Step 1: Avoiding taking off

And then she realised that her world was not that one outside of her. That other world was unable to touch her own one.

And when lights went out, she was alone in that darkened room where she could allow herself to dream for some minutes, just a few minutes, not more. Those precious moments when, with open eyes, you can think about an alternative life, the one you would like to live.

"That's not good for you".
"You have to live now and here"

And everytime she tried to take off, Victoria were always there to avoid it.