Chapter 3 3.

During the car ride, it was mostly quiet, I shot a text to my parents letting them know that I was on the move, then I tried to take a deep breath because I felt my racing heart ready to suffocate me.

"Nervous?" Lewis observed through the rearview mirror.

"Something like that." I chuckled awkwardly.

"Well don't be, Karen is one of the best trainers you could have, she'll have you ready to go by the end of your first day. Bonus, you're traveling with the Roberts. Elderly couple, nicest people I've ever met. You'll be fine." Lewis spoke calmly as he sent few glances at me through the mirror.

"Thank you. Have you been working in the company long?" I asked, seeing that the small talk was easing my nerves.

"Been here for about 2 years. Everyone I've met have been very nice. Some are more talkative than others but I like it. What about you? Have you dabbled in this field before?" He asked, as he began driving on the freeway.

"Well somewhat. I used to fly commercial flights. It was a nice job, got to travel to different countries, meet interesting people. I liked it a lot." I shrugged, then a small frown settled on my face.

"Then what happened?" Lewis asked, and I could feel that he was being careful with his question.

"Met the wrong kind of interesting people. After an incident with one of the customers, I figured I could still do what I love but in a restricted crowd, so here I am." I shrugged as I sighed trying not to let my memories dampen my mood.

"Well, at least we won't be hearing about you throwing up on a member on your first day due to motion sickness." Lewis laughed, and that caught my attention.

"Wait, that happened?" I asked, my earlier sadness gone.

"Well, I'm not really allowed to tell, because apparently, whoever hears the story before their shift, their trip will be riddled with bad luck." He spoke in a lowered tone, as if to build up suspense.

"I don't believe you." I chuckled shaking my head.

"Yeah? How much are you willing to bet? Do you really want to risk your first day?" Lewis questioned as he exit the freeway, and began driving towards the executive airport I spotted from the freeway.

"Well..." I dragged out, trying to weigh out my options.

"That's what I thought, plus its already too late, we're here." Lewis said, as he parked the car after pulling up to a private Jet.

He exit the car, and pulled out my luggage before opening the door for me.

As he walked me over to the huge plane he said " Well Emily it was a pleasure. Good luck on your first day."

"Thank you Lewis." I stated, then as we exchanged goodbyes, he handed me my luggage, and I made my way up the stairs that led into the plane.

As soon as I reached the last step, a dark skinned young woman appeared before me. Startled I nearly took a step back, but caught myself last second before I tumbled out of the plane.

Her brown hair with blond highlights was also pulled into a bun. Her hazel eyes bright, her smile friendly.

"Oh my, I am so sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. Hi I'm Karen, It is a pleasure to meet you."

"Hi, Emily, but you can call me Emy or Mily, whichever." I stated with a smile as I shook her hand.

"Well Emy it's a pleasure, but I have to say, we had a last minute change in plans, and Sophia just called, we won't be travelling with the Roberts today. Another client had a pressing matter to attend to, so the Client who would've been our 2nd trip has been moved up." Karen explained as she led me through the luxurious aircraft, towards the back, after the kitchen, to 2 small quarters, each with a bed.

"This will be our little space. Mr. Antony is who we'll be traveling with. Usually when I'm training for his shift I often ask that you arrive about 2 hours earlier, but Sophia assured me that you were a fast learner, so an hour and a half should be enough. Now, whenever you're traveling with any client, of course you have to arrive dressed for the job, which you already are. Once aboard the plane, you will find your room where you will place all your belongings." Karen coached, and I followed her instructions, placing my bag under the bed.

"Next you will alert the pilot that you've arrived. You make your way to the cockpit, just to ensure that they are aware that you're on board." As Karen spoke, she led me from the back of the plane towards the front.

As we headed towards the cockpit she began with the tour.

"Our rooms are always in the back of the plane, then we have our bathroom. When its time to take off, we buckle in the seat right outside of our room. A little down the hall, you come into the sitting area. On the far right is the bar and small kitchen area, then you have the business area, this is usually where Mr. Antony works. Moving towards the front of the plane is Mr. Antony's room, but trust me he barely uses it, then it's the cockpit."

Once we made it there, Karen opened the door just as an older gentleman turned to face us.

"Hey Luke, this is Emily, she's a newbie." Karen called out to the pilot.

"Hey newbie, welcome aboard." Replied Luke, his round cheeks appearing fuller when he smiled, then he turned to another gentleman as he said "this here is Martin. He's my co-pilot."

"Pleasure." Martin simply nodded my way, and I smiled shaking their hands.

Once the introductions were over, Karen led me back to the bar, where we sat down to go over a few details.