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"That was a quick flight! Are we already landing?"

I fasten my seatbelt as I talk the women in uniform.

"No, not really. It's just that we are heading towards a storm and everybody needs to be properly seated"

She gives me the typical "everything is alright" smile and walks away.

The girl beside me, Darcy, looks at me with worried eyes.

"Are we going to crash?"

Her mum turns to her faster than I can react.

"Sweetheart, it's no big deal. The lady said its just some bad weather"

She comforts Darcy, but Darcy isn't pleased quite yet.

"Can I sit in the middle?"

She and her mum quickly buckle of and switch seats. The plane stars shaking causing me to grab the armrests beside me.

"You don't need to be afraid, mum said its no big deal"

Darcy says to me as she lays her soft hand on my tensioned one.

"Yeah thanks"

Is all I manage to say. I'm sure it's nothing dangerous, but it scares the crap out of me.

I see a flight attendant talking through phone, I focus to catch what she's saying. The only words I catch is "prepare" and "stuck in a storm".

Maybe this is worse than I expected.

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