Finally, I could stretch my aching legs. I looked at the space he’d taken from me and remembered his smug little question.
“If you’re not using the space, what’s the problem?”
A quiet smile crossed my face.
Then an idea came to me.
Within a minute, I’d put my plan into action. I settled back into my seat, my heart beating a little faster, and waited.
When he returned, he stopped cold. His eyes widened, his face turned crimson, and his arrogance vanished.
“WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!”
For the first time that day, I didn’t feel small at all.
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I looked up at him calmly and smiled.
“You told me I didn’t need all that space,” I said. “So I decided to make better use of it.”
He stared at his seat, where I’d carefully placed the small pillow and blanket the flight attendant had given me, along with my bag, neatly arranged to keep my belongings on my side. Nothing of his had been touched, but suddenly, he had nowhere to spread his legs without crossing back into my space.
