Unexplained

🛫》1 - 11/4/2018《🛫

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"All passengers for Flight 537 to New York, John F. Kennedy Airport, your attention, please. This flight is oversold. We are offering travel vouchers in the amount of $400 for anyone willing to take a later flight." A woman says over the announcement machine, "yes. That's me and Vi." Mama says getting up and going to the front desk lady. I look over at grandma and grandpa and then I look back at my mom who is talking with the lady. I look through mama's bag for my iPad, but I can't find it. "Grandma do you know where my iPad is?" I ask looking over at her, "it's right here sweetheart." She says taking it out of the front pocket of mama's bag that I didn't check. "Thanks," I say starting to play a game on it, that's when mama walks back and crouches in front of me. "The plans changed for the flight, we're gonna leave a bit later than, grandma, grandpa, Aunt Grace, and Olive." She says looking at me, I look down at the floor and try and process that plans are changing. I tap my fingers against the screen of my iPad. I hate changes in the schedule, I planned for the flight to be soon, not in a couple of hours. "Hey, it's ok everything is going to be ok. Can you take a couple of deep breaths with me?" I nod and look up at mama and I follow her breathing, in and out, in and out. I calm down a bit, but that feeling of anxiety doesn't go away about the change in plans. We wave goodbye to everyone who is going on the earlier flight and I go back on my iPad playing Angry Birds. It's one of my favorite games on my iPad along with one that you can pop bubble wrap on.

We walk on to the flight and I go to the window seat with mama sitting next to me and Cal and Uncle Ben sitting in the seats behind us. I look out of the window. I like take off and landing the best, it feels nice so I am excited to take off of the plane. Being above the clouds and not being able to see anything below is so cool. People think that you can walk on clouds, but you can't. Clouds are just water vapor in the air. The plane starts to move and mama buckles my seatbelt. I usually forget to because I like looking out the window. Once we start to take off I look at the ground below and see everything get smaller and smaller. Once we are in the air the flight attendants start to come around with snacks and refreshments. Mama is looking at pictures of her and Jared. Jared proposed to her before we came here. She is thinking about what her answer is going to be. "Mom's not wrong. Jared's not gonna wait around forever." Uncle Ben says and I keep looking out the window, "great marriage pep talk. Thank you." mama says annoyed, I don't think she wants to marry Jared. She still feels sad about Aunt Evie dying in the car crash. I don't really know why people feel sad about people dying. "Why are you fighting this when all it's gonna do is make you happy? It's all we want for you." Mama has been really sad lately, she tries not to be sad around me, but when you aren't normal you have to learn how to know what emotion is which. "That was really sweet of you. You must be drunk." That's how mama and Uncle Ben act all the time, they are siblings and I have seen Cal and Olive act that way. I don't have any siblings and I like it that way. "Definitely, say yes to Jared. Have a wedding and a honeymoon. Turn the page. It's time. And, yes, you deserve it...Truly," Uncle Ben says and that's when I see thunder and the plane starts shaking a lot. "Mama!" I say anxiously and I look over at her, "hey it's fine it's just some turbulence." She says putting an arm around me and kissing the top of my head. I whimper a bit and I try and turn my face on to my mom. "Shhh it's ok." Once it is over I keep myself snuggles up to mama and she rubs my shoulder a bit.

"Ugh. Terribly sorry, folks. That was extreme turbulence resulting from a sudden weather surge that was not on the radar. Rest assured. Engines' controls are okay. But, please, keep those seat belts fastened." The captain says through the speaker. "Try to sleep for a little." Mama says and I close my eyes trying to sleep a bit. My heart is pounding and I am anxious from the turbulence. I try and calm myself down enough to sleep, but it isn't and I am not able to sleep at all for the rest of the plane ride. "Sorry, folks. Apologies and a half. We are diverting to Stewart Airport up in Newburgh...spitting distance from the city. But for any of those who are trying to make a connecting flight, we owe you one. Flight attendants, prepare for landing." The captain says again and I look out the window as we start to land the plane everything coming into view. People start to clap as we land. I don't understand why they do that. "Yes we did people. Welcome to New York, where local time is 11:49pm. On behalf of your flight crew, we'd like to thank you all for flying Montego Air." One of the flight attendants says