From the window, I can see a vast lane and our plane already start slowly moving. I try asking help with pleading eyes and wearing a despairing face staring sadly at the stewardess who standing next to Alex. Alas, she was so focused on explaining in-flight safety demonstration and my attempts asking assistance to escape from this bind situation seems futile. From the corner of my eyes, Alex is staring down with an expressionless mask. I quickly retracted my glance to avoid any direct eye contact with him.
What should I do? If I pull my right hand from his clasp will he get more angry towards me? Its too uncomfortable sitting straight with one hand crossed over your body. I am not a tall person in the first place, so with my hand being a shorter compared to the tall guy next to me ( I think if i raised my hand and standing tiptoes, my longest finger might be reaching his head).
He was leisurely sitting there, while me, on the hand, have a hard time to even lean on my own seat and needs turning a bit of my body on his side. My back and my shoulder already feeling strain because of this unbalance of sitting.
While Malina is contemplated how to retrieve her right hand back from Alex firm grasp, unbeknownst to her, Alex also sharing the same dilemma.
Should I let her hand go? If I do, will she hit her head again? In the first place, why she keeps repeating smacking her forehead head? Is she a masochist kind of girl? Or does she has some psychological problem?
"Sir? Sir?"
An anxious female voice sounding in my right ear and frantic shaking of my left thigh jolting me from my flashback earlier this morning. Looking down, there is a small hand with a gold ring adorned on the fourth finger. My eyes raised up looking at the body owner of that small hand. Malina keeps giving a weird signal to me with shaking her head on the left side. I quickly turn my head on the opposite side.
Ah, this stewardess again. I just noticed her half bends her body is a bit too close thus making me uncomfortable and it makes my body automatically leaned towards Malina, making a small distance between us.
"Everything all right Sir?"
"Umm? Yes?"
The lady frowned with my reply like it doesn't look quite answering her earlier question. I myself don't understand what her question referring to.
She quickly straightens her body and smiles with her left-hand gesture about my deadly grip on Malina right hand.
"Sir, can you let go of Miss's hands right now? Both of you need properly sitting because the plane is ready to take off now."
"Aah".
I heard a soft gasp from the stewardess after complied with her request. I look at her and following her eyes direction before return to her face. She staring on Malina left-hand, frown again before quickly composed her face and smile towards us.
Thank you, enjoy your flight, Sir, Madam. "
And quickly show her back walking a bit faster and sit at the corner and fastened her seat belt immediately since the plane already accelerated its speed.