Hart to Hart

Miserable Hart

Part Six

As the snow continued to pour over the California area many delays and cancellations came along with it; from buses being stuck on the roads to trains being unable to move due to ice on the tracks. This also included the planes as well. With the runaways too icy many planes were rerouted to other airports. Except for overseas flights and a few that were closer.

On flight 682 Jennifer Hart's eyes were glued to the window for she still couldn't believe it was snowing like this. She quickly fastened her seatbelt when another jolt of turbulence shook the plane. This was the second bout of turbulence they had since flying over American soil. She could have sworn this one was stronger than the last.

Jennifer looked at the man sitting beside her. From his black suit and white shirt with a matching tie she could tell he was a businessman of some sort. She couldn't help but smile at how he was writing and mumbling various things to himself. Her smile grew even wider when she could picture her husband in the seat doing the same thing. She would be looking out the window gathering ideas for her next book and he would be working away on left over paper work. Yet he would always make sure to snuggle up with her once in awhile.

Jennifer's eyes wandered back to the window as she wiped a few tears away from her cheek. She truly missed Jonathan and the strange twinge in her heart scared her. She couldn't believe what it meant and continued to deny it. A sigh finally escaped her lips which caught the young man's attention. He looked up from his papers and noticed he wasn't sitting alone. So he cleared his throat which caused Jennifer to look back at him.

"Um….are you okay miss?" the gentleman finally asked.

"Yes, I am just missing my husband." Jennifer answered.

"Well he must be a lucky guy." The gentleman said.

Jennifer smiled she knew he was being nice, but it did help to calm her plaguing mind. Just then the plane shook again but this time it was fiercer. It knocked the man's papers off his lap and on to the floor. Then after a few more minutes it finally came to a stop.

"Whoa that was intense…." The gentlemen said a bit startled.

"Yeah …" Jennifer replied.

The gentleman pushed the table up and picked up his papers. He turned back to Jennifer once he placed them all back into his suitcase.

"Where are my manners, my name is Nelson Thomason." The young man said introducing himself.

"My name is Jennifer Hart; it's a pleasure to meet you." Jennifer replied.

Jennifer turned back to the window when a tapping noise caught her attention. Her eyes widen at the large patches of ice smacking against the window. Soon the plane shook once more but this time it didn't stop it only grew worse. From people's bags falling out of the compartments on to the floor to the screams and crying that echoed throughout the cabin. While the stewardesses tried their best to keep everyone calm their voices were drowned out by the shouts and cries of the passengers demanding answers.

After a few moments the cabin grew quiet as a voice blared over the speaker.

"We are experiencing high volumes of turbulence as we make our approach to the Los Angeles airport, please brace yourselves for more turbulence ahead." the pilot announced.

Jennifer turned back to Nelson to see if he was okay, but her eyes widen when she looked upon Nelson's unconscious body. She reached out and placed two fingers up to his neck and sighed in relief once she found a steady pulse. She noticed the pink medium sized duffle bag in his lap, knowing it wasn't his she looked across the aisle to see a middle age brunette looking back at her with tearful blue eyes.

"I'm so sorry." The woman said.

"It's okay; it's not your fault."Jennifer said calmly.

Slipping off her seat belt Jennifer lifted the bag off of nelson, with a grunt she managed to place it in the seat beside the woman before slipping back into her seat as well. She held on to both hand rests as more turbulence came as predicted. It shook the plane much more violently and refused to stop. Screams from the adults and children rang out within the cabin and it only grew worse when the lights went out. She glanced over to Nelson and couldn't help but envy him at least he didn't have to deal with this chaos anymore.

With the Stewardesses buckled down in their seats all Jennifer could do was pray that they would all arrive safely.