The Sky Fell Without Warning

(Julia — First-Person POV)

The flight I managed to book was overbooked, chaotic, and not even the one Hawaii originally tried to secure.

"Miss, we can only get you on the connecting flight through LA," the airline staff had told me.I didn't care. I took it.

I didn't tell Kai or Alan.I didn't have the strength to explain.I just… boarded.

My phone was at 3% when I got on the plane.Dead by the time we took off.

For once, silence felt like mercy.

No calls.No tension.No questions.Just me and the ter