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“Love me or hate me, both are in my favor

If you love me, I’ll always be in your heart…

If you hate me, I’ll always be in your mind”

-Unknown

Chapter 1

Sophia

“Wait!”

The agent pulled the nylon belt across fro passage to the gate She looked up and frowned, findingbehind me I’d run all the way from Terminal A to Terminal C and now huffed like a two-pack-a-day smoker

“I’m sorry I’m late But can I please board?”

“Last call was ten o”

“My first flight was late, and I had to run all the way from the international ter, and this is the last flight”

She didn’t look sympathetic, and I felt desperate

“Listen,” I said “My boyfriend dumped me last month I just flew back fro forwith at all He thinks I’ht, but I really needed to get the hell out of London” I shook ht I can’t show up late on my first day”

The woer in less than two years with this airline, yet every time I see my father, he asks if I’veLet me make sure they didn’t close the aircraft door”

I breathed a sigh of relief as she walked over to the desk and made a call She ca pass”

“You’re the best! Thank you so much”

She scanned the e-pass on my phone and handed it back to ”

I rushed down the jetway and boarded My seat was 3B, but the overhead coht attendant approached, looking very unhappy

“Do you know if there’s room anywhere else?” I asked

“Everything is full now I’ll have to ask theate-check it”

I glanced around The seated passengers all had eyes onup the plane Oh Maybe I areat Thank you”

The flight attendant took , and I looked at the empty aisle seat I could’ve sworn I’d booked aDouble-checkingpass and the seat numbers on the overhead, I leaned down to speak to my seatmate