The bad boy's sidekick

Chapter 2: Home is for the weak

As I was sitting there lost in a peaceful sleep,  I felt something touch my shoulder.  I thought that maybe the guy next to me had just acsadentally bumped into me while he was trying to change his seating position,  so I ignored it.

But then I felt it again,  this time with a little more nudge.  I slowly started to open my eyes,  blinking all the while.  The first thing I see when I open my eyes is the window, I turn my head to the right to see the man in the suit.  He was just sitting there lightly shaking me.

I finally opened my mouth and spoke. "What's going on? " I say with a drowsy voice.

"The plane just landed." Said the man with a soft smile on his face.

I quickly respond with "oh" and start to get my things together. I grab my things and put them in my hands, but when I turned around to say thank you,  he was gone.  It was like he disappeared into thin air.

All I could think to myself was "wow,  you must be tired.". Which. Granted, I probably was.  But was I really that  tired to Halusinate?

After contemplating the logical possibilities to what just happened,  I decided that I had spent enough time on that plane already.  I have to admit,  stepping off of that plane and feeling the cool,  fresh,  Colorado breeze on my face felt really nice.

I looked around for a minute or so until I finally found the entrance to the airport pickup.  When I walked in,  I noticed that most of everything in there was made of glass. Everything looked so magical.

I walked up to the elevator,  pressed the up button,  and waited for the elevator to pick me up. Once it got down to my floor, the doors opened and I stepped inside.

Once I got to the 3 floor,  the doors opened and I stepped out.  I started to walk up the steps when I stopped dead in my tracks.  I realized that the bridge I had to cross to get to the other side,  was made completely out of glass.  Once I looked down,  I froze.

I didn't know how scared I was of heights until just then.  I kept telling myself how stupid I was and that it was just glass.  But everytime I thought I was about to step forward,  it was like my body just said "NOPE!".

" Okay... Just take it one step at a time okay?  Just one step at a time." I said to myself in my head.  I was halfway through when all of a sudden a sweet yet calming male voice spoke out to me. 

"Uhh... Are you okay?" He laughed.

"Does it LOOK like I'm okay!?" I yell out at him.

"Relax Jessie,  it's gonna be okay. It's just a bridge" He replied.

All of the sudden I completely ignore my fright of heights for just a moment when I realize that he had said my name.

"How do you know who I am? " I ask.

"I read all about you in you're folder.  The names Ryan,  Ryan Summer's." He replies with a soft smile.

Of course!  Ryan Summer's!  He's one of the foster kids in the new house that I'm going to.  Well,  would be going to.  If I wasn't stuck on this STUPID BRIDGE!

"Ry-ryan... Right.  Of course. I read about you too." I stutter out.

"Great!  So uh... Can we get going now or?..." He says in a plafull tone.

"I would love that very much!  However,  I seem to be afraid of  heights. So uh... CAN YOU HELP ME ALREADY!!" I blurt out.

"It's a bridge." He says with a "matter of fact" Tone.