Best Friends

Flashbacks

Zayn's POV:

    I board the airplane and buckle my seat belt, preparing for the long flight ahead of me. I keep replaying our last conversation in my head. The tears streaming down her face, the urgency to that last kiss, the pain clearly showing on my own face as I told her the heart breaking news. I had to leave though, my mom finally came back for me, I couldn't just let that slip away.

    I'm jostled out of my thoughts by the stewardess, "Sir? Can I get you anything?" she asked, her voice light, flirty. I shook my head and turned towards the window. I didn't want this, not really. Her beautiful face, her adorable giggle, even the way she used to crinkle her nose when she didn't understand something. She was amazing, and I miss her with every fiber of my being. If I could have just one wish, I would do it all over again.

     I lean my head against the back of my seat as the plane starts to take off. I close my eyes and think back to Freshman year. I had just moved into Atlanta with my aunt. It was now my first day of school at Rydell High. I was scared to death. Had I been back in Florida I would be starting this day off with KateLynn.  KateLynn Rogers and I have been best friends since I started going to elementary school in Florida my third grade year. We were supposed to jump into high school together too, but I had to leave. I love her, and I know what people say, I'm too young to know what love is, but I honestly do.

    Suddenly it's Sophomore year and I'm getting books out of my locker. I glance up and see her walking down the hall towards me. I blink my eyes a few times, making sure I'm not hallucinating. She walks up to me and whispers in my ear "Told you we'd meet again." she then kisses my cheek and walks away.

   Then the dream changes to be Junior year. I remember sitting with her when she learned that her grandfather had just died. She's hugging me and crying into my shirt. I keep whispering in her ear that everything's going to be okay.

    Now I'm seeing the party where everything went wrong. I then see KateLynn's tear streaked face as she asks me about that night. I think back to how I made it up to her, how happy she was when she saw the book- her book- published.

   Next I see us on the trampoline outside Maggie's house. The heartbreaking look on her face as the news sets in. I remember us sleeping together; how we kept whispering "I love you" to each other that night. Finally I think about our last face to face conversation.

   With my thoughts coming full circle, I drift off to sleep as I await for the plane to descend. I feel someone shake my arm and I peel my eyes open and look up at the stewardess from earlier. "The plane has landed." she tells me with the same tone of voice. I stand up and walk off the plane.

    I get my bags and head out to the busy street. I hail a cab and give it the address. I lean back and stare out the window, not really seeing anything. It was about six in the evening and the sky was still lit with the bright sun. I think again about KateLynn and the life I left behind. Then the cab pulls up to a driveway and I get out. I pay the cabbie after I get all of my bags out. I slowly walk up the driveway and open the door. 

   I'm greeted by a giant hug before I even fully step into the house. I smile and hug back just as tightly. "Tonight we celebrate!" I yell out into the full house... I only have an hour...