Authors: Trevion Burns
B0161IZ63U (A) (43 page)
Profane language began getting hurled at the flight attendants in the aisle, and Jack found himself shooting a sour look at any idiot who dared complain.
People were so damn stupid.
The Captain came on, once again. “We’re expecting moderate turbulence. Please ensure your seatbelt is securely fastened. Flight attendants, please terminate your service and be seated.”
This time, Jack looked into the eyes of his seatmate willingly.
She looked back.
In his time as a Manhattan lawyer, he’d taken many business flights, at least two a week. He’d seen more than his fair share of delays, diversions, and severe turbulence, so he knew what the Captain really meant when he said, “
Flight attendants, please terminate your service be seated
.”
He meant,
“This shit is about to get really real, so if you have a desire not to go flying into the ceiling, I suggest you sit the fuck down somewhere.”
Jack nodded to Nina. “You should buckle your seatbelt.”
She looked to him with a curl of her lip, still wounded from his refusal to entertain her tantrum back on the taxiway.
Jack was, once again, startled by how much she reminded him of Lila, throwing her a disgusted look in return.
He buckled his seatbelt just as the plane jolted sharply. He jolted with it, eyes going wide. The aircraft leveled out, and he swallowed heavily passed his racing heart.
The flight attendant spoke into the P.A. from where she was strapped into her jump seat. “Ladies and gentlemen, the Captain has just informed us that the turbulence level has been upgraded from moderate to severe.
Please
ensure that your seatbelts are securely fasten--”
The plane veered sharply and then fell into a sudden, heart-stopping descent, so rapid that it made the phone fly out of the flight attendants hand and crash into the aircraft door.
Screams erupted as the aircraft suddenly plummeted, and Jack’s stomach felt like it was bottoming out, reminding him of his days riding the Jersey Shore coaster as a kid.
He clapped his hands down on both armrests, unknowingly covering Nina’s hand as he did.
Their wide eyes met just as the airplane’s lights blew out.
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