Fall

PROLOGUE

As exciting as it was to be able to go for a whole week journey all by myself, I couldn't shake the feeling that my dad only allowed it because I needed a time for myself not that he was okay with it. I thanked him either ways, it was essential and the perfect place for one to connect with their inner mind before embarking on the journey that life is, as an independent adult.
The adventure was amazing, the solitude was contentious. Every morning I awoke alone and looked out the window to the greenery and the cool environment with nobody to tell me what or what not to do, I felt more grownup.
'I'll miss this place and wish I'll, in the future come back here' I thought, but I needed to go back home because I'd exhausted the promised one week and was sure my dad was furious when I told him I needed three more days. My dad kept reminding me I had to be at the airport early on the departing day, so I didn't find the excuse of saying I'd missed my flight.
I kept feeling that something bad was coming, it must have been the 'not wanting to leave this place' kind of thing.
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Fifteen minutes in the flight felt like hours, we were asked to be their early and were delayed, most passengers were tired before boarding and we all couldn't wait to reach our various destinations.
I was lucky to sit close to a very smart primary school student who found sitting and chatting close to older people cool and was just boasting about his automobile art inventions. When I asked if he could show me a sketch, he gloomily replied "I don't have them here, though I always carry them along, my mom said no this time because she feels I frustrate people with it and always finds apologizing on my behalf even more frustrating"
"You know it isn't always one meets a kid with an incredible mind as yours" I tried uplifting his spirit with my complimentary remark, seeing as it weighed him down.
"She probably is right"
"Moms are always right"
He turned to face the window, while I searched for the book I was reading in my backpack in a comfortable silence.
"All passengers are advised to remain seated with their sit belts fastened" which got all our attention, I turned to the window thinking we were fast, then I felt the plane jerk.
"Is everything alright?" Asked the kid beside me.
"Hopefully" I replied with a smile trying to calm is nerves down.
"We shouldn't be arriving yet"
"It's probably just a mild turbulence"
"Yeah, I guess" he leaned over checking out the cover of the book I was reading and titled his head up in question "what are you reading?"
"It's a novel"
"Yeah, I see that, it looks interesting"
"Yes, it is interesting"
"What is it about?"
"It's about this girl Alaska, who lead a mysteriously carefree life that may or may not die"
"How do you know she may or may not die?" I found his curiosity amusing, kind of reminded me of my childhood.
"Because the name showed she might at some point get lost or die and will be looked for"
"Makes sense, but doesn't sound like a happy ending"
"Not all books are about having a happy ending"
"Exactly, but girls like happy ending"
"Yes, they do"
He hummed in agreement and went back to looking out the window while I continued on my reading.
The plane jerked again and it sort of lost control. People were shouting for answers from all angles that it was hard to concentrate on an emotion. Scared, anxious, confused, I all but found myself swirling in unexplained emotions, within a flash of light, everything fell apart.
I remembered seeing lights and hearing screams and shouts, I remembered a huge impact, I looked to my side and couldn't see the boy I sat with but what looked like an outskirt. I remembered wanting to call out for him but I didn't even know his name because I never asked. Then everything went black.