But why should I surrender a seat I’d paid for because Lucas refused to behave?
“Excuse me,” someone whispered.
I looked down the aisle.
A middle-aged woman across the aisle leaned toward me.
“I saw him do that, sweetie.”
I looked at her.
“You did?”
She nodded.
“You did?”
“He moved toward you after the conductor left.”
“Then why didn’t you say anything?”
My voice came out sharper than I intended.
She looked embarrassed.
“I didn’t want him arguing with me.”
She looked embarrassed.
I understood that feeling a little too well.
I lowered my voice.
“Would you tell Curtis what you saw if I asked?”
She hesitated.
“Do you think it’ll help?”
I lowered my voice.
“Curtis already warned him. You saw what happened afterward.”
She glanced at Lucas.
“That’s true.”
“If you tell Curtis, Lucas can’t pretend he stopped.”