She Was Sleeping in Seat 8A — Until the Captain Asked, “Is There Anyone Here With Flight Experience?”
Mara Dalton hadn’t planned to be noticed. Seat 8A, tucked beside the window, had seemed like the perfect place to disappear for a few hours. The quiet hum of the engines, the soft dim lighting of the cabin, and the steady rhythm of altitude had created the kind of environment where thoughts could drift and…