A few minutes later, Alice returned with a glass of water. As she passed by, she seemed to trip and spilled some water right on Clara’s jeans. “Oh my god, I am so sorry! I’m so clumsy!” the flight attendant exclaimed, perhaps a bit too loudly.
Greg snorted in annoyance, but Alice was already handing Clara a pile of napkins. “Let me help you clean that up. Come to the lavatory, there are paper towels there,” Alice insisted.
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Greg tried to intervene: “She’s fine, leave her alone.” But Alice leaned into Clara’s ear, pretending to wipe water off her shoulder, and whispered in an icy tone: “Play along. You need to get off this plane immediately. Right now.”
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