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how it would play out … hoping Zach couldn’t come back through.
As Zach started to cross back through toward Grace, Stephen held his hand up, promptly stopping his efforts.
“Sir, I’m going to have to ask you to board. You’ve already scanned your ticket.” His authoritative voice dropped an octave.
When Zach’s face turned purple, with anger, Lelani almost laughed. She loved watching Stephen in action.
“She’s with me! I’m coming,” Zach stammered, and stepped toward Stephen.
Stephen narrowed the gap even further, and stared down to Zach, almost challenging him to start something. At 6’5”, Stephen loomed over Zach’s smaller frame.
“Sir. This is nothing but standard procedure. It’s a random bag check.” He smiled and took a step back, to lesson the threat to Zach. “We do them all the time. And your lady will join you in just a few minutes. Now, please board, or I will have to call security.”
Zach’s steely eyes stared daggers up to Stephen, but he smiled none-the-less, refusing to be intimidated. He had no choice but to board.
“I’ll see you in a few minutes, Grace,” Zach said firmly, and turned to walk down the corridor to board his plane alone.
Grace, who’d not said a word, felt she could pass out on the spot. This day was truly spinning more and more out of control by the hour.
“Ma’am?” Stephen pulled her to the side, next to the check in counter at the gate. He looked down to her solemn face. It was hard to tell what she was thinking with the large sunglasses that she wore, but if Lelani thought she was in trouble … he’d do anything to help.
“Would you mind waiting here?”
Grace shook her head, still unable to speak as the TSA agent took her bag and unzipped it on a table set up near the gate.
“This might take a while. Have a seat,” Stephen said, and nodded back toward the chairs near where Lelani’s counter was.
Grace numbly turned to sit near the counter, and watched as the rest of the passengers started to board in coach. As each person filed in line, it dawned on her that there were close to one hundred other people and a large plane between she and Zach.
It was all she could to hold it together.
He’s on the plane. It’s okay Grace … he’s on the plane. He can’t hurt you.
As she absentmindedly stared outside the terminal windows toward the plane, her purse vibrated in her lap, causing her to jump. She reached inside for her phone, and saw she’d missed over 30 missed calls. She opened her home screen to see they were all from Lilah and Mercy.
Both must be going crazy, she thought, sliding her phone back into her purse.
Her bag didn’t take long to search. The TSA attendant promptly closed it, and slid it back toward Grace.
“Here you go,” Stephen said, and placed it at her feet, before turning to walk away.
Grace was about to stand, when a young flight attendant slid in the seat next to her.
“Hey. You doing okay?” Lelani had a cup of water in hand. She knew she could lose her job for getting involved, but she couldn’t let the chance go by to help someone in trouble.
“I thought you could use this.” Lelani handed Grace the cup.
Grace’s hand shook as she took the cup, and lifted it to her lips. She took a sip and smiled in thanks.
“I appreciate your kindness.” Grace heard her voice, but it sounded like someone else.
“Look. I’m sorry if it’s not my place …” Lelani stopped and swallowed. “Are you in trouble?”
Grace said nothing in return, but slowly lifted her hand to her neck. She slowly shook her head in denial.
She didn’t want to admit any scandal, but couldn’t let go of the fact that she thought her life was going to be cut short only six hours ago.
Lelani saw a tear escape from behind the large pair of sunglasses, and handed her a tissue.
Grace had never experienced this level of kindness from a
As Zach started to cross back through toward Grace, Stephen held his hand up, promptly stopping his efforts.
“Sir, I’m going to have to ask you to board. You’ve already scanned your ticket.” His authoritative voice dropped an octave.
When Zach’s face turned purple, with anger, Lelani almost laughed. She loved watching Stephen in action.
“She’s with me! I’m coming,” Zach stammered, and stepped toward Stephen.
Stephen narrowed the gap even further, and stared down to Zach, almost challenging him to start something. At 6’5”, Stephen loomed over Zach’s smaller frame.
“Sir. This is nothing but standard procedure. It’s a random bag check.” He smiled and took a step back, to lesson the threat to Zach. “We do them all the time. And your lady will join you in just a few minutes. Now, please board, or I will have to call security.”
Zach’s steely eyes stared daggers up to Stephen, but he smiled none-the-less, refusing to be intimidated. He had no choice but to board.
“I’ll see you in a few minutes, Grace,” Zach said firmly, and turned to walk down the corridor to board his plane alone.
Grace, who’d not said a word, felt she could pass out on the spot. This day was truly spinning more and more out of control by the hour.
“Ma’am?” Stephen pulled her to the side, next to the check in counter at the gate. He looked down to her solemn face. It was hard to tell what she was thinking with the large sunglasses that she wore, but if Lelani thought she was in trouble … he’d do anything to help.
“Would you mind waiting here?”
Grace shook her head, still unable to speak as the TSA agent took her bag and unzipped it on a table set up near the gate.
“This might take a while. Have a seat,” Stephen said, and nodded back toward the chairs near where Lelani’s counter was.
Grace numbly turned to sit near the counter, and watched as the rest of the passengers started to board in coach. As each person filed in line, it dawned on her that there were close to one hundred other people and a large plane between she and Zach.
It was all she could to hold it together.
He’s on the plane. It’s okay Grace … he’s on the plane. He can’t hurt you.
As she absentmindedly stared outside the terminal windows toward the plane, her purse vibrated in her lap, causing her to jump. She reached inside for her phone, and saw she’d missed over 30 missed calls. She opened her home screen to see they were all from Lilah and Mercy.
Both must be going crazy, she thought, sliding her phone back into her purse.
Her bag didn’t take long to search. The TSA attendant promptly closed it, and slid it back toward Grace.
“Here you go,” Stephen said, and placed it at her feet, before turning to walk away.
Grace was about to stand, when a young flight attendant slid in the seat next to her.
“Hey. You doing okay?” Lelani had a cup of water in hand. She knew she could lose her job for getting involved, but she couldn’t let the chance go by to help someone in trouble.
“I thought you could use this.” Lelani handed Grace the cup.
Grace’s hand shook as she took the cup, and lifted it to her lips. She took a sip and smiled in thanks.
“I appreciate your kindness.” Grace heard her voice, but it sounded like someone else.
“Look. I’m sorry if it’s not my place …” Lelani stopped and swallowed. “Are you in trouble?”
Grace said nothing in return, but slowly lifted her hand to her neck. She slowly shook her head in denial.
She didn’t want to admit any scandal, but couldn’t let go of the fact that she thought her life was going to be cut short only six hours ago.
Lelani saw a tear escape from behind the large pair of sunglasses, and handed her a tissue.
Grace had never experienced this level of kindness from a
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