I’ve always heard of celebrities being rude, but I didn’t believe the reputation until I ran into someone like this. This local celebrity tried to force me out of my comfy airplane seat, but I came up with a brilliant idea to make her pay! My plan was to enlist the help of a pregnant woman.
Traveling first class was a treat I rarely indulged in, but after months of hard work, I figured I deserved a little luxury. I’m a 33-year-old woman who’s worked hard to get where I am, and this European getaway was my reward. I imagined the next few hours filled with comfort, maybe even a glass of champagne to start. But as soon as I reached my seat, the dream began to turn sour.
An unhappy woman on a plane | Source: Midjourney
He was already sitting there, stretched out as if the entire cabin were his private domain. I recognized him immediately! He was a local reality TV star who had made tabloid headlines for his excessive demands and diva-like behavior.
Seeing him in person, it was clear that fame hadn’t spared him. He wore sunglasses indoors, and his expression radiated smugness. Our local celebrity barely glanced at me as I placed my carry-on in the overhead compartment, but the coldness of that brief glance spoke volumes.
Mr. Thames, an arrogant local celebrity on a plane | Source: Midjourney
I knew better than to judge someone based on gossip, so I smiled politely and started to settle into my seat next to him. But before I could even sit down or buckle up to enjoy the long-haul flight, I heard him snap his fingers!
The sound sent a strange shiver of annoyance down my spine. He was summoning a flight attendant as if he were a king demanding a servant! I could feel his scrutinizing gaze as he waited to be attended to.
Mr. Thames, a rude local celebrity who looks at his neighbor | Source: Midjourney
“Excuse me,” he began, his voice dripping with disdain, “I need more space. I’m not comfortable with someone sitting next to me. Can you please find him another seat?”
I froze, disbelief washing over me at his utter arrogance. The poor flight attendant seemed taken aback but quickly recovered, giving me an apologetic look.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Thames, but the flight is full.”
But fame didn’t see it that way!
A flight attendant speaking to a passenger | Source: Midjourney
He turned to me, his lips curling into a smirk as if he’d already won. “DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO I AM?” he asked, leaning in, the condescension in his tone almost palpable. “I need this space. You’ll have to move!” he said dismissively.
I blinked, wondering if he was serious. “I’m aware of who you are,” I replied evenly, keeping my voice calm as I finally sat down and buckled my seatbelt. “I’m sorry, but I paid for this seat just like you, and I’m not going anywhere. I’m staying here,” I said definitively.
A defiant woman in her airplane seat | Source: Midjourney
His eyes narrowed. He clearly wasn’t used to being told no. The flight attendant shifted uncomfortably, glancing between us like a deer caught in headlights. For a moment, the air was thick with tension, and I could feel everyone in first class holding their breath, waiting to see how this would play out.
Mr. Thames looked ready to explode with rage! Then, something clicked in my mind, a way to turn the tables. Without another word, I unbuckled my seatbelt and stood up, pretending to reconsider the situation.
A distraught woman about to leave her airplane seat | Source: Midjourney
“You know what?” I said with mock thoughtfulness as an idea came to me. “Maybe I’ll leave. There’s no point sitting where I’m not wanted. Let me see if I can find another seat.”
The local celebrity stretched, clearly comfortable with the idea that he had successfully chased me away. As I left the aisle, I heard him say to the innocent flight attendant, “You can be fired, even though you really didn’t do much, and I’ll take note.”
Mr. Thames, a rude local celebrity who fires a flight attendant | Source: Midjourney
The triumphant smile of celebrity was back, but I wasn’t done yet. I had found a more satisfactory way to settle the matter with Mr. Thames. A solution that would teach celebrity a much-needed lesson.
I wandered down the aisle, my mind racing. That’s when I saw her, a young, visibly pregnant woman with a child on her lap. Her eyes were tired, her posture slouched, as if the mere thought of enduring this flight in the economy section was too much to bear. My heart instantly went out to her.
A restless pregnant woman with a toddler on her lap | Source: Midjourney
“Hello,” I said softly, crouching down next to her. She looked up in surprise. “Want to switch places? I have a first-class seat up front.”
Her eyes widened, and for a moment, she looked like she might cry. “Are you serious?!” she asked, disbelief in her tone. “Oh my God, thank you so much!”
She didn’t hesitate! The pregnant woman quickly gathered her things, her movements filled with renewed energy! I helped her carry her bag, and together, we headed back to first class. As we approached the celebrity, I could see her expression change from confusion to horror!
Mr. Thames shocked in his plane seat | Source: Midjourney
The young woman beamed when I pointed to the now-empty seat. “Enjoy your flight,” I said warmly. She smiled at me, a genuine, grateful smile that made me feel lighter than I had all day.
But the best was yet to come! The celebrity’s face twisted in frustration as he realized what had just happened. He was now sitting next to a mother with a restless child—a far cry from the quiet, spacious seat he had requested!
A happy pregnant woman with a toddler on her lap | Source: Midjourney
The child immediately began wiggling and grabbing the celebrity’s handbag with curious fingers. Mr. Thames looked like he was about to implode, his face turning an almost comical shade of red!
I couldn’t resist. I gave him a little wave, my smile never faltering. He glared at me, but all I felt was satisfaction! It was a silent victory, one I knew he’d be mulling over the entire flight!
A proud and happy woman walking to her airplane seat | Source: Midjourney
As I walked away, I heard the pregnant woman address Mr. Thames.
“Hey! Aren’t you that TV star who’s always in the news for the wrong reasons?” she asked him. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him give her a disgusted look that said, “How dare you talk to me? And how dare you slander my impeccable character?”
But he didn’t answer. Then I heard the child burst into a piercing scream, as if she had fallen or bumped into something. But she was safe on her mother’s lap.
A baby crying on his mother’s lap | Source: Midjourney
“Shh, Susie!” her mother scolded. “Our local celebrity won’t put up with your funny antics on this flight, will he, sir?” she turned to ask Mr. Thames.
I didn’t hear a response and guessed our local star was beside herself, irritated at being hitched to the pregnant woman sitting next to him. I smiled as I continued walking, my luggage firmly in hand.
A woman carrying her luggage on a plane | Source: Midjourney
I returned to the economy section and found the pregnant woman’s seat nowhere near as comfortable as first class. But at that point, I couldn’t care less. When the plane took off, I stowed my luggage and settled into my seat.
I felt content as I placed my eye mask on and leaned back, feeling a rare sense of peace. I consoled myself by telling myself that the pregnant woman deserved this comfort more than I did. She needed space and quiet, especially with a baby on the way.
A happy woman lying in her airplane seat with an eye mask | Source: Midjourney
As for Mr. Thames, he got exactly what he wanted! I could only imagine how the restless child would keep him occupied for the next few hours! If she didn’t get him, the child’s mother is difficult enough to manage to drive our celebrity crazy!
She didn’t seem to have many filters when it came to speaking her mind. I figured she’d have a lot of questions for her recalcitrant neighbor. Maybe, just maybe, Mr. Thames would learn that not everything in life can be handed to him on a silver platter.
Mr. Thames is bored while sitting in his plane seat | Source: Midjourney
The purr of the engines lulled me into a comfortable silence, and I chuckled to myself, savoring the sweet taste of poetic justice. Some might call it petty, but I preferred to see it as a lesson in respect, something we could all use these days.
A woman happy to sleep on a plane | Source: Midjourney
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