I doze through the mild turbulence until the plane jolts me awake with a huge bang. We lurch sideways, the passengers unwise enough to leave their seatbelts loose or unbuckled hurtling headlong into the aisle. The engines scream like tornado sirens.
I struggle against the mounting g-force to lift my head. I stare into the ghastly face of the flight attendant as she crab-walks down the aisle gripping the seatbacks like a kid on the monkey bars. “Stay calm,” she yells, her voice cracking with the strain.
The intercom crackles and the captain comes on, his voice a laconic drawl.
Brilliant to use the unspoken last line as the title! They did, indeed, have a situation 🙂
I imagine the situation resolved itself as you are still here to tell us about it! Scary stuff though.
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Excellent!
I felt the tension mount!
Must be going through a terrible turbulence. The fact that captain is still speaking may suggest you will be safe. Good luck!
The stuff of nightmare – and all you want is for the captain to tell you there’s nothing to worry about. I can feel the panic.
The stuff of nightmare – and all you want is for the captain to tell you there’s nothing to worry about. I can feel the panic.
Great tension.