I didn’t know why, but I usually fell asleep within minutes of boarding a flight, and today was no exception. It was a restful and dreamless sleep that refreshed, and when I awoke I knew what I had to do once I got home.
I departed the plane with the other passengers in first class, retrieved my luggage, and sat down in the first chair I saw. My stomach was in knots, and the world visibly shook with each step I took. I clutched my wrist, checking my pulse. I hadn’t been sick in years, and each check-up had been a health nut’s dream come true.
Was I having a heart attack?
"Do you need anything ma’am? You don't look so good." An airport employee stood over me, eyebrows drawn together with concern. s**t, I must have looked awful. I didn’t want Amber to see me looking like this.
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