After two weeks in London, Esther said goodbye to her cousin. It wasn't really hard, because she just did not like her cousin at all. She was looking forward to going back to Australia for one reason. Her name was Faith. She knew faith would be waiting at the airport for her when she returned. She hoped she would like the jeans she had bought. Oh, yeah, and the present she had got for Faith as well. She had picked up a gift for each of them. For Chi-chi, it was a mini Bible. Frankly, she didn't know what else to get her. And for Faith, she got her the all the DVDs from the series The Chronicles of Narnia. She knew Faith absolutely loved that series.

The plane trip went smoothly, and she soon heard the announcement that they were going to land in ten minutes. It seemed soon to her, because she had been sleeping most of the trip. She thought of Ch-chi again. She shifted a bit. She knew Chiwen had been 'praying' for her, whatever that was. She wasn't sure about Faith, though. She clutched the little bag with the gifts in them as they landed.

When the plane had come to complete stop, she got up and off the plane. She had not expected Chiwen to be standing there. But Faith wasn't there. "Hi Ch-chi. Where's Faith." Chiwen actually looked sad.
"She fell very sick," Chiwen answered, her voice soft. A voice Essie hadn't heard in years.
"With what?"
"Cancer." Chiwen looked as if she was about to cry. Esther would have cried, but she had a strange sensation that everything would be alright.
"Which hospital is she at?"
"The one right near her house." Esther was out of there faster than you could say 'By George!'. Chiwen followed her to her car. Esther told her to get in. She said hi to her mum and asked her to drive them to the hospital.

As they drove to the hospital, a thought hit Esther. What if the wish about good luck I made on her behalf caused this?

To be continued...