The manifest for flight VA-509 lists eighty-six passengers. Candelaria has counted three times, and there are eighty-seven — the extra one is soaking wet at 30,000 feet.
Part 1 of 3 in The Saltwater Passenger
«Ochenta y cinco, ochenta y seis... ochenta y siete». Candelaria Ruano bajó la mano y cerró los ojos un segundo.
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