I hated the idea of walking away.
But the flight attendant promised again that she would keep checking on Emma, and I could see passengers waiting all the way down the aisle.
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Finally, I agreed.
I helped Emma settle into the seat.
As she lowered herself beside the woman, she suddenly paused.
Her eyes moved downward.
Something was trapped beneath the woman’s leg.
Emma’s expression changed immediately.
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It wasn’t the face she made when she was annoyed.
and wasn’t sure whether she should say it out loud.
“Ma’am, I think you might be sitting on—” Emma began.
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“Stop bothering me,” the woman snapped without looking at her.
Emma closed her mouth.
I saw the discomfort in her face, but with everyone still trying to board and Oliver beginning to move against my chest, I couldn’t stay in the aisle indefinitely.
