Their voices escalated, each remark sharper than the one before, rising above the engines’ noise. The boy, sensing the tension, had ceased his kicking and was now wide-eyed, watching the adults argue over his behavior.
Nearby passengers, now in their row, tried to defuse the situation. “Please, let’s lower our voices,” one woman said soothingly. “We’re disturbing the other people.” But Jose was past caring about the disturbance.