The girl on the plane threw her hair over my seat, blocking my view of the screen: I had to teach the impudent Rapunzel a lesson 😲😱
After days of exhausting work, I finally boarded a plane. This flight was supposed to be my salvation – an opportunity to escape the endless race of deadlines for a few hours, turn off my brain, watch a movie and relax a little.
I just dreamed of peace and quiet.
But as soon as the plane started taxiing, my dreams were rudely disturbed. A young girl, about twenty years old, was sitting in front of me. As soon as she settled into her seat, she threw her long, thick hair right onto my tablet, almost completely covering the screen.
I didn’t want any conflicts. I politely asked her to remove my hair – she apologized and removed it. But ten minutes later my hair was back on my seat.
I leaned over again and repeated the request. The girl didn’t even turn around – she pretended not to hear.
And here, instead of irritation, something clicked inside me. I decided that this flying princess deserved a small but memorable lesson. And this is what I had to do. I am telling you and waiting for your advice on whether I did the right thing.
I slowly took three chewing gums out of my bag, chewed them one by one, without rushing. And, looking out the window, with an absolutely calm face, I began to discreetly stick them right onto her hair.
Strand by strand.
It was about fifteen minutes before she turned around, sensing that something was wrong.
She touched her hair and froze.
“What… is this…?” she hissed, trying to peel off the sticky gum.
Without taking my eyes off the screen, I calmly said:
– This is a consequence of your arrogance.
– You are inadequate!
– And you are impudent. And now you have two options. First – you fly further with this in your head, and then you will have to cut half of your hair. Second – I can help you with scissors right now. I have manicure scissors in my bag. Do you want them?
The girl turned pale.
I leaned closer and, without raising my voice, added:
– If you think about throwing your hair back again, you’ll be flying bald on your next flight. I can be very careful, even in turbulence.
She sat like a statue for the rest of the flight, her hair perfectly pulled back into a tight bun, and I finally relaxed, turned on a movie… and got my well-deserved peace.
