No Man's Land

Preperations and Planes

Noah POV

I can't believe she hung up. She never did, then again I am used to it... Kind of... I wish I could go back in time! Then I could try and stop Rich from going.
"NOAH! Come on dude! We gotta go!" I hear James as he walks through the metal detector. I take out all the metal and walk through the machine. It starts flashing red and whirring. The whole of TNS stare at me shocked. I might have a secret I haven't told anyone, only Richelle... Because I mean well it's Richelle. The security make me stand out as they give me a pat down. They find nothing on me until they decide to use an X-Ray. They leave with A troupe and Riley until they come back. I look to the floor avoiding contact.
"Noah, what's  going on?" Riley asks worried. I look up at them, my eyes brimming with tears.
"It doesn't matter!" I mumble. (What is it with me and crying in an airport? 😑😂)
"Of course it matters Noah, you are about to get arrested!" She screams. James tries to calm her down as everyone looks at me in shock and fear.

-Flashback-
"Miley (Noah's mom), where are we going?" Richelle asks my mum. Mum just smiles at her and looks forward. Richelle and I start talking until I hear my mom screaming. She is about to crash!
I quickly scramble out of the passenger seat and jump to the back seats to cover Richelle. I feel pain. I see Richelle looking at me shocked. At least she is not injured.
"Noah!" She screams tapping my face lightly as I slip out of consciousness.
-end of Flashback-

"NOAH!" I hear Skylar scream. I haven't realised but I fell to the floor crying as I felt my back throbbing. There was nothing there. I slowly and cautiously stand up. The people with the X-Ray drag it in. I step behind it and they see nothing until I turn around. My spine is metal that allows it to move it as flexible as my old one. I squeeze my eyes shut as everyone gasps. The X-Ray people look at me confused.
'I shattered my spine in a car accident, the doctors replaced it.' I write down on a paper and hand it to them they nod and leave, with the X-Ray.
I turn around, the whole of A troupe are staring at me. I grab my luggage and wheel it behind my as if nothing happened.
"Noah!" I hear Eldon call out to me. I turn to face them. They look at me concerned.
"What?" I say rudely.
"Are you okay?" I hear Amanda whisper. I look away from them and nod.
"You aren't okay." Giselle points out. I sigh in defeat.
"It started when I was 12. Richelle and I were going to go to the Myrtle Beach with my mum. She was driving us there. Richelle and began to talk. Next thing I know is that if I don't move Richelle will be hurt. I was sitting next to my mum at the front so I quickly undid my belt and jump in front of Richelle before the glass cracked and the car smashed. I had full impact of it because nothing was protecting me. Shards of glass when into my back and shattered my spine all together. The doctors said I would never be able to dance unless I had it replaced. So I did. I was in physical therapy for years until I could do one pirouette. Ever since then I pushed myself as hard as I could. When I found out my mom died I had a breakdown, everyday Rich would come over and distract me. That's why it was even harder to have Richelle gone." I explain. Without another word I walk onto the plane.