When I met him (Completed)

Part 1 - A new life


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It's December 23, 2017, and Janine and I we just arrived at Dubai international airport coming from O.R. Tombo international airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, heading to Heathrow, London. Our layover here will be about two hours before heading out to travel the last stretch of our journey towards a new life in London. You see we're immigrating to London, I've been fortunate to win a scratch card lottery and with the winnings, we took the opportunity to live permanently in the UK.

As you've all seen the news of the happenings in South Africa you won't blame us for fleeing the country to make a better life for ourselves. This journey is rather scary exciting for both Janine my kid sister and myself. While in Dubai we ate a nice lunch waiting for our two hours to run out so we can finish our long flight. We already flew nine hours to get to Dubai, and we still have about eight to nine hours life till we reach London. Looking out of the window walls of the Dubai airport there is absolutely nothing of this place that pulls me to visit it. It's just sand, high rising skyscrapers that wants to out length its neighbor. Boy's, nothing is ever tall or big enough and this place is proof that there are too much money and extremely little brains when you look at these skyscrapers. If it was me I would have used the money of building yet another skyscraper, to feed the starving citizens. But that's just my opinion.

'Flight BA567-ZA to London, Heathrow can now board at gate five.' They announced.

'Come on sis. Drink up we have to go.' Janine hurried me along.

'Okay. Okay.' I threw back the last of my cappuccino, pay our bill and off we jogged with our luggage to our gate. We stood in the queue to board our plane. I was standing in line trying to find a space in my handbag for my book when I heard someone talk in that sexy Scottish purr behind me and walked right into me knocking my book out of my hand.

'Oh my soul, I'm so-so sorry ma'am.' The Scottish voice behind me spoke up and we both bend down to pick up my book when I follow the male hand that's reaching for my book on the floor.

'It's quite alright sir. It was an accident.'

'No it wasn't I didn't look where I was going. Please forgive me.'

'Very well, you're forgiven, sir. Thanks for picking up my book.'

'You're welcome.' He hands me my book back. 'I'm Sam Heughan and this is my friend Graham McTavish.'

'It is so nice to meet you. I'm Nadine van der Merwe and this is my kid sister Janine.' Janine wave and smiled at them.

'So where are you ladies from?' Graham asked with a nice warm smile.

'Oh, we're from South Africa.'

'How cool. I always wanted to visit South Africa.' Sam added.

'Really?' I asked before I could stop myself.

'Yes. So you gals are bound for London, why?' Sam asked intrigue.

'We're moving to London for work.'

'How nice. All the best of luck to you ladies.' Our queue moved till they got to us.

'Thank you. Well, we are off. It was wonderful meeting you.' We all shook hands.

'Likewise. Enjoy your flight.' Graham countered.

'And the same to you as well. Bye.'

'Bye.' Janine gave a half a grin as we walk onboard the British Airways Boeing.

'What?' I finally asked when we found our seats.

'Nothing. I just never saw you flirt like that before.'

'To be honest I never really perfected the technique for flirting, and besides, it's not like we're going to see them again once we get to London.'

'True.' We strap in and within twenty minutes we all race down the runways and were thrust back into our seats as we took to the skies. I got my book out again and sat reading while Janine played a game on her phone. Hour four I got up and gone to the bathroom since the coffee I had in Dubai wanted to escape. So I didn't argue with it and helped it along at thirty thousand feet.

Once back in my seat feeling much better, I sat and think about Sam. He really is a super handsome man with his dark hair and stunning eyes their almost turquoise in color. An all in all hunk in my books. He can only now stay a daydream. What are thee odds of meeting Mr. hunky Heughan ever again? Hour six the air hostess came round serving us breakfast. We just flew out of the night sky into a new day. It was the weirdest experience I've ever gone through. Janine sat next to the window and pointed out to me when you could actually see the night and day lines on the earth. Something the international space station see ever ninety minutes traveling around the earth. We ate our breakfast and started to ready ourselves for landing in London in less than an hour. I text mom and dad; Only an hour of flight time left. Will call once we through customs in London.

We nose dive gradually towards the landing strip and bam we're officially in London. For the past three months, we only focused on getting here. It was a tiresome prosses but I think in the long hall it will be worth it. Janine and I stay seated once we all came to a stop at Heathrow and everyone jumped up and rushed out the door. Once half of the crowd where out the door we stood up and got our things out from the overhead luggage storage we head out. At customs, they went through our stuff like everything is evil or have a motive. Finally, after another thirty minutes, we are now officially in London. Our moving truck is waiting for us out front. Janine hales a taxi for us and gave the man our address; 11 Holland Park Mews, Notting Hill. When we moved so did the truck with all our furniture traveling behind us.

'And so it begins.'

'And so it surely begins. Look it's snowing.' She points outside.

'This is a first for us a real white chilly Christmas on our own again.' I spoke up.

'It sure is. It's beautiful the way the white fluff floats like manna from heaven.'

'Magical.' We drove this way and that and for thirty minutes through morning traffic. Our movers helped us carry all our things into our new double story home. It's nine AM now and we all get busy carrying boxes and furniture into our new home. Noon all our stuff is in and our movers drove off. We got busy moving things around and on the spots, we would like it. We called our parents back home to let them know we got home okay and we're both busy unpacking boxes. For three days we unpacked. It's Sunday afternoon and we just unpacked the last of our boxes.

'Finally, we're done. At one stage it started to feel like the boxes were multiplying.'

'Yeah but now we're here and all settled. Merry belated Christmas, little sister.'

'Merry belated Christmas to you as well. We need to run to the store for some stuff want to come with?'

'Yes, it's time we get the lay of the land a little.' We got our coats on and we head out. We walked to the nearest grocery store and got a few things we'll need for a few days. We walked home and stored all our stuff in the fridge. We made some steak and sweet potato chips. We settled in the lounge and ate while we watched BBC's British bake off. It's a cool show. Ten AM, we lock up the house then head to bed, after a nice warm shower.