A wealthy man is irritated to find himself sitting next to an overweight woman in first-class and starts complaining to the flight attendant.<\/p>\n
James Courtney knew it was going to be a bad flight the moment he saw the woman who was going to be sitting next to him. She was HUGE! How on earth was he going to travel comfortably with her sitting next to him?<\/p>\n
The woman sat down and as she buckled her seat belt, her elbow jabbed at James. \u201cWatch it!\u201d James yelled angrily at her, and she turned towards him.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, I\u2019m so sorry,\u201d she cried, \u201cPlease excuse me\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cExcuse you?\u201d asked James mockingly. \u201cOr excuse the 3,000 doughnuts you ate to get to that size?\u201d<\/p>\n
The woman gasped at him in shock, and James saw that she was pretty young, and had a sweet face, a weak face. It encouraged him to sneer, \u201cLady, when you travel you need to book TWO seats!\u201d<\/p>\n
The woman\u2019s eyes filled with tears but James was on a roll, especially when he noticed that her clothes were cheap and old-fashioned and her shoes were very worn.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cI guess your whole budget goes on nachos and hot dogs, right? So you can\u2019t afford two seats? Next time pass the hat, I\u2019m sure all your fellow passengers will be very generous!\u201d<\/p>\n
The woman turned her face to the window, and in the reflection, James could see the tears running down her cheeks. \u201cListen,\u201d he said. \u201cI have a friend who runs a clinic down in Mexico, I\u2019m sure he\u2019d give you a liposuction mucho cheapo!\u201d<\/p>\n
Sobs were shaking the young woman\u2019s shoulders by the time James felt repaid for the discomfort he felt from being squeezed in next to her soft bulk. So when the attendant came around with the drinks cart, he asked for a Martini.<\/p>\n
Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity.
\n\u201cShaken, not stirred!\u201d he told the pretty flight attendant in his best James Bond voice, then added, \u201cI don\u2019t know what Moby Dick here will drink\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
The pretty attendant pressed her lips together tightly and threw him a disapproving glance. then she addressed the woman next to her. \u201cMa\u2019am, would you like anything to drink?\u201d<\/p>\n
The woman nodded and wiped at her eyes. \u201cYes please, a diet Coke.\u201d<\/p>\n
James scoffed. \u201cDon\u2019t you think it\u2019s a bit late in the game for a diet Coke?\u201d Both the flight attendant and the woman ignored him, but James felt a little glow when he realized he\u2019d upset them both.<\/p>\n
He lay back and nibbled on an olive and sipped on his Martini while the woman next to him sipped her diet Coke. He realized with a shudder that she\u2019d have to go to the bathroom sooner or later and would be squeezing past him\u2026<\/p>\n
Not long after he\u2019d had his last sip, the flight attendant came along with dinner. She set a pretty tray in front of him, and another in front of his fellow passenger.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you sure that will be enough?\u201d James asked the flight attendant, \u201cBecause I think it would take a village to feed this lady!\u201d<\/p>\n
The flight attendant ignored him and went on to serve the other passengers in first class. \u201cThat was rude of her, wasn\u2019t it?\u201d James asked the woman sitting next to him, \u201cI think I\u2019ll complain about her.\u201d<\/p>\n
But his fellow passenger ignored him too, and so James dug into the truly excellent dinner. He was sipping the last of his wine when the flight attendant came back, and this time, she was all smiles.<\/p>\n
\u201cExcuse me,\u201d she said, \u201cThe captain is a huge fan, and he\u2019d love to invite you up to the cockpit?\u201d<\/p>\n
James was startled and then saw that the flight attendant was talking to the big woman next to him, who was smiling and blushing and nodding. This meant that James had to get up and let her by.<\/p>\n
The flight attendant led the woman away and James sat back down. He thought that he was going to be sending off quite a few unpleasant emails to the company\u2019s management about service and conditions in first class on their flights.<\/p>\n
He was mentally composing some prime rants when the captain\u2019s voice come over the speakers: \u201cLadies and gentlemen. We have a celebrity among us! If you are fans of \u2018I Love Opera\u2019 like me, you will recognize the voice!\u201d<\/p>\n
A lovely voice filled the cabin, singing a few bars from a famous aria and the passengers all started clapping and commenting excitedly among themselves. \u201cThat\u2019s right!\u201d the captain said. \u201cIt\u2019s the lovely Miss Allison Jones, and she\u2019s flying with us to do a charity concert for world hunger!\u201d<\/p>\n
The whole plane erupted into applause, and James cringed. Then the flight attendant came over. \u201cListen up, buster,\u201d she said in a cold, hard voice. \u201cI don\u2019t care how many millions you have, if you upset that girl again, I\u2019m putting you in economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
James opened his mouth to protest and caught the glint in the flight attendant\u2019s eye. \u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d he mumbled.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not me you have to apologize to!\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
A while later, the big woman, Allison Jones was back, smiling and signing autographs for the other passengers. James jumped to his feet to allow her to take her seat.<\/p>\n
\u201cListen,\u201d he said with his most charming smile. \u201cI\u2019m sorry if I was a little rude, I had no idea who you were!\u201d<\/p>\n
Allison turned to look at him and James saw that she had the most beautiful eyes. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter who I am. You shouldn\u2019t treat people like that, EVER! And besides, you\u2019re not sorry. Would you even be apologizing if I wasn\u2019t semi-famous? You know, I can\u2019t help my weight, but you can change your attitude. Stop judging people.\u201d<\/p>\n
James shut his mouth and sank back into his seat and didn\u2019t say another word until they landed in Portland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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