Skyjacked Short Story

Skyjacked

It was a quintessential Sunday morning at the Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii, murky sky with the sun looming behind all the hazy clouds. An adequately tall man arose; he looked as tranquil as a star and very poised, hauling a maroon attaché bag and camouflaged in a vintage suit from top to bottom, walking in a rather sophisticated manner to the flight counter of American Airlines, and then putting forward his passport to the attendant at the counter identifying himself as - “Vaughan Calloway”. The attendant politely epitomized Mr. Calloway about his flight details and the gate to which he must proceed. With unyielding security and plentiful checkpoints, the Honolulu airport was one of the uttermost unassailable airports

After Vaughan had his drink and exchanged a friendly conversation with Raymond, he knew it was time – time for him to become the pilot of the plane…….

He began to write a note stating that he had a bomb with him and he wanted a ransom amount of money; precisely one million dollars - all in hundred dollar bills however before he gets the chance to pass the note to the air hostess, an unusual looking man stands up and addresses the audience. “I am Greg Smith, and I have a gun with me; anyone who refuses to obey my orders shall die in mid-air,” this weird man

All the passengers were escorted out of the plane securely and police rushed into the airplane to take Greg’s body out, by that time he had already started to regain consciousness. Vaughan, on the other hand, was stopped by FBI and customs officials to be appreciated for his heroic triumph. Vaughan’s mind went through a maze again and the realization that he took a wrong path in life and that he had to change himself to becoming a better person became apparent during that flight. No one will ever know about the hijacking Vaughan planned but himself, they will only know of his courageous deed and that he was the savior of another 250 passengers on