A Leak In The Safe

Babs and her brother Wally were on an airplane, heading home for the holidays. Suddenly there was a sharp crack, and slowly but inevitably the side of the plane peeled away and they were in the sky. With an unconscious spasm Babs unbuckled her seat belt and found herself falling next to her brother who reached out, pulled her to him and shouted urgently in her ear: Tell yourself this is a dream. Tell yourself you can fly. Close your eyes and believe it. She closed her eyes and repeated what he had said over and over until she felt herself grow light and even begin to rise. She opened her eyes, still floating, to see her brother, motionless, sprawled grotesquely on the ground below.