CHAPTER 114: MAKING IT WORK

Samantha settled into her seat on the plane, gazing out the window as the London skyline gave way to blankets of cottony clouds. She felt a familiar mix of excitement and nervousness as she started on yet another journey back to New Delhi, her mind wandering to the rugged beauty of Ladakh and the people she would meet. The extended flight to New Delhi would be a blur, but she was looking forward to the connecting flight to Leh, the closest location to her destination. This was the second time she was going back because of the project, and the only complexity she had to worry about each time was maintaining her connection with her family across the miles. "Passengers on board may now connect to our in-flight WiFi network," Samantha pulled out her phone upon the pilot's voice-over, opened the messaging app, and quickly typed, "Hey, love. Already took off. Missing you already," She pressed send and took a deep breath immediately, then glanced out the window again. Jake's response c