Flying to Phoenix for the first time and almost deaf had me worried. It was my first experience with an e-ticket. I am widowed and trying to do new things. On the shuttle, a young lady helped me open my app and find my ticket. She then sat next to me inside so when they called for boarding, she would tell me. I am old and retired military. They called for military and she told me to go. I did and I sat next to the emergency exit door for the leg room. No one sat next to me so I had 3 seats after boarding. I found my helper wedged between a couple of large guys after we were in the air. I invited her to sit with me because I had room and was further forward for debarking after landing. She accepted my offer. I thought it was odd when she sat next to me instead of by the window, leaving an empty between us. After a while, she figured out I was just trying to be nice and get her into a better seat. She moved over and took a nap. We talked a little and I told her I was visiting a friend in Phoenix and we would go to the casino some. She said she did that too and was visiting her grandfather.
After a week there I was ready to fly back to Wichita. As I was waiting near my boarding gate, my helper showed up and sat next to me again. Now I'm probably older than her grandfather so I was just happy she sat by me. We sat next to each other again on the trip back and recounted our week in Phoenix. On the shuttle to the parking lot, she got off where I did. Then she pulled her suitcase along beside me until we got to my car. She asked if I would give her a lift and I said, sure. We got in and she gave me directions to her apartment. Then she asked if I'd like to come in for a snack. I did.