“Do you have your passport?” My mother asked me with tears in her eyes.
“Yes mom, I have my passport. And my plane ticket. And my portable phone charger.” I cut her off with each listing. My dad came in from the other room.
“What about-.”
“Plane snacks?” I held up a bag filled with Oreo’s, homemade trail mix, mini water bottles, Hippeas, and PB&J squares. I make it a habit to be well-organized. I think my mom was just having a little trouble saying goodbye.
“Are you sure you have everything, sweetie? I wouldn’t want you to miss your flight because you forgot something.” My mom looked around the house. I chuckled internally knowing there is a part of her that would love that.
“Actually, I did forget something.” Before she could respond I wrapped my arms tight around her.
“Goodbye mom, I love you.” If she wasn’t trying so hard not to cry, she would have said the same. I hugged my dad and left.
“Caitlyn Monroe?” My teacher called my name.
“Here!” I shouted louder than I probably should’ve. I was just really excited. I’ve always wanted to go to London so when Mr. Larson passed out the permission slips, I turned in mine the following day. My best friend (and crush since middle school), Ricky, came up to me.
“Hey Caity-Cat. You must be excited.” One year I dressed up as Catwoman for Halloween and he started calling me Caity-Cat. I hate it but secretly love it.
“I am! This is the most excited I’ve ever been. When I heard the Senior class gets to go on a trip out of the country, I put like 100 suggestions all saying London. And now it’s finally happening!” I squealed. We got on the bus and soon arrived at the airport. I took my seat on the plane next to Parker.
“Hit me.” He held out his hand in front of me. Everytime we traveled, I was in charge of the snacks and Ricky was in charge of the entertainment. I handed him a bag of trail mix in exchange for one of his earbuds. He put on The Hunger Games which is my favorite movie. He hates it so I don’t know why it was his first pick. I was so excited that I didn’t go to sleep last night, plus I had been running rampant getting my stuff together. I was so tired but I was high on excitement for the trip. I very soon came down from that high and I was exhausted. Now that I think about it, I know exactly why Ricky put on my favorite movie. The movie I always fall asleep on, every single time I watch it. I always have to start it over the next day which Ricky knew. I thought he was being sweet but as it turns out, he is an evil mastermind.
“Hey Cait, wake up.” I feel a gentle touch on my side. I slowly began to wake up and that’s when I realized. I had fallen asleep on Ricky’s shoulder! Now I had slept on his shoulder-and he on mine-plenty of times. It was never a big deal but this wasn't just falling asleep on his shoulder. I was holding his arm hostage. I didn’t know what to do so I pretended to still be asleep although I didn’t know how that would help me. He just lifted my head, took his arm out of my hands and left. If I wasn’t so embarrassed, I’d be angry that he just left me here. I heard footsteps stopping in front of me. I felt a finger on my nose gently waking me. I opened my eyes to see Ricky with a smile on his face.
“Rise and shine, sleepyhead.” He chuckled, knowing how embarrassed I was.
“Are-are we here?” I asked, trying to change the subject.
“Yeah, we are. You slept through the whole plane ride.” I was still a little flustered but I quickly got over it when I realized…I’M IN FREAKING LONDON!!
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