Viral Pandemic

Chapter 10 (Part IV)

As soon as he heard the scream, Harry turned around and saw a man punching a woman, the same woman he had seen on the chair before. Harry ran towards the man and threw him off before punching him once and kicking him at the “glory place”. The man went down instantly.

Harry grabbed the woman by her hands and dragged her to a place where it was a bit less crowded. He stopped and then lifted her up onto his shoulders and ran towards the chair to grab the belongings of the woman.

The instant he was done, Harry ran back towards the VIP entrance exclusive only for the Residence ticket holders. At the door of the aircraft, he didn’t stop and went straight to his suite.

Once he reached the suite, he saw that several crew members were cleaning up the other suites throughout the aisle, and all of them gasped at the sight of Harry. Harry told them to make room and he rushed forward. He entered the bedroom of his suite and laid down the woman and checked for her pulse. Once he was sure that the woman was simply out cold, he fastened the seat belt around her waist and went out, closing the door on the way.

“What happened, sir? Who is that?” one of the crew members asked.

“You guys are lucky not to be able to leave the aircraft. It was berserk at the terminal. There was a crowd. They wanted to board the plane. Naturally, authorities objected and they broke into an uproar.” Harry explained.

“Oh. But who is that person in the bedroom?” a fellow passenger asked. A few people had gathered around the commotion to feed their curiosity.

“She was beaten up lightly. I saved her. I think all of us here know who it is. I’m not really sure, but she looks a lot like Dr. Hannah Austin.” Harry said. Seeing the inflight supervisor there, he said that he would pay extra for the new Residence passenger. The supervisor said not to. It was an emergency after all.

Harry sat down at the lounge as two crew members with extra medical knowledge went tending to Dr. Austin. They would be pushing back the aircraft in a few minutes and Harry wondered what is it like at the terminal right now.

A short while later, the two crew members came out and said that the woman was fine. Harry nodded and asked them to bring another set of bedding when it was time for sleep. Shortly after take-off, Harry decided it was time to relax a bit when he saw the seat belt light go out. He went outside to The Lobby, which was a circular lounge located between first class and business class. So much for socializing, once he arrived there, he saw that no one was there except a cabin crew.

It was at that point Harry realized that how empty the flight was. Instead of sitting down in the lounge, Harry decided to go around the aircraft. He went to the lower deck which was fully equipped with only economy seats.

From the place where he stood, Harry could estimate that only ten to eleven people was aboard the lower deck. He went back up and went into the business class area, only to find out that it was completely empty. It means that several people did manage to board the plane, even though he wasn’t sure whether all of them had tickets or not.

Harry stood there, smiling to himself at the fact that only fourteen passengers were aboard an aircraft that could easily accommodate a few hundred. He turned back, intending to grab a quick snack at the galley and chat with the crews.