A wealthy businessman judges a mother-of-three and complains about her flying business class, but when the pilot makes a special announcement for the woman upon arrival, all his complaints fade away. “Oh, come on! You’ve got to be kidding!
Are you really letting her sit here?! Miss, you need to fix this!” Tom Harris grumbled as he saw a mother-of-three heading toward the seats next to him with a flight attendant’s help. “I’m sorry, sir,” the flight attendant replied calmly, showing him the tickets.
“These seats are assigned to Mrs. Jane Miller and her children, and we can’t change that. I’d ask you to please cooperate.”
“You don’t get it, Miss!
I have a big meeting with overseas clients. Her kids will keep talking and making noise, and I can’t risk messing up this deal!”
“Sir…” The flight attendant began, but Jane cut in. “It’s okay.
I can move somewhere else if other passengers are willing to switch seats with my children and me. It’s not a problem.”
“No way, ma’am!” the flight attendant replied firmly. “You’re sitting here because you paid for it, and you have every right to be here!
It doesn’t matter if someone’s unhappy, and sir,” she turned to Tom, “I’d appreciate it if you could stay patient until the flight ends.”
Wealthy businessman Tom Harris was annoyed that the flight attendant ignored his request, but what bothered him even more was sitting next to a woman who didn’t seem to fit in business class, dressed in the plainest clothes on the flight. He popped in his earbuds to avoid talking to her and looked away as she sat down, after helping her children settle safely in their seats. Soon, boarding finished, passengers took their seats, and the flight took off.
It was the first time Jane and her children were in business class, so as the plane lifted off, the kids cheered happily. “Mom!” shouted her daughter Emma. “Look, we’re flying!
Woo-hoo!”
Some passengers turned to smile at Emma’s excitement, but Tom had a sour look on his face. “Hey,” he said, turning to Jane. “Can you please tell your kids to quiet down?
I missed my last flight, so I’m doing a meeting from here. I don’t want any interruptions.”
“I’m sorry,” Jane replied politely, signaling her children to hush. Tom’s meeting took up most of the flight, and as he talked, Jane noticed he was in the clothing business, seeing him mention fabrics often and flip through a notebook of designs.
When Tom’s meeting ended, Jane spoke up. “Can I ask you something?”
Tom wasn’t eager to chat, but since his meeting went well and the clients agreed to the deal, he was in a good mood and softened up. “Uh… sure, go ahead.”
“I saw your notebook with fabric samples and designs.
Do you work in the clothing business?”
“Yeah, you could say that. I own a clothing company in New York. We just sealed a deal.
I wasn’t sure it’d happen, but it did.”
“That’s awesome. Congrats! I actually run a small shop in Texas.
It’s a family business started by my in-laws in New York. We just opened a new store in Texas. I really liked the designs you showed.”
Tom let out a mocking chuckle.
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