Here One Moment
by Liane Moriarty
Contents
Chapter 54
Overview
Three months after the flight, Leo's daughter Bridie discovers a video online that she believes features the woman from her father's plane—the one who predicted his death. Her terrified scream disrupts a quiet Saturday at home, and despite Leo and Neve's attempts to dismiss the prediction, Bridie insists they watch the disturbing footage, reigniting the family's fear about Cherry's prophecy.
Summary
Three months after the flight, on a peaceful Saturday afternoon in early July, Leo is chopping vegetables for a curry at home while debating whether to sneak in some weekend work. His wife Neve carries in laundry, their son Oli finishes his shower after a soccer game, and the dog sleeps. The calm is shattered when their daughter Bridie lets out a bloodcurdling scream from the living room.
Leo nearly chops off his thumb in shock, drops the knife, and sprints toward the sound. Neve leaps over the laundry basket and races alongside him. Oli, by contrast, leisurely wraps his towel and admires his biceps in the mirror, only mildly curious. They find Bridie cocooned in a blanket on the couch, clutching her phone—the device that has become a constant source of parental frustration despite all their attempts at screen-time controls.
Bridie is visibly upset, her face red with anger and fear. She declares that her daddy is going to die, just as "that lady" on the plane predicted. Neve is exasperated, having heard this worry before, and Leo tries to reassure Bridie that he is not going to die. But Bridie insists they look at something on her phone, saying she believes the woman from the plane appeared in whatever video she found.
Neve initially refuses to look at more supposed proof of psychic predictions, while Leo suggests looking after dinner. Bridie clarifies she thinks the woman was on her father's specific flight. She hands them the phone, then covers her face with a cushion, refusing to watch the video again, her voice wobbling as she tells them it's "very bad." Leo and Neve exchange a look as Bridie instructs them to press play.
Who Appears
- LeoFather and husband who was predicted to die in a workplace accident; tries to reassure his daughter Bridie.
- BridieLeo's young daughter who discovers a disturbing video online seemingly connected to the plane prediction about her father's death.
- NeveLeo's wife who is exasperated by renewed fears about the prediction but concerned by Bridie's distress.
- OliLeo and Neve's son, casually unbothered after his soccer game while the household panics over Bridie's scream.