Once In a Lifetime

Are you Serious?

I finished recording my latest viseo when my cell phone rang. I picked it up.

"hello" i asked.

"is this massie logan?" the man on the other end asked in a strong british accent.

"um yes, whos calling?" i asked skeptically.

"This is Simon Cowell and i watched your videos online and i must say you are amazing, I would love to have you come work with me and my other music group One Direction, over here in england." he said.

I pulled the phone from my ear and screamed. My mom came rushing into the room.

"massie whats going on?" she asked.

I put the phone back to my ear to find him laughing. I'll take that as a yes" he said "Be at the airport tomorrow morning at 11:00 am sharp, and board flight nummer 1178to england. One of my drivers will be there to pick you up." he said

"yes sir, i won't let let you down" i said and hung up.

I looked at my mom.

"I just got a contract with Simon Cowell!" i screamed but stopped when i realized she wasn' screaming with me.

"honey, i'm not so sure about this." she said. My mom was so cool now shes being totally uncool. She looked so young to be only 42, she looked as if she was in her early 30's.

"Moooommm, who was it who always told me "when life throws something good at you, take it"?" i asked. She pursed her lips and sighed. "I did" she said.

"and who always told me that i should always listen to my heart and do whats best you?" i asked

"i did" she said.

"dad would've let me go" i said softly. I never liked to talk about my dad ever since he died 2 years ago. I took it really hard.

My mom loooked deep into my eyes and smiled "i know im gonna regret this, but you can go" she said.

"yes yes yes yes yes, thank you mom, i loe you." i said hugging her then running to get my suitcase. I was almost out the door when my mom said. "but at the first sign of trouble, it's all ending." I smiled back at her "no trouble mom, i swear." "good now let me help you pack." she said.

I was almost done. My clothes were packed, my shoes, my bathroom items, my hyegeine items.( You know the THING im talkingabout) I walked by and sat on my bed. My mom came and sat next me. "i'll miss you." she said. I looked over at her and she had tears in her eyes. "awww mom don't cry, i'll be fine." i said. "I know you will" she said and pulled me into ahug and held me close and kissed my forehead.

She got up and left and i went and put my guitar in its case, and put the picture i had of my dad in my carry on bag. I layed down in my bed and fell asleep.

I woke up the next morning in a chipper mood. I showered, brushed my teeth, rinsed with listerine, and washed my face with my new orange scented facial wash from neutrogena. I put on a pair of short denim shorts, a crop top, and navy blue TOMS. I grabbed an elastic and put my hair up in a messy bun.

It was already 9:00 am and it took about 40 minutes to get to the LAX airport, then an hour to get through check in and go through security. Then i had a 20 minute wait. I grabbed my ipod and iphone 4S chargers out of the wall and left.

LAX Airport:

Security had took longer than i had expected apparently some dumb chick thought she could bring every single bottle of shampoo and spray tan she owned and the security had to check each bottle. I was running with my guitar on my shoulder and carry-on bag in my hand. My mom was hot on my heels.

I reached the gate and the attendant looked at me. I turned my nose up like i had smelled something bad She looked as if she was going to join the circus , with all that red lipstick and eyeshadow caked on her face.

"name?" she asked

I composed my face to a "sort of" smile. " massie logan" i said

"row 16 seat number 2 by the window." she said

"thanks" i said. I looked back at my mom and a tear came to my eye. I sat my stuff down and ran back and hugged her tight. "I love you" i whispered into her shoulder.

"i love you too" she said and kissed my forehead. I pulled away and wiped my face and laughed a little. "i'll call, text, and email you whenever i can, i promise" i said backing away. "your dad would be proud of you massie" she said.

I smiled at this and went back to the desk to pick up my things. I walked through the gate and looked back and blew my mom a kiss. She caught it and blew it back. I pretended to catch it and put my hand to my heart. I continued on to the gate and boarded the plane. I looked out the window as i buckled my seat belt. I put my headphones in and switched my ipod and phone to airplane mode, when the pilots finally announced we would be taking off. When the plane went in the air, I placed my hand against thee window, saying goodbye to the place I knew I wouldn't be seeing for quite a while