The plane shook hard. My drink almost tipped over. The seatbelt light came on again and the captain’s voice crackled through the speakers. “Ladies and gentlemen, we are hitting some unexpected turbulence. Please remain seated with your seatbelts fastened.”
I was stuck in the back of economy. The guy next to me kept spreading his legs and the woman across the aisle wouldn’t stop talking on her phone even though we were supposed to be quiet. My bladder was full and I needed to move. When the plane dipped again I stood up without thinking.
“Miss, you need to sit down,” a flight attendant called out, but the plane lurched and she grabbed the nearest seat herself.
I staggered forward, past the curtain into first class. Most seats were taken. One empty one sat next to a man in a dark suit. He
