Chapter XV: Cornered

I thought I will be sleeping throughout the flight but I was wrong. Gising na gising ako habang nasa himpapawid kami. Hindi ko kayang matulog. Maybe it's because I'm nervous and anticipating something? Or my mind is still on Bahrain worrying about Dwight?

"Do you need anything, Ma'am?" the attendant asked. When I looked at her, she immediately handed me the wine selection menu. Makakatulong ba ang alak sa lagay ko ngayon? I ordered without even looking at the menu.

"Do you have some Goldschlager?" tanong ko sa attendant. Her eyes widen a bit. Napangiti ako.

"According to your reaction, there is none," I said before finally looking at the wine menu. Why would I expect Goldschlager to be served on a flight? Some countries don't even know that it actually exists.

"We actually have it. I'm just surprised because for the last 3,000 hours of flying you're the first one to ask for such liquor," the attendant said before turning her back to me to get the liquor. She's been flying for 3,00