Rosemarie and the Diary

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The plane and cruise ship tickets are booked, my bags are packed and I am ready to leave my cottage that is situated in one of the quietest towns in Wales. I will be staying on the luxurious cruise Adventure on the Nile for a couple of months to figure out where i want to buy a house because the buyers will be moving in next weekend. One last sleep in this lonely bed, it has been a hard year living alone in the house that i thought would eventually be over run with children of my own, but when my ex-husband decided to have an affair all of that went out of the window. However, i am happy and ready to move on with my life.

Laying in bed tonight is more comfortable that usual, maybe it is my mind tricking me into thinking leaving is a bad idea but it's to late now, it's what I need. 'Beep, beep, beep, beep'. The alarm rings and has got me out of bed on the fourth beep. I have forty five minutes until the taxi cab arrives, that Is plenty of time for me. So I decide to have a bath and use up the last of the bubble bath. Sitting here in the bath has made me have time to think about how much I'm going to miss this house, miss the memories and i will miss this bathroom my favourite room of the house. 'This is going to be harder than i thought'. I whisper to myself and let a few tears escape from my eyes.

With two minutes to spare I conjure up a checklist in my mind of the items I will need for my trip and i put them near the door then I wait for the knock that will start my journey of new beginnings. 'Knock, knock'. The taxi cab announces it's arrival and i open the door and hand my bags to the taxi cab driver and i lock my door for the last time. 'You're going to the airport right miss ?'. The man asks. 'I sure am'. I reply with a feeling of both nervousness and excitement. 'It's going to be very busy on the roads today, everyone seems to be taking advantage of the cheap plane ticket prices'. The man informs me with concern. 'My flight is not until 2pm this afternoon, so I should have plenty of time'. I say while silently congratulating myself. 'Alright, we will have enough time then miss'. He replies then starts the engine and we drive away.

I admire the views of fields, rows of houses and I count how many pumps the two petrol stations we passed had to stop the feeling of boredom slipping in. The second station had four more than the first, and the prices if petrol was lower in the second one too. After a while the traffic had seemed to have faded the closer we get to the airport, I still have an hour an a half left until boarding so i will have plenty of time to look around duty free and get some snacks for the plane. We get to the designated taxi cab parking and I make sure i still have my passport in my hand bag just in case it had fallen out, but it's there thankfully. The airport is full of people which is both daunting and inviting, so with one deep breath i was towards the 'check in' desk.

'Hi, how can I help you today, are you checking in for one of the flights listed on the tv screen above?'. A blonde lady in her early thirties with a name tag that has 'Cassie' written on it asks. 'Um, let me check sorry'. I say with embarrassment. 'No problem, what destination are you travelling to this afternoon'. Cassie asks with a smile. 'I will be flying to Egypt for the cruise that will be sailing on the river Nile'. I say and the smile on Cassie's face disappears. 'Two minutes miss'. She says and turns around to use the phone 'River Nile, yes. The cruise Abi. Where does she need to go?'. Cassie asks frantically and that is when I realise she is unsure where i need to go so she must have panicked. 'I am sorry about that miss, you are at the wring desk follow me and i will show you where to go'. She tells me and if follow her. 'You will need to stay in here until your flight announcement. 'Thank you for your help Cassie'. I tell her before she leaves to go back to her desk and her smile reappears after i reassured her. Everything in this room is free and i am the first one here so i am going to eat two pain au chocolat and a croissant with a bottle of apple juice. When i chose to sit on the sofa near the window so i can see the aeroplane's take off six people enter the room, and then we wait for our gate to be announced. 'Flight number 34085, Egypt please make your way to gate A1 to board the plane. That is gate A1 to board tour plane, thank you'. The announcement fills the room .