The Lasting Effect
The engine on our flight from Florida to London caught fire over the Atlantic. We had to land in New York. The engine of the replacement plane caught fire as well, so the pilot was forced to land in New York. We decided not to take a chance with a third aircraft and chose a different airline. It had a lasting effect on me.
It was when I was 8 years old that I first had my nightmare. I don’t know why, but I never experienced one before. My first nightmare happened on the third flight back. It involved Mickey Mouse in a coffin made of glass and a green version of Thing, from The Addams Family.
