The girl is still not sure and I don’t see her yielding. Not to make further fuss, I give her back the both boarding passes.
‘If you can upgrade only one of us, then upgrade her!’
I see a confusion and conflict cloud her face. She picks up the phone to call someone – probably her supervisor. After letting the phone ring for a while, she puts back the receiver. Resigned, she relents and issues the second boarding card now with both of us upgraded!
© Haresh Shah 2015
Illustration: Celia Rose Marks
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