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Somewhere Over <strong>China</strong> 59<br />
As <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r kids held up magazines and<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r objects that <strong>the</strong>y pretended to read or look<br />
at, Grant tore <strong>the</strong> wrapper <strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong> cookie. His<br />
hands trembled as he pulled out <strong>the</strong> note. He<br />
pulled down his tray table and spread out <strong>the</strong><br />
note. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> o<strong>the</strong>r kids huddled as close as <strong>the</strong>y<br />
could as Grant read as loudly as he dared:<br />
“Are you going to leave <strong>the</strong> map <strong>the</strong>re,<br />
Grant?” Li asked. She looked very worried, like<br />
that might be <strong>the</strong> best idea.<br />
“Of course he is!” said C<strong>on</strong>g. “Just how<br />
many ‘or elses’ can we take?!”<br />
Christina was quiet. She knew her<br />
bro<strong>the</strong>r better than that. She knew that he was<br />
sweet and smart and silly and sometimes quiet.<br />
Like now. He was thinking, but she already knew<br />
what he would say, because she would say <strong>the</strong>
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