They mocked the woman in seat 22C—until two fighter jets aligned with her window, and a pilot spoke her name in a way that made the entire plane forget how to breathe.

and stared at the ceiling for a second.

“Bad enough,” she said. “Familiar enough.”

Daniel’s jaw tightened. “I’m sorry.”

She turned to him. “For what?”

“For the world still doing this to you.”

Olivia looked out the window as the SUV pulled away from the curb.

“The world does it to everyone,” she said. “I just happened to come with a demonstration.”

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