After The Fact

Denton Kaylan quietly endured the mediocrity of his youth until he graduated from high school. It was an unwelcome passenger with him all through flight school during his short stint in the service, but when he landed a job with the airline, he knew his life and fortune would change; they didn't. After tolerating his lackluster life for as many years as he could, he came to a decision. If good fortune was not going to bestow itself upon him willingly, he was going to take it; by force if necessary. So he conceived a plan to change his fortune and carefully crafted the details to ensure its success. The only detail he overlooked was fate itself. There was no way for him to know that at the very moment he decided to manipulate his destiny and take what was rightfully his, fate would be there to hand it to him. There is truth to the old saying; be careful what you wish for...