The woman said, "Thank you!"
Before I could take my seat again, the plane seemed to rise a few feet into the air. I felt my weight lift up almost to the point where my feet left the floor. Then the plane seemed to fall about five feet, and I nearly landed on Theresa. A few passengers let out little screams.
As I struggled to maneuver myself back into my seat, a task which should have been simple, I wondered if the weightlessness of space felt anything like this.
As soon as I was fastened back in my seat, the plane lurched again, up and then a hard fall.
It happened again and again. Each time the fall stopped, it was as though the metal belly had hit the ground, and I could feel and hear everything in the luggage compartment land hard. My hands gripped the arms of my seat.
No one spoke
