In Your Dreams

Chapter 34

As soon as I set foot off of the plane, my eyes are searching all around for Nathan. Even after discovering my feelings for Niall, my feelings for Nathan have not disappeared and I'm looking forward to seeing him. When I can't see him anywhere I realise he must be waiting inside.

I practically run inside, excitement buzzing through me. The other girls trail behind me, tired and jet lagged. I burst through the doors and look frantically about for that familiar face. When I spot him standing there I instantly head towards him but stop when a girl walks over to him and throws her arms around him. Frozen in place, I can't help but watch the scene in front of me. The girl's curly hair bounces as she kisses him passionately on the lips.

Not only do I feel a crushing pain inside me, but I feel shame, guilt but also anger. I turned down Niall, the most perfect person you could ever wish for, for this horrible person? My heart shatters into a million pieces when the girl turns around to reveal her face, a face that I'm all too familiar with.

"Jessica," I choke out, trying to keep my composure.

Nathan wraps an arm around Jessica's waist as they leave the airport and leave me standing like a fool trying to catch my breath. How could I not see this? How could I have been so stupid to think that Jessica was just going to give up?

"Becca," someone says from behind me.

The scene begins to fade but the voice doesn't. "Becca..."

The scene around me suddenly changes and I'm back on the plane. I look around me in a daze, still trying to catch my breath. It had all been a dream. But a very real dream at that.

"Becca, we've landed. I've been trying to wake you up for the past 5 minutes," Eilidh says to me, concern in her voice.

Ignoring everything she just said I turn to her and say, "Eilz I think I've made a terrible mistake."

Sensing the serious tone in my voice her face becomes even more concerned. She's about to open her mouth to speak when the flight attendant comes up to us.

"I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave the plane now," she says in a fake nice voice.

We nod and I get up, feeling numb, and trail behind Eilidh as we leave the plane. Zoe and Natasha are waiting just outside for us, their eyes scanning me up and down. Eilidh seems to be my main support at the moment. I can't believe I've been so stupid. I've completely ignored what my heart wants and just went with my head.

"What mistake have you made Rebecca?" Eilidh asks, using my full name to emphasise the seriousness of the conversation.

"I think I should be with Niall," I say and look up at their faces.

Slowly, grins begin to spread across their faces and they all explode with joy and start jumping up and down together while I give them all questioning looks.

"We knew you would change your mind," Zoe grins.

"It's obvious your feelings for Niall are stronger," Natasha exclaims.

"I think you've made the right choice this time," Eilidh says and rubs my shoulder.

 I nod, silently agreeing with Eilidh but feeling the weight and the pressure that is now on me to break up with Nathan, but also the excitement to tell Niall that I choose him.

"Let's go," I mumble to the girls as we head out of the airport to meet my mum that is here to pick us up.

Before I even get a foot out of the door, I'm being tackled which causes me to drop my suitcase and bag. The person gives me a bear hug and I know instantly from that one hug that it's my mum, she gives the best hugs in the world.