Only you, just you

A Blast from the Past

Deep soul,
I am deeper than most. My soul contains the depth and wonder of the ocean. I am not
for hands that wish to touch the shallow. I am only for minds that wish
to swim in deep connection. Words by Jen

The phone ringing at that exact time was terrible timing in Rey's opinion but she had to answer it.

"I'm so sorry Poppy, but I have to answer it. Duke is having all his calls forwarded here."

Poppy sniffed again and nodded sullenly, watching as Rey answered the phone.

" Hello, no I'm sorry he's at an emergency practice. There's a important game tonight and he can't be disturbed. This is his fiancé Rey."
The voice on the other end was masculine and deep but hard to hear over traffic noise.

Rey thanked the caller when he wished them congratulations on the engagement but apologized because he couldn't attend the wedding.

"Can I take a message?"she asked helpfully.

She wanted to get this conversation over with so she could get back to Poppy who was trying to wait patiently for the call to end.

"What's your name so I can tell him you called." She grabbed a pen and paper then strained to hear his voice through the noise of flights being announced and muffled traffic on the other end.

"Sorry I can't hardly hear you!"

"I apologize, I'm at the airport." Said the mystery man.

"Can you spell it?"

"P O E. D A. M. E. R. O. N

Rey's heart stopped as she stared at the letters she had written. Disbelief at seeing the name caused her to gasp out loud and drop the phone.

It clattered on the floor.

Poe Dameron, her soul mate, her destiny , her twin flame, was on the other end of the line!

She grabbed the receiver and practically yelled into it. " Where are you?"

"I'm at the airport. I'm on my way out of the country to Venice ,Italy." Poe said casually, not in any way aware that the young woman on the other end was nearing hysterics.

Poppy had witnessed the distress in her sister-in - laws actions and ran over to support her. She glanced down at the word that Rey had written. It took a moment to register the name, then her astonishment matched Rey's.

Both girls stood in incredulity. Unable to believe this. No way was this happening!

"I love Italy!" Was all that Rey was able to manage coherently through her stuttering. She suddenly lost all power of speech. Then she heard the words she couldn't quite accept.

"Well I gotta go." He said nonchalantly. "Nice talking to you." He had no idea what effect he was having to the girl on the other end.
And before she knew what was happening,the line went dead.

Real panic set in as she heard the line drop.

"He hung up.. he hung up!" She screeched. Rey bounced up and down in agitation .What was she going to do?

He was gone just like that. All her life she'd been waiting for him to find her and now....

On a crazy impulse she went to run to the door but was caught up in the long phone cord. She had spun it around her waist when she was talking to her one true love and now she was trapped.

Poppy came to her aide as quickly as she could yelling , "spin , spin spin!"

Rey spun until she was dizzy then yelled over her shoulder, " call a cab!" She had grabbed her coat and was rushing out the door.

"But your still in your wedding dress!" Poppy called out, but Rey didn't hear her. She vaulted down the stairs and ran out side.

The crisp evening air helped Rey catch her breath and cool down her flushed face.

She turned quickly when she heard Poppy yell from the apartment window, " Its just a coincidence Rey! It's not really him!"

"It's not a coincidence," she yelled back. "I just have to see him that's all."

The taxi cab pulled up to the curb and she jumped in. The trip to the airport wasn't to far but she agonized that she'd miss him. She had just enough time to jump out of the cab, knocking over several stacks of luggage and dashed into the airport.

She quickly scanned the departing airlines until she found the gate for 'AirItalia' .

Rey ran through the airport, pushing unaware people aside, and receiving odd looks and "Hey, watch it, slow down!" from an angry six year old.

Move people! Desperate, deranged lunatic in a wedding dress coming through!

She finally found the gate, her heart pounding in her chest, just before the plane was pulling away . "I need to get on that plane!"

She was stoped by a gate attendant. "Your boarding pass please." He said with calm authority .
She hurriedly looked in the pockets of the coat then said in a small voice, " I misplaced it. I know I have it somewhere."

"I'm sorry . I can't stop the plane for you miss."

Couldn't he see how desperate she was , how distraught?

She grabbed the lapels on the man's jacket and squeaked, " You gotta help me,please, I just need to see someone on that plane!"
"Not without a boarding pass" he growled , prying her fingers off his jacket.

She wasn't above begging at this point. "You are ruining my life! Please I'll do anything!"

The man got a worried look in his eyes and slowly backed away. He carefully reached for a phone sitting on the check - in desk.

"Yeah, Hi . Looks like we have a situation B slash twelve on our hands..."

Rey's knees felt wobbly and her head throbbed as she heard the roar of the plane engines now invading her consciousness.
She walked slowly to the large observation window.

Tears welled up in her eyes as she saw her future fade away into the night.

Rey forehead gently touched the cool glass as hot tears ran down her cheeks. Then as she wiped the moisture from her eyes she saw a security guard approaching in the reflection of the window.

She turned and said "The man I was supposed to marry is on that plane." Rey shuffled her feet and looked dejectedly at the ground.

The security guard just nodded when he saw the wedding dress  peeking out from under  her coat, and her tear streaked face.
He understands that she was no threat, just a heart broken girl trying to chase down a guy who most likely stood her up at the alter.