Benjamin looked out the window of the plane.

He couldn't believe it.

He was in Thailand.

He grew up in Los Angeles, and this was his parents' homeland.

For as long as he could remember, visiting the country had been his dream.

And now it was all coming to reality.

The overhead lights came on and he heard the pilot announce that the plane was about

to begin its descent at the Suwanapum Airport.

This part of the flight always made him a little nervous.

He had read somewhere that takeoff and landings are the most dangerous parts of flying,

but he wasn't sure how true that was.

He took a deep breath and buckled himself.

But as soon as he did, the plane began to shake.

It felt like the universe was playing a cruel joke on him.

Benjamin looked around and the rest of the passengers seemed as nervous as he was.

The side-to-side shaking got worse as the plane descended. The pilot made another announcement.

Benjamin listened as the pilot told everyone not to worry. It was just some turbulence. And just

then, there was a violent jolt to the right and the oxygen masks popped out from the overhead chamber.

This felt like more than just turbulence. This felt like more than just turbulence.

Benjamin felt his breathing grow faster.

His face started to feel numb and his chest was burning.

He was starting to panic.

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