Quotes
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[first lines]
Michaela Stone : [voiceover] No one can explain what happened to us on April 7, 2013. Some people called it impossible. Others called it a miracle. All I know is... it was the day my life changed forever. If you'd seen us that afternoon, you probably would have thought we looked like a typical American family returning home from vacation. My brother, Ben, and his wife, Grace, still in love after fifteen years. Their twins, Olive and Cal, always bickering like an old married couple. And the real old married couple: my parents. Still in perfect health, still trying to run my life.
Grandma Karen : It's not just about you. This family needs something to celebrate.
Michaela Stone : Okay, that's a pretty backwards reason for a wedding, but...
Grandpa Steve : How's this for a reason? Jared loves you.
Grandma Karen : And I know you love him.
Michaela Stone : [voiceover] Typical, right? But what you couldn't see is that Cal's leukemia wasn't responding to treatment, or that Ben and Grace were desperately struggling to find a cure, or that I still had nightmares about the car accident.
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Grandma Karen : Michaela Beth, even people that have made mistakes deserve happiness. You know my favorite verse: "All things work together for good."
Michaela Stone : I don't believe that anymore, mom. How can I?
[voiceover]
Michaela Stone : Which is why, when I got the chance to stay away from home for even a few more hours, I jumped at it.
Airport Official : All passengers for Flight 537 to New York, John F. Kennedy Airport, your attention please. This flight is oversold. We are offering travel vouchers in the amount of $400 for anyone willing to take a later flight.
Michaela Stone : Yes. That's me.
Grace Stone : No.
Ben Stone : It's $400 per person. That's our next trip down to the Mayo Clinic.
Cal Stone : I'll stay with dad.
Ben Stone : [high-fiving] There you go. Man time.
Michaela Stone : [voiceover] So Grace and Olive and my folks took the first flight home, while Ben and Cal and I waited for Flight 828. Funny how one little decision can ruin your life. But also save it.
