Kristen reclined in her business class seat, letting out a deep, exhausted sigh. The last few months had been nothing short of gruelling—a whirlwind of presentations, long-haul flights, and endless negotiations.
She’d been running on caffeine and sheer willpower for so long that the idea of returning home felt almost unreal. But now, as the soft leather of the seat cushioned her body and the gentle hum of the plane began to vibrate beneath her, she allowed herself to finally relax. Home. After so much chaos, she was finally heading home.
As passengers filed onto the plane, she glanced out of the window, watching the runway workers scurrying beneath the bright lights. She tried to mentally detach, but her thoughts kept pulling her back to the months behind her—nights she barely remembered, a calendar full of commitments she couldn’t wait to leave behind.