The bus ride (Jack barakat)

Chapter eleven: flights and tights

"SHIT SHIT SHIT IM GOING TO BE LATE!" I yelled at myself as I ran into the airport. We were leaving today for tour. I only got the call last night. Alex told me Brian had ordered my ticket along with half of the crew and the bands. Thank god I had packed after graduation. Which went great by the way. So thanks for asking.I went straight up to the counter which thank god there wasn't a line for. 

"Hello. How may I help you?" The lady asked.

"Hi yes. I have a ticket for the four pm plane to Florida." I smiled

"Yes of course you're name?"

"Lacey Parker."

"Right yes. Here we are. Flight 541 straight to Florida?" She asked

"Yeah that sounds right." I sighed in relief

"okay that's gate 67. Any bags to check?" I then handed her my large suitcase and after I saw her put it on the moving belt I proceeded to run down to security. Which surprisingly wasn't that busy. I guess flying on a Thursday in the middle of the day is a smart time to fly. After getting through security I walked toward the gate.

"LACEY!" I heard someone yell my name I turned around to see Alex jogging toward my with a big smile on his face.

"Alex!" I yelled back waiting for him to reach me. When he finally reached me he gave me a high five.

"Hey, so how long have you been here? Also it's great that you're able to leave today" He stated

"I just got through security. And thanks for the heads up about the flight. If I didn't get your call last night I'd probably still be drunk" I laughed

"Anytime. So are you hungry?"

"Yes I'm starving." I practically yelled causing Alex to chuckle.

"Right so we seem to have some time. Wanna get food?" I nodded and Alex threw his arm over my shoulder and we began to walk. We decide on some burgers and Fries.

"Are you excited?" Alex asked taking a bite of his burger. Over the past few days Alex and I have gotten to know one another fairly well since my little panic attack. He's really nice, funny, also super chill and smells superb. I chuckled to myself before answering his question.

"Yes! I am so happy the day has finally come that I can finally do what I love." I smiled

"Yeah I get that. I'm glad you're happy." He smiled
"So how's Lisa?" I asked while taking a bite of my french fry.
"She's good. We're good. She really likes you by the way. She's already planned like half our wedding too." He chuckled while his cheeks gained a pink tint.

We sat and chatted a bit more before getting up. Alex and I then walked toward the gate and sat down. Most of the crew was already there. Like Brian, Jeff, The sound guy, even Zack and Rian. Which only left Jack missing really. Alex had decided to talk to Jeff about some boring space stuff. Don't get me wrong now, I love space. It's beautiful and mysterious. I'm just not big on talking about it.