I bit my lip, pushing back my grin. The exitement and nervousness were still churning in my stomach. Pulling my jacket closer to my body, I stared in awe at the plane that was currently taking off. I've never been up in a plane before and the anxiety was killing me. I don't really have a fear of flying, but something about it still gave me a hint of an unsettling feeling. It was unbelievable how we were about to fly half way across the world to see new contries, new faces, thousands of fans. I didn't know what to expect.
Looking over my shoulder to the others, I noticed they were all just as quiet as me, staring off somewhere thoughtfully. Most of them had blank, unreadable expressions and I was very curious to know what was playing in their heads. Julie's expression, however, clearly stood out. She was scared of flying and we all knew that. I scooted closer to her, resting my head on her shoulder "You okay Jules?" I cooed.
"Yeah, I'm fine." she breathe, flashing me a weak smile.
But 'I'm fine' never means 'I'm fine'. After knowing her for two years, I could see right through it. I hastily wrapped my arms around her, feeling her relax under my touch "I promise it'll be okay. You're with us." I insured.
"Thanks Jess, I sure hope so." Julie sighed, her eyes glued to the dusty pavement in front of us.
"All passengers boarding flight 153 please enter the plane and prepare for take off." a male voice announced. The eight of us jumped up, clinging onto our luggage. I shot Julie one last reassuring glance, to which she nodded, a hint of a smile on her lips, letting me know she really was fine.
"Is this seat taken?" I snapped my look away from where I was buckling my seatbelt to Luke, who threw me a smug smile.
I stared at him as he took a seat next to me, quickly fixing his seatbelt on. Just as he did so I winced, the plane was taking off. I gripped the arm seats tightly and my entire body was tense. Suddenly all the shows I've seen on plane crashes were flashing through my mind. My doubts on this trip were suddenly rising. I felt a hand over mine and looked over my shoulder to see Luke, squeezing my hand in his in reassurance. Our eyes met and he shot me a warm smile.
I relaxed, taking in the soft gesture. Adverting my gaze to the window on my left, I let my thouhts drift away. The picture of the airport slowly sank into the window frame, replaced with clear sky. Soon enough, the captain announced that it was safe to take our seat belts off and use electronic devices. I quickly unbuckled and leaned my head against the cold glass.
"Whoah" I breathe at the sight.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" I turned around and Luke was leaned close to me "I remember my first plane ride"
I nodded, still in awe, the view was truly perfect. The morning sky, a blue canvas, mottled with delicate strokes of a lilac purple, dotted with fluffy clouds. Like floating in the sight of wonder.
"Where are we going first?" I asked after a while, still mesmerized by the view.
"Europe" he stated and I turned my head to look at him "Then America, we'll be on tour for a full two months" Luke finished with a grin.
"I've always wanted to travel the world" I admited, turning the corners of my lips up slightly.
"And now you will" he smiled and I chuckled.
"Now that I will" I added "I'm glad it's with you"
He smiled, gently placing his hand on my cheek and kissing my forehead "Me too" he whispered.
"I think the bathroom is free if you guys need a room" I winced and snapped my head up to see Jenna, leaned onto the seats in front of us with her elbows, a smug smirk plastered on her face. She's not the typical romantic type, but she made it her job to tease and embarrass all of us whenever possible-much like Calum already did.
I felt my cheeks heating up. Chuckling, Jen jumped over the back of her seat, and squeezed in between me and Luke.
"Thanks for ruining the moment" I said sarcastically, for her ears only.
"You're welcome" she turned to face me, the grin never leaving her face, to what I chuckled "This is gonna be a long trip."
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hey guys...
sorry for the late update. you probably don't care but i got into a fight with my best friend recently and idk if we'll continue to be friends and it just upsets me a lot...i'm really sorry i've just been awfully demoralized i couldn't even think of a question for this chapter...
i'll try to pull myself together for the next update, again sorry for disappointing you :(
love you xx
