“There’s no doctor or nurse on the flight, so no one but him who knows first aid to assist her”. Her words emerged firmer, a desperate plea cloaked in the thin armor of logic. Surely, he could handle this.
The man swallowed hard, and Kristen watched the muscles in his throat tighten, his eyes flicking away from her as though searching for an escape that didn’t exist. His reluctance hung in the air like a heavy mist, suffocating her hope. “Yeah… I mean, yes. Of course.”