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Woman live tweets Raleigh couple's breakup

Public breakups are the worst — especially when live tweeted to an audience of more than 27,800 followers, as a Raleigh-based couple recently learned.

Giving new meaning to the word “trapped” for all passengers aboard, on Aug. 23 a man allegedly broke up with his girlfriend on a plane before it even left the runway.

Seated next to the couple’s very public, very awkward breakup was New York-based Kelly Keegs — on Twitter as @keegs141 — who saw an opportunity and seized it.

Keegs began live-tweeting the ordeal (with photos included), and it soon went viral. “This guy on the plane just broke up w his girlfriend and she’s SOBBING,” Keegs tweeted. Soon after, the hashtag #PlaneBreakup began trending on Twitter.

Spoiler alert: the break up ends with a make out and lots of complimentary airline vodka. Happy traveling, folks. 

See how the drama unfolds here:

Us too, Keegs, us too.

Enter: mystery woman Charlotte.

Plot twist?

If anyone feels like having a highly publicized breakup, Keegs is your girl.

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