Where It's Sunny

Chapter 2

"Sorry, just helping my friend." Jesy said gesturing to me she was going to her seat now. She gave him one last glance as she walked away.  

I looked up to see a muscular guy. He must be around the same age as me. He had long almost curly brunette hair. He had tattoos all over his right arm. His green eyes were bright. He took the seat next to me.    I jumped up startled to my phone vibrating in my bag. The guy next to me noticed and sort of jumped to.    I quickly pulled out my phone and read Jesy's text. 

  "He's hot! But looks oddly familiar I hope you can relax now xx"    I shut my phone off before he could stare. I stuffed it in my small purse and buckled up in my seat before being told by the flight attended. 

  "I don't think you need to do that just yet." The guy sitting next to me said. 

  I turned to him awkwardly. 

  "I'm just a little scared." I mumbled. 

  "It is scary huh, imagine this thing falling and blowing up." He said and I immediately covered my ears. " I was only joking." He said half smiling. He touched my hand and moved it down from my ears. 

  I smiled and moved my hand away from his quickly.  

  "I'm Harry." He said brining his hand next to me for me to shake. 

  "I'm Jade." I shook his hand back. I got a look at him and he is very attractive.    This made me even more nervous for the five hour flight. 

  "Where are you headed?" I asked quietly. 

  "LA."  He said putting in his ear buds and he started playing music from his iPod. 

  I sat there listening to the flight attended talk for five minutes. Harry was completely ignoring her. He was in his own world.    The plane was about to take off and I couldn't help but shake my leg. It was a bad habit I had when I was feeling nervous. I close my eyes and tried hard calming myself down.    I wish Jesy was here with me. As the plane started moving I shut my eyes harder. I didn't realize it but I was holding my breathe now. Oh no why I'm acting like this plane will fall into the ocean or something.    The plane was moving and I was in panic. I opened my eyes only to see Harry pulling my hand and holding it.   

"Relax." He said squeezing my hand tight. He reached his other arm to my leg to stop the shaking. He looked at me and mouthed "it's OK." 

  I was really thankful for his actions. After the plane was now in the air he removed his hand from my leg. I watched his eyes full of concern as he looked down to our hands holding. 

  "Can I let go now?" He asked kindly.  I nodded and let our fingers unwind. 

  "Thank you" I smiled to him as he returned the smile and went back to his iPod. I sat there in lust over Harry. He was cute, and really helpful. A total stranger wouldn't be this nice.   I felt better and I could care less about the plane now. I hope he didn't think I was some crazy girl who can't even handle an airplane ride. I couldn't help but glance over at him every so often. He was lost in his music. I could hear some heavy metal song, some slow ones, and a lot of old rock.    He seemed to have fallen asleep and I looked at him. His piercing on his eyebrow made him look mean. He wasn't mean though. Not from how he helped me. His tattoos were so random. From what I could see from my seat. He had a big ship and rose. I wonder what they represented.

  I was lost examining him, I didn't see Jesy stadning on the aisle coming to check on me. 

  "What are you doing?" She whispered pointing to Harry. 

  "Nothing." I mouthed to her. It was embaressing her cathcing me watch him.

  "He's hot, did you get my text?" She whispered a little loud.  

"Yep she got it." Harry mumbled as he kept his eyes closed.   

I turned shocked to Jessy and she quickly walks back to her seat bursting out in laughter. I wish I could have walked away with her. I watched her get to her seat several rows behind mine. 

  "Sorry." I whispered to Harry. He didn't respond. Instead he skipped the song on his iPod and I sat back listening to it echo off his ear buds. 

  I can tell this time he actually fell asleep. I couldn't help but stare at him. His black and red flannel shirt was open with a black t -shoit underneath. His black jeans had holes in them. They gave him that bad boy look. I stared at his large hands. I will admit his hands look rough but when he holding mine they were really soft.   I was sitting there desperately trying to fall asleep. I had brought some crossword puzzles in my bag, but I didn't want to bring them out and have Harry watch me be boring. I'll save them for the flight back.       

  I finally dozed off and felt someone poke my shoulder.   I darted up and saw Harry leaning over me. 

  "What?" I said looking around. The plane had landed. 

  He noticed my awareness as I unbuckled my seatbelt. He was up holding a small back-pack as he stood waiting to be dismissed off of the plane.    I stood up and noticed how tall he was. He walked off without saying anything to me. I was hoping he would at least say goodbye.    I stepped forward about to leave my seat when I hit something with my foot. I looked down and reached for it. It was a small brown leather book. It was sort of like a journal. It has black scribbles all around it. 

  "C'mon Jade, let's go!" I heard Jessy say as she waved her hand.    I quickly shoved the journal into my bag and followed her out.