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00:01My boyfriend disappeared on the plane. I flagged down a flight attendant. She looked at me like
00:07I was crazy. She said I boarded alone. I asked the people around me. Every single one of them
00:13said the same thing. They never saw a man sitting next to me. But that was impossible. We got on
00:19that plane together. We just had a French kiss. His teeth marks are still on my lips. How does
00:25a grown man vanish at 30,000 feet? I demanded they search the plane. The overhead bins. The
00:32galley. Even the cockpit. I made such a scene. The plane had to make an emergency landing at the
00:38nearest airport. Airport police came on board. They searched everything. Top to bottom. They
00:44found nothing. No boyfriend. No record that he had ever been on that flight. Then they called my
00:50parents. You have never had a boyfriend.
00:55In the end, they locked me in a psych ward. And I died in there. Beaten to death by another
01:01patient.
01:03Then I opened my eyes again. And I was right back at the day. I was bringing my boyfriend
01:09home.
01:10Boarding started. Come on.
01:12Lifted the two boarding passes in his hand and smiled at me. That smile. Soft. Warm. So real.
01:19My whole body went cold. I knew it right away. I was reborn. I'm 27.
01:25Maxwell and I had been together for three years. This trip was supposed to be a big step. A Christmas
01:32visit. Meet my parents. I never knew this choice would get him erased. And get me killed. Even now,
01:39thinking back on what happened the last time, my head was still spinning.
01:45Amelia, what's wrong? You look really pale. Are you sick?
01:49Maxwell looked at me with that same worried face. He always had when it came to me. And it hit
01:55me hard.
01:56For three years, he had been good to me. And not once did he snap at me. When he disappeared
02:01the first
02:02time, I lost my mind trying to find him. I still don't know what really happened back then. But this
02:08time, I was not walking into that nightmare again.
02:11Can we not fly? Can we change our tickets to trains? Or can we not go back at all?
02:19Babe, what are you talking about? It's Christmas travel. Everything's booked.
02:27We fought for these tickets for three days. But the second I thought about last time,
02:33about how getting on this plane, ended with him missing and me dead. My chest tightened.
02:38My mind started racing. What do I do? Is there really no other way? Then it hit me.
02:44The reason they threw me in that psych ward last time was simple. I was the only one saying Maxwell
02:49had ever boarded that plane. So this time, all I needed was proof. Real proof. I took out
02:55my phone on the spot. While we walked through the gate. I hooked my arm through his. And started
03:01taking pictures like crazy. At the gate. On the jet bridge. In our seats. After the cabin door closed.
03:09I recorded everything. Then I posted a full photo dump to my Instagram. Caption. On the plane.
03:16Bringing my boyfriend home. But I needed a kill shot. Me and Maxwell together. Both of us holding our
03:25boarding passes. Faces clear. Flight info visible. Then I sent it to the family group chat. Mom. Dad.
03:33Maxwell and I are on the plane. We land in three hours. My mom replied in seconds. Can't wait to
03:39meet our future son-in-law. Your dad and I already bought groceries. Steak is in the oven. Hurry home.
03:45My mom's text. Dozens of comments. I finally let out a breath. Proof. Hard. Digital proof.
03:51No one could say I didn't have a boyfriend. Right? The plane took off. The flight attendant
03:57announced flight mode. She started the drink service. Her name tag read Jenna Lane. Just
04:03like last time. A bit of turbulence. A passenger bumped her arm. Orange juice splashed right onto
04:09my coat. Oh my gosh. I am so sorry. She grabbed for napkins. But Maxwell moved first. He grabbed
04:18a few tissues and gently wiped the juice off me. It's okay. I got it. I'll clean up my girl.
04:24Thanks. Your boyfriend is really sweet. I stared at her. Last time, she said the exact same thing.
04:31She looked right at him. She complimented him herself. But after Maxwell vanished, when I asked
04:38if she had seen my boyfriend, she just looked completely bewildered before she could ever change
04:43her story again. Can you do me a huge favor? Sure. What is it?
04:52This is the first time I'm bringing my boyfriend home to meet my parents. I really want to remember
04:58this trip. Can I get a photo with you and the two of us? Just as a keepsake. Of course.
05:06So the three of us took a picture together. Me, Maxwell, and Jenna. I saved it right away.
05:13Then I turned toward the old man. He looked about 70. His name was Walter Reeves. When he tried to
05:20lift his suitcase into the overhead bin, he nearly fell backward. Maxwell caught him just in time.
05:25The man thanked him over and over. That's why, in my last life, he was the first passenger.
05:30He told me that the seat next to me had been empty the whole time. That no one had ever
05:35sat there.
05:36So this time, I made sure he saw Maxwell.
05:39Sir, hi.
05:39What's up?
05:40What do you think of my boyfriend? My parents haven't met him yet. I'm kind of freaking out.
05:44He's a handsome young man. You two look great together. Your parents are gonna love him.
05:49My mind was already racing again. Walter's reaction was natural. Jenna's was too. Their tone.
05:55Their faces. Everything. No sign they were pretending.
05:58So what the hell was the problem? Why did they clearly see Maxwell now? But last time swear
06:04they never saw him at all? I needed to make Maxwell's presence impossible to erase.
06:08So I grabbed his hand and pulled him up from his seat. Then I turned to the whole cabin and
06:12raised my
06:12voice. Sorry everyone. Can I steal like 10 seconds? I took a breath and kept going. Today's a huge day
06:22for me. I'm bringing my boyfriend home to meet my parents for the first time. We've been together for
06:27three years. And if all goes well, we're getting engaged next. We're all sharing this flight
06:34today. I know that sounds cheesy, but it feels kind of special. So if you've got a little love
06:40to spare, can we get some good luck? Congratulations. You two are adorable. Wishing you
06:49happiness. Surrounded by blessings, Maxwell smiled. A real, bright, shy smile. He thanked people
06:56one by one, then quickly pulled me back down into my seat. Amelia, what is going on with you today?
07:03Putting us on the spot like this? You've got the whole plane involved. I'm embarrassed as hell.
07:09I'm just scared of losing you. Now the whole plane had seen us. Every single person here was a
07:15witness. Nothing can go wrong now. When I said that, Maxwell reached over and gently brushed my
07:21hair back. You are good. I love you. Why would I ever leave you? You're freaking out because you're
07:29about to bring me home? He gently kissed my lips. Suddenly, the whole plane jolted.
07:36Ladies and gentlemen, we are experiencing some turbulence. It's happening again.
07:40Please fasten your seatbelt, hold on to the armrest, and remain seated.
07:46Then the turbulence got worse. The lights overhead flickered.
07:51Then everything went black. Just for a moment. Two seconds later, the lights came back on.
07:58The plane steadied. My heart was still pounding. My first instinct was to grab Maxwell's arm.
08:05So I reached for him and touched nothing. I turned my head so fast it hurt. His seat was empty.
08:13Maxwell was gone.
08:20He had been holding my hand. He was right there. So how could he disappear in the time it takes
08:26to blink?
08:27Panic hit me all at once. I ripped off my seatbelt and jumped up. I looked everywhere. The seat. The
08:34aisle.
08:34I need to talk to you.
08:35Under the seats. Nothing. Everywhere. Maxwell was gone again.
08:43Flight attendant. Flight attendant!
08:48What's wrong?
08:49I pointed at Maxwell's seat.
08:52My boyfriend is gone! He was right here during the turbulence. The lights went out and then he was just...
08:57gone!
08:59Ma'am? Are you sure you're not mistaken? We only saw you bored alone. There was no your boyfriend.
09:08How can you say that?
09:10I yanked out my phone and opened my photos. The photo was gone. Every photo. Every text. Wiped clean.
09:18Like some invisible hand had gone through my life and deleted him. What the hell was happening?
09:26Ma'am, I don't know what photo you're talking about. But I have not seen your boyfriend. We are still
09:32in flight. You need to sit down and fasten your seatbelt now.
09:38Sir, you saw him. Right? You looked right at my boyfriend. You said he was handsome. You said my parents
09:46were gonna love him.
09:47Walter looked up at me. Stunned. Then his face twisted in pure confusion.
09:52Miss, what are you talking about? When did I say that? I've never seen your boyfriend. From the moment we
10:00boarded you've been sitting here alone. That seat next to you has been empty the whole time. No one's been
10:05in it.
10:05His tone was steady. Natural. Like he was telling the plain truth. But the more normal he sounded, the more
10:11wrong I felt.
10:12That's impossible. You said it. You said it to my face. My boyfriend has been with me this whole time.
10:18There is no way you didn't see.
10:19The second I said that, people all over the cabin started staring at me. I looked around at all of
10:24them. All those eyes. All that doubt. And I couldn't understand it.
10:28You were all just clapping for us. You congratulated us. You said we looked great together. You told us to
10:36get married and last forever. You seriously don't remember that?
10:39Clapping? No. The cabin's been quiet this whole time. No one said any of that.
10:45Sweetheart, you don't look well. Why don't you sit down and rest?
10:48They kept talking over each other. Low voices. Easy faces. Open eyes. Like the whole thing had never happened.
10:56But how was any of this possible? I remembered every second. Every face. Every word. I'm not crazy.
11:03But how did a man disappear from a pressurized cabin at 30,000 feet? Why was everyone suddenly telling the
11:09exact same story?
11:10Why were all the photos on my phone gone?
11:12Maxwell! Where are you?
11:15I was one step away from falling apart. Jenna and the other flight attendants kept trying to calm me down.
11:21Ma'am, your behavior is disturbing the other passengers. You need to return to your seat right now.
11:26I was forced to land at the news airport. The second the cabin door opened, airport police came on board.
11:32Jenna rushed over first. She pointed straight at me and spoke to the police in charge.
11:36A stocky guy named Sergeant Wade Brooks. That's her.
11:40She boarded alone, but she keeps insisting her boyfriend disappeared on the plane.
11:44She ignored instructions, caused a scene a scene, and disrupted the whole cabin.
11:49Honestly, she may need a psych eval.
11:52She reached toward me like she was about to grab my arm. I jerked back.
11:55I was not going back to a psych ward. Not again.
11:59So I forced myself to steady my breathing and speak as calmly as I could.
12:03Sir, I'm not causing trouble. I'm trying to find my boyfriend. His name's Maxwell Crawford.
12:07He got on this plane with me. Now he's gone. He has to still be on this plane. Please, help
12:15me find him.
12:16Maybe I sounded too desperate to ignore. My begging did work.
12:20Either way, Sergeant Brooks finally agreed to search the aircraft.
12:23He checked the cabin, the lavatories, the galley, the overhead bins, every space big enough to hide a person.
12:31Then every space that wasn't. But in the end, he found nothing. No Maxwell.
12:36Sergeant Brooks looked me over with a hard, careful stare.
12:39We searched the aircraft top to bottom. There is no sign of the man you're describing. A grown adult does
12:46not just disappear midair.
12:48So I'm going to ask you again. Are you absolutely sure he boarded with you?
12:54Yes. I'm sure.
13:06I took photos of us from the gate all the way onto the plane. I posted them. I also sent
13:11pictures to my family group chat.
13:12The posts and the photos are gone now. I know that sounds insane, but my parents saw them. My friends
13:18saw them too.
13:19Seeing how sincere I was, he immediately called my parents. Then he asked my mom if she had seen the
13:25picture I sent to the family chat.
13:27What picture? I didn't get any picture.
13:31My daughter is single. She doesn't have a boyfriend. She's never had one.
13:35It felt like something exploded inside my head. Why was mom doing the exact same thing she did last time?
13:42Why was she denying him again? Around me, the passengers started muttering. Then muttering turned into complaints.
13:50Clearly, there's something wrong with her head. She imagined a boyfriend that doesn't even exist. And she made a huge
13:57scene on the plane.
13:58Sergeant Brooks rubbed his temple like he was already done with me. Then he shook his head.
14:03Take her in for a psychiatric evaluation.
14:04The second he said it, two officers stepped forward, one on each side. They grabbed my arms and started dragging
14:11me toward the exit.
14:12And just like that, I dropped into pure despair. Was I losing my mind? Had I imagined all of it?
14:18Was Maxwell not real?
14:20Right when the doubt started eating through me.
14:22Miss, when are we taking off again? I'm a surgeon. I have an emergency operation waiting for me in another
14:27state. I can't afford this delay.
14:30What did you just say? You're a doctor?
14:33Yes. What happened?
14:37I know where my boyfriend is!
14:39In that moment, my brain finally stopped spinning.
14:42Everything snapped into focus.
14:44The truth had been right in front of me the whole time.
14:47And somehow, it was even crueler than I'd imagined.
14:50Sergeant Brooks looked at me with piercing eyes.
14:52What is it? Where's your boyfriend?
14:54I looked him straight.
14:55He's still on the plane.
14:57Amelia, enough!
14:58My team searched this aircraft inside and out.
15:00We checked the cockpit, the storage compartments, the restrooms, and under the seats.
15:05We even opened passengers' bags.
15:07There is no sign of your boyfriend.
15:09If he were on this plane, we would have found him.
15:10The passengers immediately chimed in.
15:13He's just making...
15:13Exactly!
15:13If he were really here, they would have found him by now.
15:16She's losing it again.
15:17She's just making stuff up.
15:19Her parents and friends said she doesn't even have a boyfriend.
15:22So how would he be on this plane?
15:23Come on, I need to get home for dinner.
15:26Stop wasting everyone's time and take this psycho away already.
15:29The whole cabin turned ugly.
15:31Every face pointed at me looked annoyed.
15:34Done with me.
15:35Then Jenna stepped forward with a serious expression.
15:39Ma'am, every inch of this plane has already been checked with the police.
15:43There is no your boyfriend on board.
15:45And your family and friends confirm that you do not have a boyfriend.
15:50This flight has already been delayed for an hour because of you.
15:54You can see everyone here is in a hurry.
15:57So please, accept reality, cooperate with the police, and stop holding up this plane.
16:03Accept reality?
16:04What reality?
16:06The word where everyone denied what they had just seen?
16:09The photos that vanished for no reason?
16:11The man who disappeared into thin air right in front of me?
16:15No.
16:15That wasn't reality.
16:17Reality was this.
16:19I took the pictures.
16:20I made the post.
16:22My family replied to it.
16:24My friends did too.
16:25Maxwell and I had been together for three years.
16:29A real three years.
16:31He came to the airport with me.
16:33He boarded this plane with me.
16:35And then, right in front of my eyes, he disappeared.
16:39That was reality.
16:40Then let me tell you a story.
16:42Sergeant Brooks froze for a second.
16:45The passengers reacted exactly how you'd expect.
16:48Are you kidding me?
16:49No one has time for story hour.
16:51You can end Verzintel for right batter.
16:53Yeah, I'm not listening to some crazy girl's delusion.
16:56The Stade missile-to-missile store illusion.
16:58Lady, go get your head checked.
17:00Lady, go get your head checked.
17:02Stop dragging everyone into this mess.
17:05Sir, please just take her away.
17:08My posily spondathon.
17:11This night, Nui and Spade chant.
17:13My patient can't wait.
17:15Wait, I have surgery to get to.
17:17I looked at Walter's panicked face and I smiled
17:20because now I knew exactly why he was in such a rush to leave.
17:24And there was no way I was letting him get what he wanted that easily.
17:28Just a few minutes.
17:29If I finish and you still want to send me in for a psych of Yelv,
17:32I won't fight you for a fight you.
17:34Not one word.
17:35And this has something to do with where your boyfriend is?
17:37It has everything to do with it.
17:39Listen to me.
17:40And then you'll understand everything.
17:43Next, I recounted the details of my three-year relationship with my boyfriend.
17:48For a few seconds, the whole cabin went dead quiet.
17:51She doesn't sound like she's making this up.
17:53Those details were way too specific.
17:55And the way she talks about them, that part feels real.
17:59Yeah, but if it is real, then where is he?
18:01A person can't just vanish into thin air.
18:04Exactly.
18:05We searched the whole plane ourselves.
18:06I could feel them wavering.
18:08But the passengers?
18:10They still looked completely sure.
18:12I was sitting right behind her the whole time.
18:14There was nobody next to her.
18:16I don't know if she has some boyfriend in real life or not,
18:18but on this flight, she boarded alone.
18:21No one came with her.
18:22No one talked to her either.
18:24Same here.
18:25I saw her.
18:26She was by herself.
18:29Oh, please.
18:30Anyone can make up a story.
18:33Crazy people are great at that.
18:37So we all got delayed just to sit here
18:40and listen to her emotional speech?
18:42Through all of that noise, Sergeant Brooks stayed quiet.
18:46He thought for a few long seconds.
18:47Then he looked at me and spoke carefully.
18:50Amelia, your story feels sincere.
18:52But this isn't about feelings.
18:54It's about evidence.
18:55And right now, every piece of evidence says the same thing.
18:58Maxwell Crawford was never on this flight.
19:01And maybe not just this flight.
19:03Maybe not in any documented part of your life.
19:05You heard what your parents said.
19:07You heard what your friends said.
19:09They were all very clear.
19:11They say you've never had a boyfriend.
19:14And I looked into it.
19:16Your relationship with your parents seems good.
19:19Same with your friends.
19:20They don't appear to have any reason to lie to you.
19:22Yes, I'm their only daughter.
19:24Mom and dad have always treated me like I hung the moon.
19:28If I looked even a little upset, they'd panic.
19:30That's why, in my last life, I could never make sense of it.
19:35How could two people who loved me that much, who knew I was about to bring my boyfriend home, turn
19:40around and say I never had one?
19:42And now it was happening again.
19:44The exact same scene.
19:46Not just mom and dad.
19:48Even my closest friends.
19:50The same friends who had seen our photos.
19:53The same friends who had replied to my post.
19:55The same friends who had congratulated Maxwell and me.
19:59And now every last one of them was swearing up and down.
20:02That I'd been single my whole life.
20:04My parents barely knew my friends.
20:06There was no way they had all gotten together and planned this.
20:09And those friends?
20:11They weren't random people.
20:13They were my close confidants.
20:15Years and years of history.
20:17They wouldn't lie for no reason.
20:19They wouldn't all suddenly decide to turn on me.
20:22That's why, before this moment.
20:24I could not make sense of any of it.
20:27But now?
20:28Now I knew.
20:29I knew all of it.
20:30Love can be faked.
20:32Love can be performed.
20:34I was the only one who fell for it.
20:36I looked at Sergeant Brooks and said it as clearly as I could.
20:40You're right.
20:41My parents didn't lie.
20:45My friends didn't either.
20:47What they said was true.
20:49His brow tightened.
20:51Then what exactly are you saying?
20:54Your parents and your friends are all saying the same thing.
20:56That you do not have a boyfriend.
20:58And everything you've been saying points the other way.
21:01That you do have one.
21:03That he boarded this plane with you.
21:05So if they're telling the truth, are you lying?
21:08I shook my head.
21:10No.
21:11Everything I said is true.
21:13Every word.
21:14The cabin exploded again.
21:17She's insane.
21:18She is really insane.
21:19She just said they're telling the truth.
21:21Then said she's also telling the truth.
21:22That doesn't even make sense.
21:24Somebody has to be lying.
21:26Why are we still listening to this?
21:28She doesn't even know what she's saying.
21:30Sir, please.
21:31Just take her to a psych ward already.
21:33I can't do this.
21:37Even the police who had started to believe me looked disappointed now.
21:41Walter gave me a long, exhausted look and shook his head.
21:49Miss, what you're showing right now is classic delusion.
21:52Contradictory speech.
21:54Confused thinking.
21:56Extreme fixations.
21:57You are very sick.
21:59While there's still time, go with Sergeant Brooks and get evaluated.
22:04If you keep dragging this out, it won't help you.
22:07And it won't help the rest of us either.
22:10Walter was clearly rattled.
22:12He wanted me gone.
22:14Right now.
22:1519.
22:16Wanted me locked away before I could say one more thing.
22:19And the more desperate he looked, the funnier it became.
22:25Dr. Reeves, I said, almost smiling.
22:28I know you're in a rush.
22:29But take a breath.
22:31You said you're flying out for an emergency surgery.
22:34So tell us.
22:35What surgery?
22:37Which hospital?
22:38What's wrong with the patient?
22:40Walter froze for half a second.
22:42Like he never saw that coming.
22:44Mr. Reeves, that's personal information.
22:46If you don't want to answer, you don't have to.
22:49That snapped him right back into place.
22:52She's right.
22:54That's private.
22:55Why would I tell you anything?
22:57I looked at Jenna first, then back at Walter.
23:01Do you not want to answer?
23:03Or you can't?
23:04His face hardened.
23:06What the hell is that supposed to mean?
23:09It's a surgery.
23:11Why would I be afraid to say it?
23:13I just don't want to waste words on someone who's obviously mad.
23:17If you have even a swear of decency left.
23:19Go get your head checked and stop messing with everyone's travel plans.
23:23The passengers piled on right behind him.
23:25Yeah, you're crazy.
23:27Why are you asking about his private?
23:31It's Christmas travel.
23:33We are just hurrying to get home.
23:34And you keep dragging this out like none of us matter.
23:37The more she talks, the worse she gets.
23:40First she caused a scene on the flight.
23:42Now the plane gets forced down and we all have to sit here and watch her go mad.
23:48Jenna looked at me, done pretending she was patient.
23:51Miss Amelia, if your parents and your friends are telling the truth, then your made-up boyfriend
23:56was never on this flight.
23:57Because of you, we've already lost enough time.
24:00If there's nothing else, we're preparing for takeoff.
24:02You should stop fighting Sergeant Brooks and let him get you to a hospital.
24:07Jenna was a true professional.
24:09Even in a moment like this, she still spoke to me in a very polite manner.
24:13But unfortunately, I could see the urgency hidden in her eyes.
24:17I looked right at her and said,
24:20Are you in a hurry for this plane to take off?
24:23Or are you just in a hurry to kill me in the psych war?
24:32Or are you just in a hurry or anything?
24:35Or do you often walk through the door.
24:42She thinks that it's a pull.
24:42A man
24:43A man
24:43I
24:43She
24:43And
24:43A man
24:43A man
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