Girl On a Plane
“I sit down and tell them the story of Jamal and his parents. They listen intently, David glancing up occasionally, Tim chewing his thumbnail.
“That’s terrible,” Tim says at the end.
“He asked me what I’d do if I were him,” I say.
“Well, I doubt you’d blow up a planeload of innocent people!” David says vehemently.
“No, but we’ve no idea what it must be like,” I say. “And if the world won’t listen, and you’re going through so much . . . I mean, it’s not that simple, is it?”
“Suppose not.” David i...sn’t convinced. “And you think he’s telling the truth?”
“Yes, I do,” I say.
They finish their game.
Tim throws down his cards. “I give up trying to win against you.” He clambers across to the other side of the plane.
“What are you doing?” I call.
“Checking Fred.”
“You might let him win sometime,” I say to David.
“Yes, I should, really,” he says. “Though he is getting better.”
I watch Tim reach down and pull Fred’s tin out from under his chair.MoreLess
“That’s terrible,” Tim says at the end.
“He asked me what I’d do if I were him,” I say.
“Well, I doubt you’d blow up a planeload of innocent people!” David says vehemently.
“No, but we’ve no idea what it must be like,” I say. “And if the world won’t listen, and you’re going through so much . . . I mean, it’s not that simple, is it?”
“Suppose not.” David i...sn’t convinced. “And you think he’s telling the truth?”
“Yes, I do,” I say.
They finish their game.
Tim throws down his cards. “I give up trying to win against you.” He clambers across to the other side of the plane.
“What are you doing?” I call.
“Checking Fred.”
“You might let him win sometime,” I say to David.
“Yes, I should, really,” he says. “Though he is getting better.”
I watch Tim reach down and pull Fred’s tin out from under his chair.MoreLess
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