Stubborn Archivist by Yara Rodrigues Fowler

Author:Yara Rodrigues Fowler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HMH Books

Only when she was older did she realise all that time

some of these fruits had been living double named double lives

one soft and wet and café da manhã

the other shrivel sour and in Sainsbury’s

There was always here

and there was always

As an adult—

Adamant not to abjectly fear flying like her mother, she made elaborate plans.

In the case of a fire she would lie on the ground and feel her way out, using the poltronas. She counted how far she was from the exit before sitting down. Some planes promised emergency lights but who knew if these would turn on. She was very good at holding her breath and could put the pillow cover over her mouth. But what if the emergency door didn’t open?

In the case of a collision with another plane—this one posed a serious problem. It was not covered in the safety talks or videos. The other plane might be hidden in clouds and would move at such a speed that no one would see it not even the pilot. In this case—there was no solution to this one.

In the case of a water landing, she would survive. There is no question of this. She would have her lifejacket and she would sit on something that could float like a flat part of the wing or a door. If it was a hot part of the sea even better. Even if there were sharks she would sit on the floating part of the plane or on the inflatable slide. The only problem would be those waves the size of a block of flats that come in the middle of the sea.

In the case of a hijacking—this one would also be tricky. But people liked Latin America these days (didn’t they?) so on balance it seemed unlikely to happen.

In the case of a malfunction—this one she worried about. What if the crew didn’t notice? It could easily happen—hubristic pilot who, affected by some external pressure either personal or professional, ignored the fatal warning signs.

In the case of someone opening a door—this one terrified her. Why would they create doors that could be opened? Was it actually possible to open the doors? If not why did they have a sign warning people not to open the door? Would they run out of oxygen? Would they all fly straight out? No she would not. She would fold her body around her armrest and she would stay there.

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