Wingless, book 1 of Wingless Series

Silence is simple

"Have you ever cliff dived?" my brother asks from across the aisle.

I am sitting alone, Gray and my dad are sitting together. The airplane is full besides the seat next to me.

"No, I never tried it before," I say, I have other things on my mind.

I look out my window, we aren't off the ground yet but I still hate these tiny windows.

"We should try it, and scuba diving," Gray tells me.

I nod, listening to them talk about how great the trip is going to be.

All thanks to Evan.

I miss him already, and I miss him even more every time he tells me he loves me. I love his crooked grin, his amazing blue eyes that ignite a flurry of butterflies every time he looks at me. And his laidback jersey boy nature, it's funny how fast you can miss someone.

I call Ari, not bothering to ask if I can. I know she will make me feel better if she can.

"Hello?"

"It's me, hey," I say, feeling better already at the sound of her voice.

"Eve?" she ask.

"Yes, it's me," I tell her.

"Where are you?" she asks.

I roll my eyes. "On the plane headed for Jamaica."

"I totally forgot. Eve?"

"What?"

"I'm totally confused right now." The connection sucks and I can't hear her.

"Why are you confused?" I ask.

Bits and pieces come through. I try to make sense of it, but I can't. The phone goes dead; clearly, we are not in the right spot to be using phones anymore.

"No phones, Eve," my dad warns me throwing his pillow behind his head trying to get more comfortable.

I close my phone. My heart thundering in my chest, Ari is acting strange. I hope it's nothing more than forgetfulness. I don't feel any better now that I talked to her, I feel worse.

Somehow I fall asleep.

When I wake back up, things are the same, Gray and Dad are asleep, and everything is pretty quiet.

"Excuse me?" I say to the flight attendant.

She smiles. "Can I help you with something?"

"Are we allowed to use the phone?" I ask.

She shakes her head. "Is there anything else I can help with?"

I tell her no and I dial Evan.

"Hello?"

"Evan!" I'm crying.

"What's wrong?"

"I don't know. I still feel really strange. I called Ari and I couldn't hear what she was saying, but she freaked me out," I tell him, I watch my brother and dad sleeping so peacefully while I sit and freak out.

"You know how Ari is. You shouldn't be on the phone, just relax. And remember," he says.

"Remember what?"

"Remember that you mean everything to me, and that I love you," he tells me.

"I know you do, it's not that. It's just, I have a bad feeling." I twirl a piece of hair around my finger winding it so tight it's sure to snap.