My chauffeur, Max, drove me to the airport, as he did I checked my emails on my laptop, my company was doing pretty good on the stock market since I floated it ten years ago, but I knew deep down money had changed my outlook on life, I guess it did that to everyone eventually.<br/><br/>Arriving at the airport, the checks on my luggage had already taken place as it had been sent on ahead and my limo was let through a security gate and we drove towards the huge 757 parked on the apron. The car came to a stop beside the plane and my door was opened by Max, he smiled, "Have a good holiday Mr Lexus,"<br/>I tapped it on the shoulder and replied, "You too Max, Not too much drink while I'm away," I winked, "Meet you back here on the 21st"<br/>Max laughed that gruff laugh I knew so well, "I won't be drinking too much sir, I got my sister coming over from Nevada to stay, I did tell you sir?"<br/>I smiled, "Of course, I remember now, you enjoy yourself Max," replying as I started up the steps.<br/><br/>Sitting in my plush seat in first class, I placed my earplugs in and connected my MP3, the Shadows filled my head, playing Apache, I watched one of the stewardess's giving the compulsory safety instructions, although I couldn't hear a word, I knew exactly what she was saying. Soon we were in the air and the drinks trolley was being wheeled down the aisle, "drink sir?" a blonde stewardess asked with a gleaming smile, I wondered how much she paid her dentist for such a smile, why I thought that I don't know and had to hold back a giggle as I replied, "orange juice please," I replied with a smile, I didn't drink alcohol, something people found strange, if only they knew my father they'd know why.<br/><br/>I must have drifted off to sleep, because, suddenly I was woken as I was shaken quite violently as the plane entered a storm, lightning flashed, thunder crashed and rain battered the aircraft, the "PLEASE FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS" sign flashed on with a bleep. I had been in a storm while flying before but this storm was vicious, no sooner had one bolt lightning had faded another flashed lighting up the outside of the plane, the plane seemed to shudder, something I hadn't ever felt before, looking out of the window, the engine exploded in flames, I knew then that this was going to end badly.<br/><br/>The plane suddenly lurched forward and started to drop at an incredible rate, I must have blacked out because the next thing I remember is being in water surrounded by flames, somehow I had a life jacket on and it had inflated, I knew they did this automatically in water, I must have passed out again as the next thing I remember it was sunny and was gently bobbing up and down in a calm sea, looking around I could not see anything but sea, no sign of people, no sign of the aircraft, then it hit me, was I the only survivor of flight 098?<br/><br/>I blacked out again ..............................