{"id":271,"date":"2026-09-13T15:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantatv.com\/series\/the-boy-in-seat-2a\/chapter-4-what-ethan-was-carrying\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T15:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:15:18","slug":"chapter-4-what-ethan-was-carrying","status":"publish","type":"sr_chapter","link":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/?sr_chapter=chapter-4-what-ethan-was-carrying","title":{"rendered":"CHAPTER 4. WHAT ETHAN WAS CARRYING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.igallery.blog\/assets\/d6d71f71abed14e4e47e1dce52190abb\/2026\/0913\/920ee811-596a-46ce-bfe7-11f8d2e8ab23-Screenshot_11.png\" style=\"max-width: 100{4ffdf0d3d7c1df7718bc4ac5461c4394f3feadae72d4f226268bca6495f999d2};height: auto\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Claire ended the call and crouched beside Ethan.<\/p>\n<p>Your father says you have something important with you.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan looked confused.<\/p>\n<p>Then he remembered.<\/p>\n<p>He opened his backpack.<\/p>\n<p>Inside was a small blue envelope.<\/p>\n<p>Dad told me not to open it.<\/p>\n<p>Claire looked at the envelope.<\/p>\n<p>What is inside?<\/p>\n<p>I dont know.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus suddenly stood.<\/p>\n<p>Claire immediately stepped into the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>Sir, please remain seated.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus smiled.<\/p>\n<p>I just need to speak to Ethan.<\/p>\n<p>No.<\/p>\n<p>His smile disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>This is a family matter.<\/p>\n<p>Claire shook her head.<\/p>\n<p>Not on my aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>Several passengers turned toward them.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan held the blue envelope against his chest.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus looked directly at it.<\/p>\n<p>That reaction told Claire everything.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever was inside the envelope was the real reason Marcus had boarded the flight.<\/p>\n<p>Claire moved Ethan toward the galley.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus tried to follow.<\/p>\n<p>Two crew members blocked the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>Then Ethan&#8217;s phone rang again.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel.<\/p>\n<p>This time, his father told him exactly what the envelope contained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claire ended the call and crouched beside Ethan. Your father says you have something important with you. Ethan looked confused. Then he remembered. He opened his backpack. Inside was a small blue envelope. Dad told me not to open it. Claire looked at the envelope. What is inside? I dont know. Marcus suddenly stood. Claire [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-271","sr_chapter","type-sr_chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sr_chapter"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/271\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}