Retribution

by Nicholas Gill

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  Little Sophie Wilson was bursting with excitement. Her baby blue eyes, as big as saucers, looked around the departure hall. She was about to go in an airplane for the very first time with mummy and daddy; all the way to New York to visit her grandparents, and then they were going to take her to Florida, to Disneyland! Her eyes sparkled, she beamed; she would meet all the Disney characters, go on all the rides and have ice-cream and dippy nuggets and chocolate milk shakes. At that age where waiting for birthday treats was almost unbearable she hopped from one foot to the other holding her mummy’s hand whilst her daddy checked in their bags for the flight.