Vera I had planned everything. All events today should definitely go smoothly. I had a flight at 8:40am. I arrived at the airport thirty minutes before my flight, exactly the way I always did. I didn’t want to feel rushed. My boarding pass was already pulled up on my phone. My tote bag sat neatly on my shoulder. Inside it was the printed itinerary, two protein bars, a bottle of water, and a small pack of disinfecting wipes. I had checked the weather, the traffic, and the terminal map the night before. Everything was under control.I moved in through security without a single delay. At the gate I found a seat near the window, set my bag at my feet, and opened the itinerary one more time just to look at it. Gate B17. Departure 8:40. Three clean days of driving, then I would be done with this trip and back in my own carefully ordered life.The first announcement came at 8:12.“Attention please. Passengers on Flight 447. We are experiencing a mechanical issue and will provide an upd
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