I Declare War

From the window of the plane the wing engine is semi illuminated, the lower half shining around the rim, the upper half several shades darker. As the plane dips the line between shadow and light moves, and all the while I reclined into my seat listening to the hum of the rotors. The airplane was like a tin can with wings. Maybe thirty years ago it was the cutting edge of micro-Aeroplan engineering, but now it looked more like a battered steel coffin waiting to pitch you into a hungry ocean.

I was pulled out of my thoughts by the Pilot making an announcement over the speaker "Ladies please take your seats and buckle up we are landing in five minutes."

Nina stretched her neck "Yes, thank the goddesses, because I need to get out of this damn plane."

Alicia came from one of the bedrooms on the private plane our fathers gifted "A twelve-hour flight is a gift sent from the devil himself, I am so tired."