BREAKING NEWS: Karoline Leavitt Removed from VIP Seat for Michelle Obama—5 Minutes Later, The Entire Staff is Fired

Front of the cabin. Window. Left side. Enough space to edit speeches, enough quiet to think. She had chosen it for the same reason she chose her words — carefully.

She sat down and noticed a scratch on the armrest. Same one from two months ago. Same route. Same airline.

A familiar kind of comfort.

She placed her tablet on the tray. The screen blinked on. The first slide of her keynote loaded:
“Words Should Never Be Weaponized.”

She exhaled.

Then reached down, adjusted the strap of her leather bag, and zipped it closed with precision. Every movement measured. Like a quiet preflight checklist.

The hum of first class was routine: boarding announcements, the faint chime of the galley, a soft sigh from an overtired businessman in 1C.

Then came the interruption.