Paddy’s Plane Misunderstanding

The Aftermath

Later, standing in arrivals, Paddy phoned his sister.

“I’m here,” he announced proudly.

“How was the flight?”

“Grand,” he said confidently. “I barely noticed we were up there.”

He paused.

“Though next time,” he added, “I’m bringing a sandwich. And I’m finding out what group I’m in.”

And that was Paddy’s great plane misunderstanding — a journey filled with confusion, courage, and the quiet realization that sometimes the scariest things in life turn out to be far less dramatic than we imagine.

Though he still insists turbulence is suspicious.