to let go which was right, she didn't want to ever let go of him. "You better come back after this war ends Conner Niall don't go getting yourself killed or I'll give ya one hell of a beating ya here?"
He laughed, "Yeah I hear ya, loud and clear." He walked out of the room and outside to where Uncle Drew was waiting for him to take him to the train station. Once Aisla heard the door close she threw herself down on her bed and started sobbing. She had no one left because Evelyn had joined up with the Navy to and was leaving soon to be a nurse and now Conner was going to be a fighter pilot. Her father was a broken down drunk and her ma died when she was born, the only other person she had was Uncle Drew and she couldn't just stay with him all the time.
That afternoon she packed her bag and took the money she'd been saving all her life which amounted to a hefty sum and then took her fathers car keys and drove off without even saying good-bye to Evelyn or her Uncle Drew. She didn't know where she was going but anywhere was better than where she was, she would write Uncle Drew once she got settled in.