THE FLIGHT

The next morning, they took her to Benito Juárez International Airport.

Teresa walked slowly, eyes wide, absorbing everything.

“Am I really getting on a plane?” she asked nervously.

“You’re not just getting on,” Marco said. “You’re our guest of honor.”

Once everyone was seated, Marco’s voice filled the cabin through the intercom.

“Ladies and gentlemen, today we have someone very special on board. The woman who sold everything so her sons could study aviation. Our mother.”

Silence settled over the plane.

Paolo continued, his voice unsteady.

“The bravest woman we know isn’t famous. She isn’t wealthy. She’s a mother who believed in us when we had nothing.”

Applause erupted.

Some passengers wiped tears from their eyes.

Teresa clutched the armrest as the plane lifted from the runway.

When the wheels left the ground, she closed her eyes.

“I’m flying,” she whispered.

But the destination was more than just a flight.

It was a promise coming full circle.

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