Сияние

Stapleton Airport, Denver

           

           Astheydescendedthroughtheimpenetrablecloudsofsnow,HallorannthoughtofacrashthathadoccurredatBoston’sLoganAirportafewyearsago.Theconditionshadbeensimilar,onlyfoginsteadofsnowhadreducedvisibilitytozero.Theplanehadcaughtitsundercarriageonaretainingwallneartheendofthelandingstrip.Whathadbeenleftoftheeighty-ninepeopleaboardhadn’tlookedmuchdifferentfromaHamburgerHelpercasserole.

           Hewouldn’tmindsomuchifitwasjusthimself.Hewasprettymuchaloneintheworldnow,andattendanceathisfuneralwouldbemostlyhelddowntothepeoplehehadworkedwithandthatoldrenegadeMasterton,whowouldatleastdrinktohim.Buttheboy…theboywasdependingonhim.Hewasmaybeallthehelpthatchildcouldexpect,andhedidn’tlikethewaytheboy’slastcallhadbeensnappedoff.Hekeptthinkingofthewaythosehedgeanimalshadseemedtomove…

           Athinwhitehandappearedoverhis.

           Thewomanwiththesharpfacehadtakenoffherglasses.Withoutthemherfeaturesseemedmuchsofter.

           "Itwillbeallright,"shesaid.

           Hallorannmadeasmileandnodded.

           Asadvertisedtheplanecamedownhard,reunitingwiththeearthforcefullyenoughtoknockmostofthemagazinesoutoftherackatthefrontandtosendplastictrayscascadingoutofthegalleylikeoversizedplayingcards.

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