There was a chemical spill.

Originally posted to Writing.com - Erica's Great Adventure; ID#1357694 on 06-11-12 - 4:19pm

"There was an incident while you were asleep," the flight attendant explained.

"What kind of incident? What happened?" Erica replied.

"One of our passengers was transporting some concentrated chemicals for research. We're not sure exactly what it is, but the chemical was developed in collaboration with the government. They approved for it to be transported commercially."

Erica gave the flight attendant a wary look. With the amount of security passengers were subjected to, it was surprising that potentially dangerous chemicals would have been allowed on a plane. The flight attendant continued explaining.

"When this passenger got up to go to the lavatory, one of the samples slipped from his grip and landed on you."

"What?" Erica exclaimed. Somebody had dropped chemicals on her?

"Nothing seemed to have happened, so we changed his seat so that he won't bother anyone else. A little bit later, we were notified by another passenger that your clothes were smoking. When we saw your clothes start to dissolve and disappear, we draped a blanket on you. Fortunately, the chemical didn't eat through the blanket, too. The other passengers were moved to the front in case the chemical was hazardous. Do you feel ill or have any other symptoms we should be aware of?"

Erica couldn't believe what the flight attendant was telling her but took solace that nobody had seen her naked. She shook her head to indicate no.

"Great! Let's get this blanket off you so you can get dressed. We'll be arriving at the gate momentarily."

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