Nuisances that a person would normally brush off take on a different urgency when you’re trying to catch a flight
MY granddaughter had been visiting us in Israel and was on her way to the airport to catch her flight back to the States. She was going to take a bus to the train to the plane. She had left for the bus stop with plenty of time to make the train that would take her directly to the airport.
The bus ride should have been a simple journey — a few minutes to the train station. But the bus she boarded had a new driver who didn’t know the route. As they meandered through the wrong streets, my granddaughter began to worry that she was going miss the train to the airport.
When the bus finally pulled up at the station, my granddaughter discovered that her train was late. She could make it to the airport on time for her flight. She found a seat on the train and sank into it gratefully — hoping that the next leg of her trip would be smoother.
The train made good time, and the driver knew the way. As they approached the airport station, my granddaughter gathered her luggage and made her way to the door. The train rolled to a stop and she pressed the button to open the door.
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