1 We Take Flight

Crash!***

A wet sensation was creeping through me. As I was pulled out of my sweet dream and opened my eyes.

My seatmate, beside me Shaneon looked at me with a mixture of anxiety and apology. As she had knocked over her plastic cup of ice water. She turned her head back to the stewardess. Who was reaching for a towel off the front of her cart.

Sensing the wetness spreading, I chanced a look, down at myelf. There was a growing water stain on the left thigh of my pants. Moving my eyes upwards I saw water running over the side of the armrest and past this I saw that Shaneon had her tablet and stylus out, on the drop down table.

I smirked to myself while glancing at Shaneon. To think that instead of sleeping she was drawing.

"Mindi!" I was startled back to the situation by our friend, Jordyn.

She was reaching around Shaneon with a towel in hand. I smiled, thanking her as I took the towel.

Now sitting up right and slightly turned sideways in my seat. I wipped at the water stain on my thigh.

"Sigh", I stopped. Water dripping off the side of the armrest and onto my chair had caught my eye. I turned more in my seat, wipping at the spilt water with the towel.

Glancing at Shaneon she seemed to be less frazzled by the initial accident. Busying herself with collecting, ice cubes that had escaped the cup.

At this moment, I happened to catch her eye and she gave me a slight smile. "Sorry".

"It's alright", I said. "Were you drawing"? I indicated with my head towards the tablet. She picked up the last few visible ice cubes dropping them in to the cup. "Yeah".

I nodded. So you moved your water to the armrest?

"Hand me the cup, Shaneon. If your done". Jordyn whom had been gathering up the empty snack packages for the stewardess. While we were busy cleaning up the spill. Chimed in.

Quickly glancing back down assessing the remaining droplets of water. I swiped the towel over the armrest and handed the towel to Jordyn.

"You good?" Startled, as I was leaning out of my seat. I looked up to my side.

It was Meghan. She was leaning over her chair watching the event take place.

"Ah yeah, it's just water. It will dry." I said as I casually swiped my hand over my thigh.

Adjusting my body poster I sat back down, tucking my legs underneath me. I looked back up at Meghan, then glanced around the rest of cabin. "It's dark," I thought.

Seeming to notice my thoughts Meghan stated, "Yeah it's a little past 8 PM".

Nodding and turning my head towards the window. "Oh, so around 2 more hours of this flight" I thought. Then will be in Los Angeles.***

Seeming to notice my absence in the conversation. Meghan directed her attention to Shaneon and Jordyn. "So what happened", asked Meghan.

Jordyn sighed and turned her head to her left, to see what Jocie was doing. Jocie had a single seat against the window. Looks like she is asleep, now. Earlier, she had been talking to her boyfriend on the phone.***

"Well, I knocked over my cup with my elbow. When I turned in my seat to get my chip bag", said Shaneon. She explained that she had moved her cup of ice water to the armrest so the condensation wouldn't get on her tablet while she was drawing...***

I could hear Shaneon telling what had happened, while watching the rain running across the outside of the airplane window. Gradually, I slowly shut my eyes and leaned my head against the headrest of my seat. "Now what was I dreaming about? Oh right that boy"...