My stomach is in knots. I have Gavin's hand in a death grip. My first time flying. My first time away from home. And I am scared. It's been a week since my birthday. And my life has turned upside down. I really am trying to hold it together. I just want to cry. Scream. Hit something. But I don't do any of that. Instead, I reached out and raised the blind on the cabin window. I looked out and down. I catch glimpses of the ground below through the clouds. Wow. Just wow.
It takes me a while to get to the point where I can think clearly. Looking around, I study the seating arrangement of the aircraft. Each side of the aisle has seating for twelve people. There are three groupings of four seats. Each grouping has two seats facing forward, and two facing the rear. This allows for easy conversat
