The Switch

Chapter 5 | Goodbye Oregon

c h a p t e r  5

GOODBYE OREGON

LIV.

Beep beep! Beep beep! Beep beep!

My alarm started going off, presenting the painful reminder that I needed to wake up.

I groaned as I slammed my hand down on my alarm clock to shut it up.

"Olivia! Wake up, you don't want to miss your flight, do you?" my mom warned me as she walked into my bedroom. "Did you even finish packing?"

"What are you talking-- oh wait! I leave for London today!" I cried as I jumped out of bed. I frantically looked at the clock, but relaxed when I saw it was only 7:14. My flight was supposed to leave at 8:20.

I yanked on my clothes and walked out into the hallway. Mia and Reagan both stood there in their pajamas. "Let's go eat breakfast," I told them. "I don't want to be late to the airport."

The three of us sat at the table, and I poured us each a bowl of cereal. We ate quickly and got in the car. "Where is Mom and Dad and Skyler? If they're coming, they need to get out here now," I grumbled as we sat waiting. My parents insisted that our whole family would come to see me off at the airport.

I honked the car horn a few times from the backseat, and a few moments later, they all came out of the house, each with an expression of equal irritation on their face.

"We were coming, Olivia," Skyler glared.

"It sure didn't seem like it," I retorted. "We really need to go. Now. I am not missing my flight."

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My family and I arrived at the Portland International Airport at 8:00.

We found Piper and her family standing outside the security entrance.
Her sisters ran over to me to give me a hug.

"Hi Liv!" Anna said with a smile as she hugged me. "So you're going to London with my sister, huh? Good luck, you'll need it."

I started cracking up as Piper's other sister, Isabelle, gave me a hug.

"Hi Isabelle!" I smiled.

"Hi, Olivia!" she responded. "Have fun in London!"

Both Piper and I hugged our families goodbye.

"Bye, Mom, I'll see you in a week!"

"Bye, Liv. Promise me you'll be safe. And no boys. And make sure you wear sunscreen-- "

I cut her off. "Mom, I'll be fine. Bye, Dad." He hugged me goodbye and just winked as he said, "Make sure you have fun." He was a little more laid back about these kind of things.

"Bye, Skyler, bye, Reagan, bye, Mia," I told them.

Reagan and Mia gave me a hug too. "Bye Olivia!" they chorused.

"Olivia. Get me One Direction's autograph. And then you can marry them," Reagan grinned devilishly at me.

"Goodbye Reagan," I rolled my eyes.

Piper and I grabbed our suitcases and walked into the line to go through security. "We're doing this. We're going to London," I said in excitement.

We got to the front of the line. A TSA officer stood there as he asked for my ID and my ticket. I handed over my drivers license and my ticket.

"What's your name?" he questioned.

"Olivia Thomas," I told him.

"And how old are you, Olivia?"