I traveled so much over the years, I have sat next to all kinds of people, But by far my most interesting encounter was with a 9 year old girl, who sat next to me on a 4hour flight in 2019 She was traveling with her parents; apparently, there'd been an issue with their...
tickets, and they were forced to sit separately --- her mom and dad sat somewhere at the back of the plane, and the little girl sat next to me up front. I didn't notice her at first; the moment the plane lifted, and leveled off, I dug out my laptop, and started to work on some
presentations for a seminar" Her : "That's nice. Can I see?" I showed her my laptop. Right away, she proceeded to shoot one question after another at me: what's this for? what does that mean? I adore kids, so I didn't mind. I found it rather amusing. This went on for maybe 15
Her mom asked if I was really ok with it, otherwise she could take her daughter away, if she was bugging me. I said "No", it's fine. After she left, the little girl seemed reluctant to continue our convo, in case she got another slapdown. I sensed her mood, and proceeded to
Then, it was my turn: I asked her the same questions (minus the big, fast car). Then, I came to : "your guys live in London?" Her : "No. We're from London, but we live in Stockholm" Me : "Going to London for holiday?" Her : "No, we need to see the doctor" Me:"Doctor? Why?"
Me:"I am very sorry. Are you ok?" Her:(shrugs) "I'm fine. Mommy and daddy are a bit stressed, though. I ask them sometimes, but they won't tell me anything. So I know it's bad. I read some stuff about cancer on my computer. I don't understand most of it. But I know that when you
Her reply : "To show mommy and daddy how much I love them." That was too much for me. I put my arm around her, and hugged her tight. At that moment, her mother appeared again beside us. The little girl didn't see her, as her face was buried in my right shoulder. I looked up at