Mistakes happen

5|🇬🇧Stranger in London🇬🇧

I suddenly open my eyes and I realize my head is laying on the seat beside me. I lift it up quickly and I feel my whole body sore.

How long have I been in this position? How long have I been traveling?

I turn my head and see the passenger beside me looking at me.

"I'm sorry" I say to justify the way I've been sleeping.

"It's ok you have been in this position only for half of the journey" she replies and puts her hand on the mouth realizing she had just made me feel even more embarrassed.

"Just kidding" she says with an innocent smile.

I smile back and realize she has long curly black air and brown eyes. Her headphones are so big they almost cover all her head.

"I'm Hope by the way" she says timidly.

"Isla" I say and give her my hand.

She looks at it and turns her head to the window. I look at her again and notice something strange about her.

"What are you looking at" she says with an angry voice.

"I'm...I.." I try to say and then she turns her head again and types something on her computer that she has on her legs.

I look at my watch and realize that over 6 hours have passed. How is it possible! From California to New York it takes only about 1 or 2 hours! How is possible?

"What time is it" I ask politely.

"It's 2 am" she says and then looks at her watch to check if she's right.
OMG!!!
How could it be? If my plane took off at 12.00 am how could I not be already in New York???

I start to panic and I quickly unbutton my jeans jacket to get some air. Oh no! It's happening again! I haven't said this before but I'm claustrophobic. It had not been a big deal as I always fight it and I am not even scared to fly with the plane. But lately I've been suffering the most.

I tried to hide it from my family because  they were all concentrated on my flight. And so was I. My nails start to sink in my seat and I can't feel my legs anymore.

"Am I sinking into the floor?" I say out loud without even noticing.

"You sure are!" says Hope with a grin. Does she think I am a joke??

"I-I" I try. "I-I"

"Need help?" says Hope taking my arm.

I take it away from her as she takes off her headphones. I look at her like a lost child looking for her mother.

"Don't worry" she says in a soft voice. "I've been through this too".

"You have?" I say in a hopeless voice.

"No, but I thought it might help" she says and the puts her hand on mine. "Make a deep breath and close your eyes" and then she does it with me. As soon as I close my eyes I feel so relaxed and I fall asleep.

Three hours later

I wake up feeling my tongue and throat super dry. My head hurts as well as my neck and my legs. I look around me and there are loads of trays in the plane.

I look at Hope and realize she is eating as well.

"Hi sleeping beauty" sue says in an ironic voice. "Are you hungry?".

"No, I'm fine thanks. Where are we?"

"We're approximately near France we'll be arriving in an hour or two" and then puts the not-well looking pudding in her mouth looking satisfied.

What is she saying? Is she making fun of me?

"Who do you think you are" I say angrily.

"Look, I've helped you, I've been worried about you and now you shout at me? Is this how you thank me?" she shouts and then puts her headphones on.

I stare at her embarrassed of myself. How could I be so selfish! She sure was helping me!

When I look at my watch I hear the pilot's voice: "We're about to land in London in an hour".