So everything was ready. Suitcase, flight tickets, passport, credit card, flipflops, bikini. I arrived at the airport on time, everything went smoothly until… I had just boarded on the plane. I had found my seat and made myself comfortable. I was feeling quite impatient, I was definitely ready to leave the English cold and its darkness. I could not wait any longer. And then... "Surprise!": the captain announced that due to “technical problems with the central computer at the terminal”, the plane could not take off “until further notice”. I could not believe it. I so wanted to leave the country. This delay meant a delay on my holidays! Adjectives like “frustrated”, “discouraged”, “irritated” can help explaining how I felt. After the first five minutes of anger/despair I realised that there wasn’t much I could do really.
I took a couple of deep breaths and thought that it was better to keep the bad karma away. I took out my book from the bag and started reading it.
An hour later the crew started explaining the safety procedures. “In case of loss of pressure a mask will drop from above your head..” “.. to open it, lift the buckle..” and then “.. a red light is positioned on the back of the jacket, to attract further attention”.
We were ready to go! “Hope you will enjoy your flight”. All that I could think of was “Let’s go! Let’s go!”
I will never forget the colours of the sunset half an hour before landing in Sevilla. And the heat I felt when getting off the plane. And the happiness that came with it.
I took a couple of deep breaths and thought that it was better to keep the bad karma away. I took out my book from the bag and started reading it.
An hour later the crew started explaining the safety procedures. “In case of loss of pressure a mask will drop from above your head..” “.. to open it, lift the buckle..” and then “.. a red light is positioned on the back of the jacket, to attract further attention”.
We were ready to go! “Hope you will enjoy your flight”. All that I could think of was “Let’s go! Let’s go!”
I will never forget the colours of the sunset half an hour before landing in Sevilla. And the heat I felt when getting off the plane. And the happiness that came with it.
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