𝗔𝗖𝗡𝗛: 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘

01: goodbyes

Mom said goodbye to me one last time.

"I'm still worried, I hope you'll be okay." Mom said. "Yeah, I'll be okay."

There was silence, while she started tearing up. I hugged her and confided her by saying, "I promise I won't ever stop talking to you. This is what I want, And I will make it worth it. This is an overwhelming chapter in my life, but It's worth experiencing."

I smiled at her and then opened the door to leave my home. She smiled back.

I got to the airport. I left the car and closed the car door. It was sunny and warm. I ran around the giant airport, and as time passed I finally got to the terminal.

Nobody was there, It felt odd and eerie. I decided to ignore it and sat down on a seat. I pulled out my phone from my bag and saw notifications from my best friend texting me. He was crying, He couldn't believe I was leaving him behind. I told him I'd text him every day and I'd stay with him no matter what. My stomach dropped, I felt so bad for him. "I should've taken him with me... This is such a bad idea. I never should've decided to leave my entire life for this... Island!", I thought to myself. I was so exhausted. I sobbed myself to sleep.

"Ma'am, wake up, your flight is here." Said an assistant. I woke up startled and started getting my stuff. I kept my head down so nobody would notice I was crying. I couldn't even see the attendant's face. I jogged to the gate and walked through the tunnel connecting the airport and the plane. I sat down and felt relief.

There were few people on the plane, considering that this was a small plane and the fact that I couldn't see many people as odd. I could barely see their faces and they were all murmuring some weird language. It was so.. bizarre!

The blinding bright sun caught my attention. 5:37 PM. It was sunset, and it was the most beautiful sunset I've seen in all my life. I teared up. Not because I was emotional, It was blinding.

I rapidly turned my head and heard the same strange language I've been hearing, coming from the staff room. This language was like no other. What was going on? And why did today of all days have to be so weird?