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"You're welcome"

His voice was as deep as I had expected it to be and it shook soet out!

I took a sip of the water not really focusing on it at all I made one last effort to be cordial before I made my retreat away from the close confines of this little kitchen area and the man whose presence seemed to doain You didn't have to get up"

"It orth it for the view" He said er at his apparent crudity I hotly said, "Excuse me?"

The question was of course rhetorical and y for his rudeness of context His response was given in an even tone that had no budge to it

"You heard me"

I felt hot blood rush to e to hit hilass of water and stalked back into the cab of the plane towards my seat I was halfway there when I realized thatup had not been satisfied I had to go to the bathroom

My face now coer I turned to go back I kept ray eyes of the insufferable ainst the countertop within the kitchenette and stepped into the tiny compart the restroom I headed back down the aisle tomy form as I went I did irl and there was little to be done

I glanced back to the galley when I reached Koke as still asleep The big stranger was still there leaning up against the counter with his eyes trained on ers and then flashed four after that

Molten anger coursed throughout me at the realization that he just ratedKoke to tell hio the opposite way in short order Angrily I made my way past Koke who came awake startled at my disruption of his sleep

He looked as if he was still caught in the lingering moments of a dream not quite sure what reality was yet