I said, “And before you ask, yes. I understood your entire phone call at security earlier.”
His face changed completely.
Dad gave up trying not to laugh.
The man said, “What?”
I smiled.
“The part where you told your friend you cut in front of me.”
He looked around.
People behind us were listening now.
I kept my voice calm.
“And the part where you said I didn’t notice.”
He opened his mouth.
Nothing came out.
I added, “And the part where you said people were ‘so easy.'”
Dad laughed loudly.
The man went red. “I was joking.”
I said, “With who?”
“What?”
“You said you were joking. What was the joke?”
He looked irritated now.
“It was just one place in line.”
“Exactly.”
He blinked.
I pointed toward the middle seat.
“And this is just one seat. So sit in yours.”
A woman behind Dad snorted.
The man glanced at her.
