Just life

Chapter 2

My mom just drove in silence and we were all very quite during the 10 minute car ride. I could tell my mom was trying to fight tears the entire way. We pulled into the airport and my mom asked if I wanted them to walk me in. I figured it would be easy for me to walk in alone and nor have to cry in front of random strangers so I said no. My mom and brother got out of the car with me to say their goodbyes and help with my luggage. I noticed my mom grab an envelope. Immediatly I assumed it was cash. "Mom. What is that? If it's money I'm not taking it." I said trying to be serious. "It is money and you are taking it. I just want you to be able to have fun up there. Go shopping. Buy yourself a car. I just want you to have some money to play with. You know me and your father don't talk so I'm not sure if he has money to give you to have fun with." She says with some light giggling. "Did you say thats enough money to buy a car?" I asked trying to stay calm. "Yes baby. I want you to have fun. And its time for you to go. I love you so much." She says as she walks over to hand me the envolope and wrap me in her arms before I leave. "I love you too." I say as I grabbed the money and wrapped my arms around her. She let me go so I could say goodbye to my brother and sister. My brother walked over and hugged me for what seemed like forever. "I love you Tess. Please call us everyday." I hugged him back. "I love you too buddy, and I will call but you have to answer." I said jokingly. "Okay." We all laughed a little. I walked to the other side of the car to my baby sister Delilah. I grabbed her little hand she started to giggle a little. "I love you baby girl." I said smiling. Shes only 3 so of course when she said it back it sounded funny so we all laughed together one last time. I got my bags and started to walk away from the past 7 years of my life. "I love you guys!" I yelled as I walked away and waved. They waved back and I could see the tears fill my moms eyes. That was hard to walk away from but I had to do it. I walked in dragging my things behind me and found the check in to get my boarding pass. There were not many people there so it wasn't hard to get where I needed to be. I made it to the gate in time and made sure I was in the right place. Security was easy to go through so I had a few minutes to catch my breath.

When we started boarding I had tears filling my eyes, I kept trying to push them back till I was situated on the plane so no one would see me cry. My mom made sure I got a first class, that made me happy. I put my bags in the overhead cabin and got the first class seat. I pulled my phone and my earplugs out of my pocket and put on my sad play list. I tried so hard to fight the tears because I knew I was strong and I didn't have to cry. I didn't want to cry. I couldn't help it. I let a few tears escape my eyes and I was done for the moment. I wiped the tear streaks off my face and pulled my head up.

I waited for about 15 minutes till everyone was fully boarded and then another 10 of safety instructions, and we finally took off. It's about a 3 hour trip and I have no idea about what to do. So I just started thinking about things. I thought about my best friend, Jemma. God I'm gonna miss her so much. At that moment I started to plan the first vacation, hoping it could be soon. But I'm not gonna run away to fast without giving my dad a chance. I still don't know how to feel about this. I've only talked to my dad like once a week, if that. I looked at the time and I've been on this stupid plane for like 5 minutes. "This is gonna be a ling trip." I mumbled to myself as turned to face the window, close my eyes, and drift off to sleep.