Frank Conry's "Midair"

Almost everyone has some sort of experience at one point in their life that they hoped they would forget. Some have experiences so bad, so traumatic, that they in fact do forget; tucking it way in the deep corner of their mind, hoping it will never peak its ugly head again. However, in some instances, it will peak its head again, it will come back to haunt you, and until you confront and accept this horrible experience, you will never be able to move on. This is what “Midair” by Frank Conroy is about.
The story opens up with the abduction of Sean and his sister Mary by their father. Their father, whom they haven’t seen in some time, picks up him and his sister Mary up from school. Mary refers to the foreign man as “Daddy”, a word that doesn’t settle too well with Sean, as they are taken to their house. Lacking a key, the three have to break into the apartment through the fire escape and an open window. Once inside, the father essentially forces the children to partake in t...