The cockpit door shut behind them with a heavy click that echoed in the confined space, sealing them off from the outside world. The familiar hum of the aircraft’s systems filled the silence—soft at first, then growing louder as the auxiliary power unit maintained pressure and temperature inside.
For a moment—silence.
Then—
“Ahhh!” Lucia squealed, spinning in place with her arms outstretched, her cheap polyester dress swishing around her legs. “Look at all these buttons! All these screens! It’s like a spaceship!”
Rosa had already claimed the captain’s seat, sinking into the leather cushion like it was a throne she’d been waiting for her whole life. She laughed loudly, gripping the armrests with both hands and leaning back with obvious satisfaction. “So this is where you fly planes ever
