The Windy City

3:28am I awoke to my phone ringing. My eyes could barely open. " Hello ..?" I whispered, " Good morning, Guadalupe we have a trip for you ..." That is how my Monday began. It was a 3 day trip, with a report time of 6:00am. Luckily, I had my bags already packed from the night before. I quickly got dressed and was out the door. Once I arrived to the airport, I went down to the crew room for check in. As I checked in I found out I was working the lead position. I smiled, reminiscing the first time I ever worked lead and how terrified I was with all of the responsibility. Now, it had become second nature. I then met with my crew, and we quickly did a briefing. I...