The journey to recovery

Chapter 23

Chapter twenty three

Stage two: Paranoia and Hostility

Kansas

At neck breaking speed I rushed to the driver's seat and took the wheel to steer clear of the road and pullover at the dirt.

There I peeked out the window and searched for the fruit cake that jumped out through the window.

" There she is " I muttered under my breath before I walked towards her halting due to caution.

This was the girl that just jumped out of a moving vehicle through the window.

Her face and arms were cut and grazed. She was covered in little shards and dust.

" Are you okay?" I asked.

" What do you think?" she grumbled dusting herself off.

Well I'm off.

" Why are you going back to the truck ?" she hollered while I walked away.

"To drive"

" What are you insane it's in flames!" she exclaimed. I drew a quizzical look to wipe it off when she was dead serious about her observation.

" You got me for a second" I replied getting back to the truck.

Only in for a few minutes since she almost Jay walked to the busy road.

" What the h-" I trailed off frozen at the bug eyes of her expressionless face.

Ferdinand's P.O.V

There was more static than voice from the intercom at the gate.

Boy what a nightmare!

The goose pimples emerged again at the thought of the freak accidents and the some of the creeps.

So graphic.

I could handle the encounters on the roadtrip but the Troy kid driving  alongside with me took the cherry on top.

Stealthly whipping the dried drool off my face I swiped the screen on my phone checking out the time.

2:31 am

A few times I'd look out to the planes still on the ground. Once the intercom was alive again I slung my backpack handles over my shoulders then joined the line finally boarding on the plane.

The night air  froze my bones and flesh to ice despite the hoodie I wore.

I marched in short hurried steps into the seats and sighed in pleasure at the favourable change in temperature.

" Ah"

Inside I pulled out my laptop only to grimace at the flight mode icon.

" Ugh" I slammed the laptop shut and proceeded to my phone in hopes  to kill some time with music.

After bobbing along with the beat I begun to recline and slowly drift into sleep shifting to and fro my seat.

" Ma'am your phone " the stewardess pointed out " Oh sorry" I replied pulling the earphones out of my ears.

Soon enough I stuffed my bag in the overhead compartment before the person seated in the middle of our row arrived.

Not the last person to arrive on the plan we had to wait a little longer before the  announcement over the intercom.

" Ladies and Gentlemen welcome on board flight 4B7 with service from New York to Copenhagen. We are currently third in line for take off and are expected to be in air in approximately seven minute time.We ask that you please fasten your seat belt at this and secure all baggage underneath your seat or in the overhead compartments. We also ask that your seats and table trays are in the upright position for the take off. Please turn off all personal electronic devices including laptop and cell phones. Smoking is prohibited for the duration of the flight. Thank you for choosing Mountain Airlines.Enjoy your flight"