was that Laura had once been one of the most accomplished fighter pilots in the United States Air Force.
She had flown F-16s through dangerous missions where decisions had to be made in seconds.
But eighteen months earlier, a devastating accident had changed everything.
Laura had left the military.
She no longer wanted medals, recognition, responsibility, or people calling her a hero.
She wanted anonymity.
That was why she had deliberately chosen seat 8A—a quiet window seat where she could disappear among hundreds of strangers.
Then the announcement came again.
