Shattered

Chapter 3

I woke up to my dad knocking on my door. I looked around, confused, trying to get to my bearings. I must've fallen asleep. ''Come in!'' I yelled. My dad cracked the door open and peaked in, as i ruffled my hair with my hand, and looked up at him. ''What's up?'' I asked, as he stepped into my room. ''It's almost time to go, you ready kiddo?'' I sprang up from my chair, a smile forming across my face. ''Am so! Just give me a moment to memorize...'' i quickly pointed out every single thing i had packed, and needed to pack, counting on my fingers as to not forget anything. ''...What i'm missing,'' i said as i jumped over to my desk, opening a drawer and pulling out a notebook and stuffing it into my travelbag. ''Now i'm ready!'' I said, skipping over to my door, giving my dad a sidehug as i called out to my brothers while i flew down the stairs towards the door.

''Oh uh, Dad?? Can you get my wallet? It's on my dresser!'' I yelled up the stairs. ''Sure thing!'' He yelled back, as i heard him scramble around in my room, before i recognized his heavy footsteps on the stairs. Turning my back to the doorframe to tie my shoes, i felt my hands shake with excitement. I seriously couldn't wait to go to the US, meet my best friends in the entire world, explore new places and areas, the official meetup... I almost jumped out of my skin when i heard my dad call my name. My chosen name. ''Oui?'' I asked, turning around. ''Wanna drive with me and...'' I didn't hear the rest. Behind dad, mom was standing with a menacing look on her face, and i knew what was wrong. ''Nickname,'' i shrugged, turning my attention back to dad, ''sorry dad, what'd you say?'' I asked him. ''Wanna drive with me and the boys to the airport, or would you rather ta-'' i cut him off immediately, ''YOU! I'd love to drive with you and the boys!'' I answered him quickly. ''Alright, alright, chillax buddy boy, i'll drive you. Karaoke?'' I nodded eagerly. ''Absolutely!''

Turning back to tie my shoes, i felt my nerves calm a bit. I thought they were simply going crazy because i was scared i was gonna miss my family, mostly my dad and brothers. I heard my dad grab his keys, calling on Ethan and Liam to come downstairs and put on their shoes. I heard groans of complaints and ''Whyyyyy's,'' but also their small footsteps hurry down the stairs. Finishing up the little bow with a last tug, i grabbed my bags and opened the door, stepping outside. I felt the cold wind blow against my face, giving me a sense of freedom. I stood still for a moment, enjoying the breeze, the chirp of the birds, the distant chatter of kids on the playground nearby. ''First to the car wins!'' I heard Ethan yell as the door opened, and i whipped around, sprinting to the car at full speed, carrying my luggage just above the ground. ''First!'' I yelled as i reached the car, gasping for air. ''Not fair!'' I heard Liam and Ethan yell, their footsteps slowing down right behind me.

I instantly regretted running, having fallen asleep in a binder, and then ran in it. I reached into the air, giving somewhat relief to my lungs and ribs. ''You alright kiddo?'' Dad asked, looking at me. ''Just stretching,'' i groaned, letting my arms flop back down. ''Alright boys, who wants to listen to waka waka?!'' Dad asked enthustiacally. ''Me!'' Ethan, Liam and I yelled all at the same time, as we all 4 jumped in the car and turned the music almost all the way up. My heart started pounding against my ribs, as i fell back in my seat, realizing how much i was gonna miss these people. I started singing along as loud as i could, spending my last moments with them as memorizingly as possible.

About an hour later, at 8.32, we arrived at Manchester Airport. I made sure to check 7 times that i had my boarding pass, passport, all other necessities, and most importantly, my money and wallet. I stepped out the car, my throat being destroyed after about an hour of singing my heart out. I grabbed my luggage, and walked over to the entrance, stepping into the sliding door with Ethan, Liam and dad at my heels. The smell of airport food hit me immediately as i stepped into the building. The nausea hit me almost right away, and i felt like i was gonna throw up. I turned to my dad and brothers. ''I guess this is goodbye?'' I said, and my dad looked down at me. Despite my unusually tall figure, he was still a head or so taller than me. ''It's not goodbye forever, and you can always call us you know,'' he said, resting his hand on my shoulder. ''I know, it just won't be the same you know? I won't eat dinner with you, i won't play stupid games with you, i won't hug you...'' dad cut off my stream, stopping a panic attack from accuring. ''Hey, kid, it's gonna be okay, i promise. Call us if you ever miss us, or just wanna talk, we'll be there and talk to you. Also, if you ever want us to curse out mom for you, that works too.'' He giggled, and i joined in on his laugh. ''Okay, i'll do that,'' i smiled, leaning in to hug him tight.

''Are you two done yet?!'' Ethan yelled at us, while he and Liam were standing by, watching us as we hugged. ''Alright alright,'' i chuckled, as i walked over to them, getting on my knees to be around their height. ''I'll see you guys in 3 and a half months?'' I said, leaning in to hug them both, and then each of them. ''I love you two, make sure to annoy mom for me, okay?'' Liam and Ethan looked at eachother, before snickering and saying, ''you got it big bro,'' before giving me a highfive each. Standing back up, i started walking towards baggage checkin, waving to my dad and brothers as i walked. 2 hours still remained before my flight would leave, which left me an hour and a half before boarding. Just enough time to get snacks and food for the flight. My stomach rumbled, despite my bowl of cereal a couple hours earlier, and i looked around to see if i could find somewhere decent to have a second breakfast.

Hello! That is the end of chapter 3, i hope you like it, again, huge credits to @SpencerLikesClouds for inspo, if you haven't make sure to check out their book, Transboo, and the sequel, Transboo | Sequel, it is absolutely amazing!

Make sure to stay hydrated and well fed, and bind safely if you bind, and i'll see you in the next chapter!