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Title :

Ghost at first flight

Type : Tie a story

Character: Kate, female, 25 years old, flight attendant. irritable personality Don't believe in mysteries I'm a stubborn person. Bold, talkative, cheerful, and funny.

Keen, male, 25 years old, former steward. Habits like helping, wishing well, reminding people, being calm, helping to think of solutions in many matters.

Gus, male (hermaphrodite), 25 years old, is a steward, has a fearful and suspicious nature, doesn't think carefully, doesn't speak or think.

Margie, female, 25 years old, is a flight attendant, has an intelligent personality, is good at solving immediate problems, is conscientious, and is calm.

The theme of the story: Good wishes that are not limited by status.

Scene : Airplane

The story opens: Kate's first day of working with an airline happens to be on a bad flight to the country of Hrysos.

The day she started working was the day she was about to enter her pentapasta.

Story continues: Kate performed her normal passenger service duties until almost midnight. Other air friends

Instead, he hurriedly packed up her things and invited her up to the crew quarters on the upper floor and stopped serving passengers during the period.

Midnight: When midnight passes, everything ends.

Closing the story: Kate learns the truth about Keen and is able to put an end to the legend of the terrifying ghost flight.

Conflict : There is an incident that causes conflict between friends. A friend curses a friend fiercely.

Synopsis: Kate starts her first day at work at the age of about to turn 25 years old. Her first flight will be remembered by her until the day she dies as the passengers she serves are not human. She didn't believe in the magic of 12 o'clock. Once it was past midnight, the flight would no longer have only people. She didn't believe what her friend had warned her about, but she found the words:

Love at first flight

With a young steward who was fearless and had good intentions helping her throughout the flight. When she didn't believe it and actually encountered something mysterious. She has a reason to provide services.

Not a person, just a service to be completed. Everything will end. Within the hours of midnight until 1 a.m. If you succeed, you will survive together. When the time passed 1 a.m., everything ended. And then Keen, Kate's first love, disappeared. As the plane lands, Kate learns that the person who was her supportive friend and the person she fell in love with overnight is not the same person.

“Ladies and Gentlemen on behalf of Royal Airways International, captian and his crew would like to welcome you on board TG 444 to Hrysos the flight time will be 10 hours. For safety reasons, please study the safety on board in the seat pocket and keep all baggage under the seat in front of you or in the overhead locker. Please, note that there restrictions on using mobile or electronic devices on board. For more information, Please contact a cabin attendant. During taking off and landing, please fasten your seat belfts, put your seat back upright, return the table to its locked position and pull up your window shades. We are please to inform you that all our flight are non-smoking. We hope to provide you with the best service. Your comments and suggestions regarding our in-flight services are sincerely welcome.”

This is a line I have been rehearsing my whole life and today I have spoken it. Yes, my name is Kate and I'm a flight attendant.

Also known as the crew. Today is the first day of my working life and it also happens to be my 25th birthday.

Or what is called Benjaphet itself.

“Cabin crew prepare for take off”

After take off Now the plane has been flying for about 1 hour, which is now 11:00 p.m.

When an airplane flies above the sky 1 hour later it's time to serve the food. Although it was my first time starting, I already knew enough about it.

Sometimes it's because I've flown on airplanes since I was a child and I remember a lot of the details.

"Happy birthday to you..Happy birthday to my dear friend Kate."

“Hey, thank you very much, Margie Gus.”

And of course the happy birthday sound just now was my friend from high school.

I have worked as an air hostess and steward for this airline for a long time.

“Fuck Margie, isn't it true that Kate was born at 11:59 p.m.? We sang 1 hour too fast.” This is Gus Stewart, a handsome face but a beautiful heart. Yes, he's not a real man like everyone thinks.

“If you're happy at that time, you know what's there,” Margie said.

“What is it?” Kate asked.

“Never mind it, I'll tell you about it. Let's go serve the food first." Margie's serious work mode began.

While the food was being served, I was left wondering about various things.

Today it was strange that the screen showed that the ship was full of passengers. But when we actually got up there were very few passengers.

“Are there so many people missing planes like this?”

“Have you ever heard of the story that in movie theaters they leave space for you?”

Gus, the little ladyboy who was serving food with me, opened his mouth.

“Yes, why?”

“On the plane they do the same thing, oh my! Talk about getting goosebumps, let's not talk about this."

When the initial work ended, it was now 11:20 p.m. I became confused and wondered why all the employees

I hurriedly packed up my own luggage and prepared to go upstairs. Even though we haven't collected any passenger food yet, where are we going in such a hurry?

“Gus, Margie, why do you have to hurry to pack your things? We haven't collected any food yet.”

“Gus, you haven't told me yet,” Margie, the tough woman on the flight, began, keeping a calm face.

“I'm afraid too.” Little Gus started to look uneasy.

“Hey! Is something wrong?” I asked with extreme curiosity.

“Have you never heard of the 12 o'clock curse?” Gus began.

“You talk like you're from a ghost movie, haha.” I started to feel like it was a story to trick children.

“I'm serious about this.” Gus started to look really serious.

“You are so stylish, Magu told me,” Margie, who is serious about her work, began to tell.

“The reason why there is a curse of 12 o'clock occurring is not because the employees created the incident to stay late at work. But it's true. Like this, from midnight until 1 a.m., there won't be any employees down to serve.

or provide any services..."

“Keeee, come take a look at this passenger for me.” Margie didn't finish speaking before she was called to work.

“Let's say that at 11:50 p.m., all the employees will retire to the crew quarters. You too, don't forget," Gus added.

“Wait Gus, why isn't there passenger service after midnight?”

I asked with continued curiosity.

“You!!! You're dead. 20 minutes until midnight!! Hurry and go collect the food!!!”

Gus starts to lose his mind and rushes to work.

And of course, what is the mystical 12 o'clock thing? What is it for? For what purpose? And who thought of it?

And why did you have to go up to the crew quarters at midnight? Right now my head is full of why.

But I just came to work on my first day. Entering the city of Ta Liu, you have to follow Ta Liu. But I don't really agree if a passenger needs help.

At midnight? And who will help if it's not an air conditioner like us? Is that right?!

“Hurry up everyone!! Are you all here yet?”

The crew chief Margie's voice began to speak in an extremely urgent tone.

Everyone was now in the crew quarters.

Ding!!!!! The beeping of the clock alerted me to the fact that it was midnight.

"What are you still not finished telling at 12 o'clock?" I started to open up the topic.

"You're telling me, I'm afraid!!" Gus began to deny it when Margie turned her head and said that Gus would be the one to tell the whole story.

“There's nothing much. Kate, you just have to listen to me. If I tell you not to do something, then don't do it.” Margie in serious mode started talking about it.

“So, what are the things that aren't allowed to be done?” In my head right now there are only words about why and what happened.

“From midnight until 1 a.m. you are prohibited from going into the passenger room,” Margie began to speak in a firm voice.

"Why? And if a passenger asks for help, what should I do?" I'm still confused as to what this is all about.

“And are you sure? That the passenger in question was a real person,” Margie began to speak in a softer voice.

“Whoa! I'm afraid, so don't talk about it, okay?" Gus, who had been sitting silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up.

jingle!!

It was as if a passenger's call for staff came from below. What should I do?

“No need to go down,” Margie said in a calm voice.

jingle!! jingle!!! jingle!!!! jingle!!!!!

“Passengers pressed to call this many times. Passengers may be in trouble! How can I not go down?” I started to not be able to stand this madness and accidentally used a bad tone.

"um! You can go down and take a look in case the passengers really have a problem.” Margie replied to me so calmly that I was surprised.

“Oh my gosh!! Are you going crazy? We'll see you soon!!!” Gus, who had been sitting quietly for a long time, suddenly woke up.

“Kate, if you want to get off. I will let you go and see with your own eyes. Because I know you're stubborn, and now you don't believe me.”

Margie said as if she knew me. It's fitting that we've been friends for a long time.

"Is it good? I don't think so. It caught my eye and I tried it." Gus said in a pleading tone, not wanting me to go down.

“That's your dog's mouth, Gus, so you got fucked. Kate is not like you.” Margie is still Margie all day long. The decisive nature of an adult is both sharp, sharp, careful, and also intelligent. Probably none other than Margie.

“Kate, you remember what I said. Then please do everything I tell you. Otherwise, I won't let you know,” Margie said.

“Okay, you tell me, I can do anything,” Kate replied.

“Don't say hello if you see something strange. This is very important. Don't forget it. Don't turn your back, don't answer if someone calls you behind you.

After serving passengers, do not ask random questions. You have to be very specific about who you're asking.

For example, does anyone need more water? That's all, do you remember that?" Margie gave me a very serious face.

jingle!!

“The passenger called again. Come on down. Don't forget what I said. Hurry up,” Margie said one last time.

“K, see you later,” I replied one last time before walking down to the passenger room.

“Did you think it was a good idea to let Kate go down like this?” Gus, a transvestite, asked his boss. Even though Margie is the boss But in real life Margie is a very good friend of mine.

Even if the duty is a bit brutal. I got a job at this airline because of Margie.

Most of them helped me tutor for the air conditioning exam. It's really touching.

“If I don't do this, will they believe me? Don't you remember when you first came to work? Aren't you just like Kate? If I didn't let you try going down like this that day, would you believe me?” Margie replied a little seriously.

“Wow! You said it and the image stuck in my mind." Gus said in a slightly funny way.

Margie is such a great person to me. Gus and I became air stewards because of Margie. I started working as an air conditioner right after I graduated. As for Gus, he came later. But a hard worker like Margie quickly rose to the rank of crew chief. Before I became an air hostess, I led a very sedentary life.

Because I never thought that I would have to work in this life. Until it reached some point of change in life. But I never forget

The person who made me take life seriously and start looking for work was Margie as well. It's not that I don't believe in any mystical things. I just want to prove it with my own eyes. But I'll try to do everything Margie tells me, maybe...

jingle!! This is a good sign for me. Fortunately, the passenger rang the bell one more time and I knew which passenger called me. I wouldn't have to ask out of the blue. As Margie said

As I walked towards the passenger, I was confused as to why. When the plane took off, there were very few passengers. But now I'm back.

The boat was full of passengers!! How can it be like this?

“If you see something strange, don't say hello.” Margie's words suddenly came to my mind. It's a good thing I didn't have time to say anything.

“Hello, do you need anything else?” I asked the passenger sitting on the aisle. Then I realized that she just wanted water. So I went to get some water. But when I walked to the seat again Passenger who asked me for water She suddenly disappeared again. From an elderly woman who asked me for water. It turned out to be a young and beautiful passenger sitting in his place.

“Uh! I'm sorry, passengers. Where is the other passenger sitting here?” I asked.

“Who is it? I'm traveling alone. I wasn't sitting just now. Go to the bathroom.”

The passenger responded to me in a daze.

“And did the passenger ring the bell to call the staff?” I asked her again.

“No, before this I was always asleep. I just woke up and got up to go to the bathroom,” she answered me.

“Thank you and please forgive me. I suspect we'll misunderstand.”

I answered her one last time and quickly walked out.

“Wait a minute, kid, you still don't have any more water?” Suddenly, a familiar voice called out to me. That's the voice of the grandma who asked me for water.

“Don't turn around,” Margie's voice sounded in my brain again. So what should I do? To turn or not to turn?

“I'm so hungry I'm dying.” That grandma's voice made me feel strangely hallucinated. But it was a very pitiful sound. I guess I'd better turn around and serve Grandma some water.

“Don't turn!!” Suddenly, an anonymous voice spoke up in front of me. Damn, I'm about to faint here. Why is this crazy person so handsome? Wear a steward's uniform as well. But why don't we meet in the room?

“No need to ask anything. You can now go up to the room. I'll take care of this myself.” He answered me in a very normal tone. But why? My heart trembled at his few words.

"You're not up? What's your name? Why haven't I seen your face?"

I asked him out of curiosity and wanted to talk with him for a long time.

“We'll take care of the downstairs ourselves. Come on up. You don't have to ask. I knew you would ask.” He knew me.

“Then we won't ask. I'm Kate. Nice to meet you. I'll meet you in my room." I replied, totally embarrassed.

“Um, you don't have to come down,” he answered me one last time before walking up to the crew room.

“Fuck, what's wrong with you!!! Why do you look so careless?” Gus walked over and shook me violently.

“Whoa! It's not a problem. I'm embarrassed, not stupid,” I retorted.

“What have you found? Oh! It's good that you survived." Gus asked me, flustered again.

“It's nice to meet you,” I replied.

“Fuck!!!!! I'm going to cry and I don't want to listen.” Gus made a gesture of covering his face and eyes.

“I met a man with a good job. Also a steward He's downstairs by himself, so I don't see anything wrong,” I answered sheepishly.

“Huh, there is still a steward downstairs. That's all you found." Gus is still trying to get an answer.

“Okay, so what do you want me to see?” I replied and brushed it off.

“You damn good deeds,” Gus retorted.

“It's not a good deed, it just does what I tell you, unlike you, Egus,” Margie walked up from behind and said.

“What do you all mean? Can you tell me yet?” I asked.

“Okay, I'll tell you so I don't waste time. Well, this plane crashed during a flight to the country of Hrysos. That's where we're going now. Then the plane crashed at midnight. But I watch the news. Only 1 passenger was able to escape from the boat. And then he went crazy and lost his mind. But before he went crazy, he gave information that..everyone was suffering a lot. It's a plane that crashed into the sea.

And everyone was locked in the machine for about 1 hour. There was no air to breathe in the machine. And people are locked in machines. Sea water kept coming in. The emergency door couldn't be opened.

Some people lost their minds and committed suicide first. Killing your own child will not cause some suffering. Those who survived saw images of everyone trying to kill each other in the device. Everyone went crazy. Well, this is the story and that plane was repaired until it became this one. and then fly to the same country Everything is the same, even the time.

Only the air conditioner and the steward will know what the magic of 12 o'clock is. I told you, don't tell me if it's long."

Even though Margie seems like a person who is serious about everything, when it comes to non-work matters, she always talks for a long time.

“But I still see a steward downstairs,” I said.

“Fuck, I think it is,” Gus said in shock.

“Are you crazy? What kind of ghost is so handsome? But..even though I'm a ghost, I'm willing to be that handsome, hahaha.” I burst out laughing.

“Are you sure it's a real person?” Margie asked curiously.

jingle!!!!!! Jinggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!!

Suddenly, there was a voice calling out to employees, which became louder and more frequent. What's going on down there? Is there an emergency?

“Then let me go check on the passengers,” I said.

“Are you crazy? The sound of ringing the bell like this I think it's not normal anymore. Look, it's midnight!! This time is really fierce." Gus said.

“Don't be afraid. I went down and said there was nothing. I still don't believe it. You're too scared, Gus." I started to get a little angry.

"Yes! If you want to be an outstanding employee, then invite me or not. If you want to go down and die, go die!” Gus began to raise his voice.

“You selfish bastard! If the passenger has something wrong I know it's because of you." I started to get extremely angry.

“Oh, I'm a selfish person. No one cares about other people's lives more than their own like you!” Gasta scolded me.

“If you believe in this crazy magic. I'll prove it to you,” I said and immediately walked down the stairs.

“Okay, I warned you, I never listened to you. I curse you to have your neck broken by a ghost!!!” Gus cursed me in the last words before I walked out of the crew room and into the passenger room.

“Damn Gus, they said that no matter how angry you are, you mustn't curse!” Margie began to shout at Gus.

“Well, I didn't mean to. It provoked me,” Gus said in a low voice.

“Dammit, have some sense! If it's anything to do with your mouth!” Margie raised her voice.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." Gus replied calmly.

jingle!

This was the second good signal that made me aware of which seat the voice pressing to call the staff came from.

“Hello, do you need anything else?” I asked the passenger in front of me.

“Help me find my child.” The female passenger turned around and looked at me slowly and coldly.

"oh! Yes, what are your characteristics?” I asked.

“It was a girl wearing a red dress who liked to carry girl dolls,” the passenger told me.

“We will help you find your little one soon. It should be around here,” I replied.

Even though it's scary, it's a duty. But I can't find just one person. I'd better go tell Keen to come help me find it.

“Hey.” When I thought of him, he was right in front of me.

“Well…” I didn't have time to answer before he interrupted.

"um! You know, you're looking for a child, right?" Keen answered me as if he could read my mind even though I hadn't even told him yet.

“Your name is Kate, right? Kate, come follow us. Don't go alone.”

Damn it, why am I almost melting at his words?

“Oh! Just now, I saw something flashing red walking past there.” I thought it was definitely the missing child.

“Don't say hello!” Keen turned and looked serious at me for the first time.

“If you don't say hello, how will you know? It would be better if we separated.”

No matter how much I want to be with him But I'd rather hurry and find the child.

“If we're going to separate you, remember what your friend said and don't forget,” Keen said as if he knew everything about the conversation that Margie had reminded me of. He knew, and how did he know?

“I won't forget. See you later.” When the voice stopped, I walked away from him.

Scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is my own scream. Because the image in front of me right now is of a passenger slitting his throat! What happened here!!

“Where are you? Please help me,” I said while crying. This image will be stuck in my head for a long time.

“Kate!! What happened?” In less than a minute, Keen was in front of me.

Keen walked me out of the passenger zone and said to me,

“Do you believe your friend now?” Keen asked me in a voice that wasn't shocked at all.

“Why aren't you shocked? And believe my friend What does that mean?” I was very curious.

“That person is not a human passenger.” Keen continued to sound unemotional in the slightest.

“What does that mean?!” I was starting to get really scared.

“Mystery 12 and the story of ghost flights It is true,” Keen told me.

“Help,” a voice suddenly spoke.

“Scream!” I couldn't accept the picture I saw. She is the woman who slit her throat just now. But you came to me in the same condition.

"Oh my god, I can't take it anymore." I cried out loud.

“What do you want?” Ken replied in a slow voice.

“My boyfriend has been gone for a long time and hasn't come back yet.” A haunting voice replied that almost made me lose my mind.

“Wow!! What do you want us to find? Now let me find a child. Now let's find a boyfriend. Wow!!! I can't take it anymore.”

I responded to that crazy voice, freaking out. What are you trying to find? I'm not the one looking for lost people.

“Kate, calm down. Do you want to end this matter with me?” Since I've been here, no matter how many people I've encountered, I'd say she's the bravest person to argue with a ghost. and adhere to correctness in duties

“How are we going to end this?” Kate asked in a firm voice.

“Just complete the service and everything will be over,” Keen, who is never afraid of anything, replied to me.

“If that's all I will do. Then let's end this together,” I replied without hesitation. Do you want me to find a boyfriend and a child for you? Yes!! I'll find it for you.

“Then we don't have to separate this time,” Keen informed me.

Haha!!!!!!

“Scream!!!!”

My screams started working again. When a child appeared from the kitchen looking like… No head!!!!!!

"Sister, please find me a head." Huh, I don't have a head but I can't take it anymore.

“Shit, do you want to go see mom first? Mom has been waiting for me for a long time.” I really can't help it.

“I'm not going!! Find my head first!!” Damn it, my younger sister's voice was haunted and she raised her voice again.

“Okay, so where do you want me to go?” Keen said immediately.

“Let my elder sister carry me away. Then I will tell you the way.”

Damn it!!! Damn kid!!! I hate children even today. Wanting to hold a headless child is crazy!!

“Too much,” Keen replied.

“Not as much as they used to do!!” Damn it! What did I ever do to you?

“This older brother has never done anything for me. Why do we have to trick each other?”

Keen said to protect me and that ghost kid, he's so handsome.

“Every air conditioner is selfish!!”

His voice sounded like he was angry at someone, he didn't know. I can accept it. to end this matter

"Oh, yes, accept it and carry it, hold it, haha." I agreed to carry this child's ghost that has no head. It's the worst thing in my life.

“Be patient, Kate. It will be over soon,” Keen told me, making my heart swell.

“If we succeed Can we ask for something like this?” I didn't hesitate to speak my mind.

“What is it?” asked Kean.

“Can we flirt with Keen?” Of course, I have never felt this way about anyone before. And wouldn't let the opportunity slip away easily.

“How long will we flirt again? I'm going to take my head!” The hellboy ghost interrupted.

“Umm! It's up to you.” This means that Keena has agreed!

I must end this legend!

Time keeps walking. Hell's child is always there to show the way. Having said that, I feel sorry for you too. But I'm afraid, right?

"Open this locker." Finally, I'll find its head. But.. I don't want to see it!!

“We'll open it ourselves,” Keen said to the young ghost.

“You don't have to let it open,” the ghost said to me. What the hell do you want from me?

Count 1 2 3 !! Phew!!!!!!!!

When I opened the top luggage compartment, I found the ghost's head. It's just an image that comes through.

Just for a moment. Because after that I passed out. I woke up again to find Keen taking good care of me.

“Are you okay? Fight a little more, Kate. It will be over soon.” Keen's first sentence made me forget all the bad things that had happened.

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Suddenly there was the sound of Thai music. I'm confused. Is this a plane or something? There's also Thai music. Keen and I hurriedly ran to look at the sound.

“Just a little, please let me go.” Suddenly a woman wearing Thai clothing walked in and danced until she was close to me. And then came to strangle me

“Haha, please come and die for me. I want to be born.” A terrifying laugh spoke to me, who was being strangled violently.

“I have been waiting for this day for a long time. The day will come when I will have the right to find my successor hahaha” she said to me as her hand squeezed my neck harder and harder.

“I really want to thank your friend for cursing you haha. You will definitely have Somporn Pak's neck broken," the dancing ghost said while holding my neck and tilting it back and forth. Don't tell me I'm really going to die. Please help me.

"K..Keen.... Just a little." I don't have the strength to call out. Please help me.

What I received in return was just standing there looking at me with tears in my eyes. Why would he cry at me? Why don't you come help me?

“Fuck Kate!!!!!” These were the voices of Margie and Gus. They came down to help me.

What surprised me was Why were Margie and Gus able to walk past Keen? With the force of strangling the neck of that dancing ghost Made me almost die

All the pictures are blurry.

“Get away from my friend!!!” Gus said and then prayed. I don't know what mantra I prayed. I won't take it anymore.

I woke up in the crew quarters. I still remember every picture. I remember every word Keen spoke to me.

I looked around and where was Keena? Why didn't he come up? Or what's wrong with him?

"I'm going down to help you," I said, standing up immediately.

“Keena??? You mean the steward you told me about?” Margie asked.

“Yes, his name is Keen,” I hurriedly answered and hurried downstairs.

“P'Kean is not a human!” Margie said to me and raised her hand in greeting.

"impossible When I was downstairs he was always with me,” I retorted.

“This is probably another thing you don't know about Kate,” Margie told me.

“P'Keen was the steward who died on this flight. P'Kae is the only employee who helps passengers. As for the air conditioner or another steward? Escape to survive or die first. It was Brother Keen who helped that passenger survive, the person I had told you about. He helped a passenger to his own death. But when Gus came to work for a new job, it went down like him.

It was Pee Keen who helped him.” What Margie told almost made me weak at the knees. I fell in love with him at first sight. Plus I asked to flirt with him again. Why? I don't want to lose him. But suddenly someone's words floated in.

“Margie, Gus, we have to go down and serve passengers now!!” I said.

“Damn you, in another 5 minutes it will be 1am and everything will be back to normal,” Gus said.

“We have to complete the service. Then everything will be over. There will be no more of this mystery. Pee Keen told me,” I said.

"If you guys won't go, I'll go myself."

"I want to get this over with too. Let's go. Just 5 more minutes. Do your best," Margie joined in.

“Alright, let's just have a go,” Gus added.

In the end, we went down to serve passengers who were not humans but were mysterious creatures. I believe that if we did our best, it would be the last thing that would compensate for these souls to rest in peace. I will do everything as if they are people with the same blood and heart as other people. I hope I take 5

This minute to send all the passengers to their favorite places. For them to Including Pee Keen as well. Thank you for coming to help me.. I don't know if what we've done will be able to put an end to the mysterious 12 and this haunted flight. But I will focus on doing my best..