Stay High (Harry Styles Fanfic, possibly british 2)

Proper meaning of jet lag

•Ella's pov•

The stale air in the plane was starting to get old, and fast.i feel as if the walls are closing in on me, my throat feels tight and dry. I may be slightly claustrophobic, scratch that I'm extremely claustrophobic, I can't even go 3 minutes in an elevator without feeling like I'm being compressed.

The plane ride to Europe is far too long for a weening drug addict. Even though the ability to resist gets easier as the days go by, I still have small battles to fight daily.

I looked over at lana who was now completely knocked out. I mean head hung to the side, mouth open, drooling and all. okay maybe not the drooling part but you still get the picture.

I looked to my other side and saw Arisa tapping her foot to the beat in her headphones. She as well, completely zoned out.

I closed my eyes and laid my head back. As I inhaled slowly I began to hear my own heartbeat. I could feel my pulse all over my body. a thought flashed by my mind, almost so quickly that I barely caught on to it.

Every human body, at least at one point, is functioning fully on its own. we don't have to stop and think about breathing, we don't have to make our hearts pump blood. when we're walking we don't have to set out feet with every step. we know by instinct what to do.

Somehow leaving Harry felt like instinct, I feel like it was the right thing to do. just the other day I told myself I was done with him, completely moving on, and I can't go back on my word.

Making the decision to never go back was something I did without having to really think about it, sure I'd thought about it in the past but at that moment it was almost spontaneous.

As my I tried to cleanse my body and mind with stale oxygen the flight attendant called out that we were about to land.

I shook both of my friends shoulders and smiled at the fact that I have them by my side. even if under these highly uncomfortable circumstances.

As soon as we exited the plane we went off to get our luggage. Just being able to stand up and stretch my legs felt amazing.

With our suitcases by our side we searched for a Starbucks while we waited on our taxi to arrive at the airport.

"I'd like a triple chocolate frappe with whipped cream and caramel." lana told the small man behind the register

"Dude your pregnant, aren't pregnant women supposed to only have healthy stuff. and like specifically not eat chocolate." Arisa whispered as the man punched some buttons on the register

"Wtf Riss no! I'll have whatever I want. my baby will come out a culinary genius if nothing else." I rolled my eyes. Lana may be nervous, but she'd never let on.

The taxi pulled up and we shoved our heaps of crap in the trunk. I hope the drive to wherever the crap we're going is not longer that 30 minutes because I have reached my quota on small spaces for the day.

"It's so pretty here." Arisa swooned out the window. I nodded in agreement. It is gorgeous here, it's gloomy but gorgeous none the less.

"We should stop by the Eiffel Tower before we leave Thursday." I suggested. Ive always wanted to go on a tour of Paris but I've never been able to. maybe now is my chance.

I need to live a little.

......

"Good god where is the toilet paper!" Lana shouted through the thin hotel walls

"We had some when we arrived but your fat arse just has to pee every 5 minutes!" I shouted back

"I can not help it, Ella Jane, that I was born with the bladder of a fish. and now that I'm pregnant it's even worse." I can feel my eyes rolling out of my head

"It's not possible to have all of the pregnancy symptoms at 3 months Lana it's just not."

"Well i must. Be superhuman then because I'm swollen, I pee every 3 seconds, and I am addicted to cauliflower."

"What? Why cauliflower?" I sighed

"I don't know! ask Zayn junior here." she patted her tummy and shot me a glance.

Arisa doesn't know the baby may not be Zayn's yet and it's my job to keep it that way for a while.

"So when are we going to see lover boy." Arisa chirped

"First thing in the morning, were meeting him at the Nando's just down the street from here, y'all don't have to come with me you know. Lana's eyes softened

I sat down on the bed beside her and hugged her. "If you want me there I'll be by your side the whole time."

"Thanks babe." she smiled

"Sleep on it, if you still want us to go in the morning we will, if not we wont."

And with that I tied my hair up into a messy bun and fell back on my side of the bed. I'm so exhausted I could hibernate for 3 months. I never truly understood the term jet lag until now.