When Leslie passed the bathroom door, she heard a high-pitched mewling sound. Then again.
“There’s no way there’s a cat on the plane… it must be something else,” she mumbled.
Amy knocked on the bathroom door. When nobody replied, she opened it and peeked inside. A second later, she screamed.
Leslie quickly realized that the shuddering bundle that had startled Amy was a little boy. He’d been crying and looked up at her with tearful eyes.
“What the hell?!” Leslie asked the young boy who had surprised her. “What’s your name?”
The boy hugged his knees and started crying again. She crouched down in front of him.
The boy sniffled. “I’m Ben.”
Leslie helped him up and let him sit in one of the crew jump seats while she searched the passenger list for his name.
Suddenly, she frowned and checked the list again.
There was no Ben on it.
Leslie, a flight attendant, nursed a hangover while preparing for a flight, unaware her life was about to change. Mid-flight, she discovered a boy named Ben hiding in the bathroom. Lost and clutching medicine for his sick grandmother, Ben revealed he’d boarded the wrong plane trying to help his family.
Leslie took responsibility for him, escorting him to Seattle to reunite with his family. Ben’s gratitude touched Leslie, but her joy was dampened by news that her own son, Joe, was gravely ill.
Struggling with guilt and mounting medical bills, Leslie was stunned when Ben’s family, moved by her kindness, gifted her over $100,000 from a crowdfunding campaign. The funds saved Joe’s life, teaching Leslie that generosity and love have the power to heal and transform lives.
