I'm With You

Chapter One

Luke.

Chapter 1 (started 11/29/2015)

Nicole struggled to take pictures of all the sparkling lights below her, she honestly couldn't believe the sights and things she saw on the plane.

"Hello Ma'am. Would you care some coffee or tea?" A beautiful flight attendant leaned over with a pitcher in her hand, everything about her was perfect. From her long blonde hair, to her perfectly applied crimson red lipstick.

"Tea, please?" Nicole smiled shyly, loving the girl's nice accent and wondered for a moment if she too had grown up in Oxfordshire where she was born, would she sound like that as well.

The young lady handed her a cup then turned back to trolley in front of her. "Milk and sugar?"

"Two of each?"

"Here you are, Love. Are you traveling alone?"

"Yes, I'm visiting family."

"Where are you from?" The flight attendant asked somewhat curious.

"I was born in Oxfordshire but grew up in Mississippi."

"And is Oxfordshire where you're headed?"

"No, my aunt lives in Liverpool." Nicole blew on the hot cup before taking a sip.

"Oh, well I hope you have a lovely trip, if you need anything else don't hesitate to ask."

"Thank you."

"And we should arriving soon."

Nicole nodded grateful for the hot tea and conversation, it was terrifying traveling so far by herself when she'd never even once been outside the country. But how could she refuse such an offer, her aunt, Leila and cousin, Maggie asked her to stay for two weeks and they would take care of everything. It was time she made the trip instead of Maggie always doing it though it had been almost ten years since the last time they'd seen each other and she was frightened she may not remember what she looked like. She took out the photo of two of them when they were 15 on Maggie's last visit.

Nicole always felt she was extraordinarily plain compared to her cousin; Maggie had flawless beige skin, full red lips and sun-kissed blonde hair that spiraled into perfect curls, twinkling blue eyes and a waist that was almost nonexistent. Nicole covered her own face in the picture; she had thick, unruly ebony curls that took hours to manage, dark tan skin (a gift given to her from her multiracial family), ordinary pink lips, dull brown eyes and she'd never been considered skinny in all her life.

Even now at twenty-four years old she was still self conscious. She sighed heavily this trip was supposed to be fun and now she was depressed again, she wanted so desperately to call her best friend, Elizabeth, back home but she couldn't while still on the plane. She looked out the window one last time at the tiny lights shining brightly before deciding a good sleep might help, so closed her eyes and snuggled into the blanket the flight attendant had offered her earlier.

Nicole jumped as the plane shook hard for a moment, when it past she slowly released her death grip on the armrest which she didn't even know she'd been holding.

" Hello, we've arrived safely in Manchester please keep your seat-belts fastened until we've made a complete stop. And enjoy your time in the beautiful country of England."

Nicole stretched her arms and yawned before standing up and waiting for her turn to exit the plane.

"Was your flight okay, Love?"

"It was great thank you," Nicole at the flight attendant who had offered her tea and hoped everyone she met was as nice as she was.

After Nicole almost stumbled over a toddler ran in front of her to get to his mother, she gasped. People from all walks of life bustled to and fro some hugging others and saying goodbye while others ran off the plane and into the arms of loved ones they'd missed. She bit down on her bottom nervously until she saw her.