Trippy Grier

Up and Away

"Ok mom, I'll be down in a minute!"

Today is moving day, for me at least. My aunt Carly is already in Cali and bought a house.

She told me not to bring a lot of stuff, she is going through a spending era. A while ago she won the lottery after 20 years of lotto tickets she finally won 1 million dollars.

It sounds ridiculous to win so much but no one has won in a loooooonng time. Right now she is willing to spend anything and everything on whatever anyone wants. This has its advantages, but let's just hope she doesn't go broke after a few months.

I walk into my room the room that has seen me grow up every since I first came to this world. I'm leavening it all behind...

Finally.

Ok it sounds harsh but it's time for something new.

I grab my last bag and run down my stairs for the last time for a while.

My mom is about to cry but she doesn't want me to see thinking it will help, so my dad is driving me to the airport.

Airport.

I'm walking through all of the restaurants seeing all of the moms trying to make their kids eat so they won't take all the peanuts on the plane.

Then I see this Chinese place cooking beef with rice, oh my dear heavenly Jesus I need that. But my feet say different as to they are still moving.

"Oh I'm so sorry do you want me to help you?" Some tall guy says.

He's not to bad looking but chill Lora he's just a boy.

I look down and everything in my bag that was so neatly packed by different shades of dark wash jeans is in the floor. (I'm a neat freak)

"Yea, I'm sorry I was just distracted by that Chinese place." Was mentioning the food necessary? Probably not but I'm drooling over it.

"Oh yea it's great, I travel a lot so I've had pretty much everything here."

We both bend down to pick up my stuff I lift my head up and so does the he.

"But I really am sorry for bumping into you maybe I could pay for your Chinese food needs?" His eyes are.. Wow wait ok he's talking.

Ok.

Wait say it out loud now Lora

"ok."

We get up and get the food.

As were sitting at a table and I'm about to devour this beef and rice.

"oh and my name is Hayes."

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I'm still looking at the food "oh yea um I'm Lora."

"Well Lora where are you traveling to?"

"California and you?"

"The same my brother lives there."

"Yea I'm moving in with my aunt for my senior year."

"Best field trip I've every heard of." We both laughed.

After a while we talk and turns out we have a lot in common.

Next our gate gets called and we go to out designated seats.

Up and away.

Isn't that not how it goes?