Calming Commands
With the seatbelt sign illuminated, Betty patrolled the aisle, ensuring compliance.
“We appreciate your cooperation at this time,” she announced, her words smooth but laced with an urgency lost on none. Her practiced calm was both a comfort and a command, masking the swell of apprehension that threatened to surface as the plane slowed to a crawl on the tarmac, taxiing towards an uncertain welcome.
