"You better hurry, you're going to be late for your flight!" Kate said through the car window.
It was 5:30am and I was at the airport, preparing to fly back to California.
"Thanks again for driving me." I smiled as I struggled to get my broken suitcase to move off the kerb.
Kate drove off, suffocating me in engine fumes. I grunted as I kicked the wheels of the case, forcing them to move.
The cold morning breeze hit my face as I walked across a large concrete courtyard into the airport. It was crazy busy, there were people everywhere.
I waddled into the warm airport, my legs thawing.
I threw my suitcase onto the long conveyer belt and checked in, heading straight for the gates. My plane was due to leave in an hour and I was already running late.
When I reached the gate, the plane was finishing up boarding its passengers. I ran to the lady at desk and thrusted my boarding pass at her. She looked up, readjusting her glasses.
"You just made it." She said in a slightly annoying accent. She pointed at the bridge leading into the plane and motioned for me to get on.
I hurriedly walked across the bridge until I reached the entrance of the plane. I'd forgotten how chilly it was outside, so it was a bit of a shock when the air hit my body again. The man standing at the entrance held out his hand. Did he want a handshake or something?
"Your boarding pass, miss." He said.
"Oh right, sorry." I apologised, handing him the crumpled piece of paper.
"Miss Sidney Parks?" He asked.
I nodded.
"Towards the back, your seat is on the right." He told me, handing back the boarding pass.
I sat down in my seat, adjusting the chair. I never liked planes, as a child I'd always worry that they would crash. I hadn't been on one since we moved.
"First time flying?" A middle aged lady sitting next to me asked.
"Uh, no, second time actually."
I replied awkwardly.
I wasn't really in the mood for chatting.
"Say, what's a young lady like you doing travelling so far alone?" She questioned.
"Wedding." I answered, giving the hint that I didn't want to talk.
It seemed as if the lady didn't take the hint.
"I'm going over for a business trip." The lady told me.
"Did I ask?" I said in my head, silently judging.
"Cool." I said out loud.
"I'm Jamie." She said, holding out her hand. I shook it and said,
"Sidney."
"That's a nice name. Ever been to Sydney?" She asked.
"What?" I responded, intentionally rudely.
"You know, Sydney, In Australia."
"Uh, no." I responded. Where did she think this conversation was going? I picked up a flight magazine from the holder on the chair in front of me and began flipping through pages. Jamie began rambling on about some other travel crap when a voice came on over the loudspeaker.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts and get ready for takeoff"
I closed my eyes as I felt the plane lift off.
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diamonds | river phoenix
Romance"But all good things have to come to an end, right?" 6 years ago they thought they'd never see each other again. 6 years later they realised they were wrong. She was a girl who knew where she was going. He was a boy who didn't.
