LeonLEON 2025-09-29T05:46:00Z
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Rain lashed against the transit hotel window in Barajas as I jolted awake at 2:37 AM, throat parched from cabin dryness. That's when the email notification blazed across my phone - roster change effective immediately. My fingers trembled scrolling through three different airline portals, each contradicting the other about gate assignments. Panic surged when I realized my standby paperwork had expired hours ago. The fluorescent bathroom light reflected my ghostly face in the mirror as I choked ba