When Maria entered her plane and got to her seat, she would've never expected to see this. A girl whose hair is over the back of her seat. When she asked nicely to remove her hair, she didn't respond in any sort of way. She just continued reading her book. Maria didn't know how to respond to this, and the plane took off, but then she came up with the perfect plan…
Maria and the man next to her had finalized their perfect plan. If there was one thing that would make this girl regret her actions, it would be this. But it would also cause quite a scene…
Maria clicks a button, and an undeniable sound fills the plane. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Maria. Was she really about to do this?
The man beside her, and also her partner in crime, looked hopeful at Maria. She feels the adrenaline pump through her veins as she lifts her hand toward the chair in front of her, and then, a scream…
But what had Maria done to make this girl regret her actions?
There are always a lot of things happening on a plane. You put all sorts of people together in a cramped space, but most of them live in their own little world. Sometimes to the annoyance of others. You see videos circling the internet of people getting kicked out of a plane but never think it would happen to you.
This was also what Maria thought. She liked watching those videos but never expected them to actually happen. She was about to go on a 14-hour flight and was waiting by the gate. She observed the people around her and wondered if any of them would cause a scene. It was innocent until it turned out to be true.
She noticed a couple sitting next to each other. As she observed their body language, she put them in the category "Could potentially cause a scene." Next, her gaze went on to a girl, probably her own age. She put her in the "Not likely to cause a scene" category. She did this for all the people there.
There were forty-five minutes left until the gate opened. She had done almost all the mental games she knew, so she just listened to music and looked out the window. Maria found traveling alone very lonely, she wasn't someone who would suddenly start a conversation with a stranger, but that was about to change.
The gate finally opened, and a line started to form. Maria stood halfway in the line, and she heard a lot of sighs from behind. People were getting agitated by the people in the front of the line. There seemed to be a problem with one of the passengers' boarding passes.
It was the girl, who was about the same age as Maria. She raised her voice at the staff when her boarding pass failed. Maria's predictions almost came true until the issue got resolved, and the girl walked through the gate. Finally, the line moved again, but it wasn't over yet.
The girl had a strange energy around her. At first, Maria categorized her as "not likely to cause a scene," but she started to have doubts after having watched the scene at the exit of the gate. There was something about this girl that Maria disliked as if she was about to do something unpredictable
The line continued, and after 10 minutes, it was finally Maria's turn to get on the plane. She walked through the narrow path with her trolley behind her, zigzagging people left and right that was about to take a seat. While counting the seats, she could see the girl that she disliked. She hoped to sit far away, but she ended up behind the eight ball.
When Maria almost reached her seat, she and the girl's eyes met for a brief moment. The strange girl looked straight at Maria with a disapproving and arrogant face. She continued walking, with her trolley still behind, and felt relief when she passed her. However, this feeling did not last long…
Unfortunately for Maria, she realized that her seat was right behind the row where the arrogant girl was located. When it sunk in, it gave her a feeling of anxiety. "Well, it is better than sitting next to her, at least," she thought to herself. But even though she did not have to make any more eye contact, it would only get worse from here.