'Ugh, fifteen hours??' I wrestled my way down the aisle to 28C. 'Fifteen hours in an aisle seat near the bathroom?? At least the overhead bins should be empty back there.' Trying to find a silver lining somewhere I tossed my carry on into the overhead bin and took my seat next to an old man who smelled of peppermint and pipe tobacco. It reminded me of The Parent Trap and I smiled for the first time since arriving at the airport that morning.
Once the plane was in the air I realized I hadn't taken any pills for the trip. I have a phobia of open water and heights. Flying is typically fine and I'm not afraid of it, unless it's over water. I also get motion sick on planes. Once we leveled off I called for a flight attendant. A woman came from behind me to turn off the call light. When she saw how pale I looked, I am white but no one should have the hue of green I'm sure I was also displaying, she put her hand on my shoulder and asked if there was anything I needed. I asked for Dramamine and she hurried off to where she had come from. I rested my head in my hands, trying to settle my stomach. Feeling my hair fall around my shoulders and face brought some comfort. A moment later the flight attendant was at my side again with a cup of water and a couple pills. She waited for me to take the medicine before leaving me again to ready the beverage cart for the rest of the passengers.
In the Dramamine induced sleep that followed I dreamt I was surrounded by large spiders and an amazon woman came to my rescue fighting them all off. I knew when I woke up that my fears of traveling to Australia couldn't even escape my subconscious. Upon waking I also noticed a blanket had been laid carefully over me. I snuggled a little further into it and tried to sleep again despite the dream, my stomach was still not up to par. I was unable to lull myself back to sleep however and kept feeling eyes watching me from behind. After a few minutes I looked back. The flight attendant was standing in the back with the food, smiling at me. This was the first time I had really looked at her. Her dark brown hair was pulled back in a bun exposing high cheekbones and large brown eyes. Her skin was a few shades darker than my own and her body a perfect feminine silhouette: the full figured hourglass. Her eyes were smiling at me as I looked her up and down. I smiled back once I reached her face again and she left her cohort to ready the snacks by himself.
"How're you feeling?" she asked as she crouched to speak to me. Her hand was on my shoulder again, this time I felt a tingle of electricity in her touch and felt myself blush.
"I'm feeling much better, thank you..." I held the last word, silently asking her name.