Car Pool {c.h.}

2.6

"i can't contain my excitement!" calum blurts as luke and i follow him to our terminal for our flight to australia.

my sister's wedding had been a success, and she flew out for her honeymoon last night with a smile on her face.

"it will be good to head home for a bit." luke admits. "i'm sure my mum is ready to kill me when i arrive. i haven't been back in ages."

"you'll be fine." calum reassures the blonde on my left. "his mum is a sweetheart."

"your mum makes the best food, maybe i will just crash with you." luke jokes, a small chuckling escaping the both of them.

"here we are!" i interrupt the boys. "terminal k20, looks like we are just on time." we board the plane without any complications.

though i have little to do in life and i am not a busy person, i was beyond stressed from the wedding. i let go of all this stress by sleeping, sleeping on a very long flight. sleeping on my boyfriend's shoulder who may have thought it was cute the first five minutes, but after a few hours his arm was asleep and had drool on it. yet, when i awoke, he declared it was very cute.

"my mum is crazy about meeting you, she's not crazy though." calum chuckles as he rambles.

"I'm excited to meet her, and to finally see some sun. there will be sun right?"

"yes, for around half the day, 12 hours, there will be sun."

"perfect!" i close my eyes, imagining the warm rays crisping my skin.

"attention passenger, please buckle your seat-belts and put up your trays. flight 251 to sydney, australia will be landing soon. " the attendant announces with a horse voice. the roaring engine rumbles under our feet and the wheels hit the ground. the feeling was so exhilarating.

outside, the weather is hot and humid. you could almost see the heat waves moving across the air. this was far different then the cloudy home i was used to

"damn, i can already see her and we just stepped off the plane." luke groans, rolling his eyes dramatically.

"who do you see?" i question, i didn't see anyone.

"my mother, see in the window?" he gestures to a woman in the building ahead. her blonde hair bounced and she waved to us and the other passengers below her.

"and right next to her is my mother." calum chuckles, noticing the plump woman. the closer we became, the more excited the woman became. the danced as we exited the hallway that led us to them. their squeals reminded me of young teens meeting a celebrity.

"boys!!" the squeak, wrapping their arms around the waists of their sons.

"and this must be esme." calum's mother calls out, putting her hand to my cheek. "oh calum, she's perfect already! look at those eyes! and her cheekbones."

"thank you." i blush, playing with the handle of my bag.

"her accent is so cute, cal i'm in love." calum gazes at me, giving me a look that says 'i'm sorry.'

"we have to get home, i have dinner on the table, your father will be furious if it burns."

i twiddled my fingers in nervousness as the door to the house in front of me opened. it only took a few seconds for the family of three to tackle me to the ground. calum laughs at me off to the side. another group of blondes watched from the couch, it must have been luke's family.

"come in, kids!" cheers the two mothers in utter excitement.

my head turns to calum, "who is who?"

"mali, my sister." his head gestures to the girl with long black hair. the raven haired boy lets his bag fall to the floor as we enter. "those are luke's parents."

my cheeks lit up to a fire truck red. everything was surreal, i didn't deserve any of this. I had been cruel to calum and he gave me an unforgettable trip.

"you kids must be starving!" the mothers cooed, cuddling their sons. "please, sit!"

the house was very welcoming, and felt warm and sunny inside. it was painted soft happy colors like a baby blue and yellows. i had always lived in the grey UK. it's a place I could just stay forever.