May was flying abroad since she had signed up for an exchange program to complete a part of her college education outside of the US. She felt she needed a change of pace, meet new people and see new places, so this was perfect.

She was a bit nervous but nonetheless sat at the terminal waiting to board her plane. Her phone was plugged in next to her and she was texting some friends that were wishing her a good trip and a nice time away.

She'd glance up every now and then to observe what was happening around her, seeing the luggage being loaded into the plane through the glass panels, the other people waiting with her and the people walking by. She was internally crossing her fingers, hoping she'd sit next to someone pleasant. Normal, at least.

When her eyes flickered up again she had to do a double take. You had caught her eye, being as good looking as you were. You sat down opposite her, not noticing her staring. She went back to texting her friends:

Why do hot people only seem to exist in airports???

One of her friends replied: First airport crush? I'm manifesting that you get to sit next to this mystery person

She smiled to herself and glanced back up at you only to meet your eyes. You were already looking at her. It flattered her but at the same time you were just a stranger and she quickly looked back down on her phone.

After boarding the plane she got comfortable in her seat, the person next to her had yet to arrive. She sent her friends a last message: Plane's taking off soon, praying this doesn't go south

One of them responded: Literally.

She almost dropped her phone in surprise when the sound luggage storage being closed snapped her out of her thoughts and she looked up to see who was gonna sit next to her for the next ten hours.