Everday's a Journey

Chapter 2

Do you want to know who was on the other side of the phone? Well I can tell you that it wasn't Adian, nor his parents, it wasn't anyone that I knew. When I answered it was a woman, my first thought was "Why would this woman be calling me from Aidan's phone?" I waited for half a second before answering with a slow "Yes? How may I help you?" The woman then answered "Hello, are you Olivia Anderson?" "Yes" I answered back. The next thing she said was "Glad to know that you’re the person I'm looking for." I was starting to get impatient with this woman on the other end of the line, and I suddenly snapped "Look woman, what do you need? Why are you calling me from my fiancé's phone!?" "Miss please calm down, I'm calling because of your fiancé" there was a long pause before she began talking again, " Miss I'm sorry to inform you that your fiancé, has been in a car accident and is in the New York Presbyterian Hospital. We still aren't sure of how serious the damage is, right now he's in surgery to relieve the swelling from his brain.

As I heard those words come from this woman's mouth, I felt my heart sink in my chest. My heart started erratically beating and not long after that I started to feel the familiar peppery sensation in my nose and the stinging in my eyes. All I knew was that I needed to get to Adain as soon as possible. I didn't care that I was out with Zoey, I needed to leave now. As I sprinted toward the exit and to my car I heard Zoey calling about behind me "What? Olivia, where are you going? What happened?" The tears had yet to make their appearance, but I knew that any moment I was going to burst. I finally made it to my car, and randomly threw my shopping bag in the seat new to me. I pulled out of the parking lot and started to heard toward home so I could get a few of my belongings, 10 minutes into going home I was stuck in the god for sakes L.A. traffic. "DAMN IT, DAMN THIS TRAFFIC", I shouted while banging the steering wheel. " I don't have time for this traffic", I muttered to myself. With that I decided to switch lanes, and head to LAX. I need to get to my fiancé as quick as possible.

I got to the air port in 35 minutes, the longest 35 minutes I've ever had to experience. I hopped out of my car, and briskly walked to the front desk and asked the agent for a one way ticket to New York. While I was sitting waiting to board the flight, Zoey called. "Hi, Zoey" I said in a shaky voice "Oh my god Olivia are you ok? What's happened? You just ran away from me, and the look on your face, oh god, it scared the hell out of me. Please tell me what's going on?" "Zoey I'm not ok. Adain got in a car accident, and is in severing condition", I said while trying to hold the tears from spilling over. Before replying back to me I heard Zoey take in a big gasp "Oh god, Olivia I'm so sorry. You know if you need anything, anything at all, I'm here for you." "I know Zoey. Z, I have to ask you a favor? Do you mind looking after Tiger for me while I'm gone, I'll giv-" I got cut short, before I could even finish my sentence "Of course I'll look after Tiger for you, and don't even think about giving me money to look after her. I know what you were about to say, and I don't want to hear it." I chuckled due to her response, but once again got cut short ."Look I have to go" I said to Zoey, after hearing the announcement for my flight.

I started to head toward the long grey boarding isle. I bit my lip on anticipation, it felt like a life time getting here and another life time just waiting to get on the plane. After a few minutes of waiting, I was finally able to get on the plane and head toward my seat. I walked toward the middle of the plane and slid into my seat, I then rested my head on the head rest behind me and turned my head toward the window so that I could look out. I waited for the seat next to me to be filled, as it got closer and closer to take off the passenger was yet to arrive. I decided it would be fine to put my feet up, so I moved the arm rest in between the two seats and moved my feet up while still continuing to look out the window. The plane steward came on the intercom telling us to buckle up and to turn off all devices until we were told it was ok to turn them back on, soon after the pilot came on and introduced himself and continued to ramble on. I zoned out on the rest, but I then realized that we were taking off. "Finally" I whispered to myself.

Not even a minute into the flight, I started crying. Finally, all these emotion built up inside me and I just exploded. I felt my hot tears roll down my face toward my chin. I felt my heart clench in my chest; my heart was aching. I was in pain, an unexplainable pain that I just wanted to be gone. Sob after sob racked my body, I was trying to keep as quite as possible so that the passengers around me would become alert of my sobs. It was hard to do, but after taking a few deep breaths I got myself to calm down. I wiped away the remaining tears from my face and got up to use the restroom since it was cleared that we could get up and walk in the cabin. I got to the bathroom and grabbed some paper then wet it, and began to scrub under my eyes to get the mascara off that hadn't while I was crying. After I was done I went back to my seat and immediately looked out the window at the sunset painted sky, right before I lulled off to sleep, I whispered to myself "I'm coming Adain, I'm coming for you just hold on".

I was startled awake by a stewardess on the intercom, telling the passengers that we still had another 30 minutes left in the flight and that we had to buckle up again, she also continued to tell us that  no one could get up for the remainder of the flight. I had been asleep for 5 five hours, five longer hours that I wasn't with Adian. It was still going to be at least another 45 minutes until I was at the hospital, due to the New York traffic. God, I never thought I would hate traffic so much until now. I sat in my own little bubble for what seemed like forever trying to think of anything but Adian. I suddenly remembered that I had my phone in my pocket. I rammed my hand into my pocked trying to fish out my phone, when I finally got it out, I turned it on and waited for the little Apple sign to be gone and the lock screen to pop up. When the lock screen came up I was greeted with the cutest picture of Tiger, this sent a little smile to my face. As soon as I typed in my password my smile quickly faded, why?, because I was face to face with a picture of a smiling; happy-go-lucky  Adain.

I felt the tears start to prick at the corner of my eyes and my chin began to tremble. "No" I thought to myself  "I must be strong for Adian, I must be strong for his family, but most of all I must be strong for myself. No more crying, at least not until your off of this plane." I began to take deep breaths again. Before I knew it the plane had landed and we were all allowed off. I quickly rushed to the front of the air port so I could hail a cab. When a cab finally came over to me I quickly hopped in and asked the driver "Could you please take me to the Presbyterian Hospital, Please?" the driver then replied back in his thick New York accent  "Sure thing ma'am." The whole drive there was sort of a blur to me, I honestly couldn't tell you what streets we took to get here, but all I knew was that I was finally at my destination after a long six and a half hours. We got to the hospital in about 35 minutes. I paid the man the fairs for the drive, and thanked god that I still had enough cash on me from earlier on in the day.

I got out of the cab, and walked to the front of the hospital. I couldn't will myself to move my legs, was stuck right out front of the hospital. I was right there and all I had to do was move; one leg at a time and I couldn't it. I had a big lump in my throat, I wasn't afraid of hospitals never in my life have I been afraid to walk into a hospital. This time was different, maybe I was afraid with what waited me inside. I took a big breath, and asked myself  "Am I ready for what awaits me in that hospital, no matter what the outcome is", and that was it I shook my head and said to myself "Yes, I'm ready I have to be, why?, because I love that man up there. I'm in love and love doesn't wait."

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Yay, the second chapter is up. I'm so proud of myself. i don't know muck about New York seeing as I've never been there only head what it's like, I also never been on a plane. So, tell me if anything need to be fixed and I will be right on it         :)