New School

Chapter 18: Taking Flight

When I finally woke up, I was lying down on seats in boarding area 5 in Cardiff Airport. Nadira and Conor told me that they had got seats on the earliest flight they could away from Europe. It wouldn't take much longer before word was spread about our disappearance and a manhunt would start in Europe.

I was still sleepy as I got up to board the flight, but I realised I had no passport. Nadira and Conor had taken theirs from their aunt's house in case they needed them, but I didn't have anything. We had been delayed boarding the flight however, and the people checking the passports and boarding passes were rushing through everyone. When they asked me for my passport, I pretended the zip was stuck on the pocket in which the wallet I had was. I pretended to struggle to get it open, and important looking businessmen were giving out behind me. Looking up, the person checking for the passport noticed Nadira and Conor waiting for me, so she let me through.

Relieved, I jogged through the tunnel and onto the plane. I had gotten lucky several times since starting my 'journey'. My luck would run out at some point, though. Taking my seat, I fell asleep nearly straight away.

When the plane landed and Conor woke me up, we got off to an unpleasant sight. Several security guards stood there with stern looks on their faces. Pulling us aside, they asked who we were. After answering them, all three of us were forcefully grabbed by our hands and handcuffed.

In interrogation, I sat thinking back on everything I had done and I thought about the consequences Nadira, Conor and I would face. The guards were asking me questions which I refused to answer, until something popped up on the screen to my left. Sitting across from each other and taped to their chairs, Nadira and Conor were being brutally beaten by the security guards, and they were screaming in pain. Upon seeing this, I freaked out and screamed for them to stop. After answering their questions, I felt a sharp pain on the back of my head and everything went black.

I woke up with a jump and a small scream. Angry looking people turned around in their seats and scowled at me, before turning back into their seats. Beside me, Nadira and Conor were fast asleep. Looking out the window, I saw it was night time outside, and the captain announced that we would start our descent soon. Falling back into my seat with a sigh, I thought about how messed up my mind had become throughout everything that had happened. That was two horrible dreams in one hectic day.

Upon landing, we got off the plane drearily. I still didn't know where we actually were, but above me was a sign that let me know. Welcome to Toronto...