Bam went my heart ❤️

07|Departure

3 weeks later

In these three weeks, I've been working pretty hard and I received a bonus! A bonus is an amount of money paid above the basic pay as a reward. I had seen neither Tyler nor Alex; Tyler went to Shanghai and Fitzalan went to Connecticut, so I was left with Vera...

5 pm

It's finally the big day.  New York, I'm coming.

I close my apartment door and head into the elevator. I stare at myself in the long mirror. I'm holding the handle of a very large suitcase, where I packed some formal clothes, a few hot dresses(just in case), two pairs of shoes,makeup...I'm wearing a pair of white jeans, which make my legs look thinner, a white sweater and a pair of beige cowgirl boots. My makeup is minimal, reserved to a layer of mascara and a pink lip gloss.

When I was young, my hair was a tangled mess of curls. During the years I've learned how to tame them, and now the tight brunette ringlets are the envy of girls. When we were together, Tyler used to stroke my hair a lot, saying that he adored it... My body quivers. "Don't you dare cry" I mumble to myself.

I call a cab, which takes me to the SJC airport.

5:30 pm
As I enter the establishment I spot Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Fitzalan, and Mr.Gray. I gasp as my eyes pop right open.

Mr. Kennedy spots me and starts grinning. I frown and give him a dirty look.
"Good afternoon, sir" I say, staring at Tyler. "Hello, Mrs. William. You're the last one. Now we'll head to the check-in dock. We're waiting for Vera and Melinda, they headed to the restroom." Mr. Gray says with a husky voice making my spine tingle.
I don't like the way he treats me, he's so strict. I know that he's my boss, but after all we shared...
"Oh, here they are" Mr. Gray says.
I turn around as my head starts to spin.

Melinda Cornelia. My ex-best friend. The girl with whom Tyler cheated on me. Pain rushes through me, with a terrible intensity. Her arms sway, simultaneously, back and forth, as her skinny legs move fluidly. For being a model she's not really tall 5'5". Her eyes are slightly almond-shaped and very dark brown, whilst her brown hair with blonde highlights is shoulder-length.

Melinda

She leans over and kisses Tyler's lips passionately. Tossing her hair she glances my way with a mischievous grin, "Hey Abigail, haven't seen you for ages". Though small in body, she is very fierce in spirit. I smile tensely back "Yes, it's been a while"

"Hey," Vera says with a grin more fake than real.
"Hello" I replay with a flat tone.
"So come on girls we need to move our butts or else we're gonna loose the airplane." Mr. Kennedy notifies, smiling.

Three hours later
I walk inside the airplane and direct myself to my seat. I'm beside Mr.Kennedy. Great. By the way he has the corridor seat. Mr. Gray and Mr.Fitazalan are three rows in front of us and Vera and Melinda are four rows backward. The cabin crew starts to tell us what do in case of an emergency, as a video starts on the tablet located in front of my seat.

I notice that Mr. Kennedy has been gazing at me for all the duration of the video.

I close my eyes as the plane prepares for the take-off, going slow and then all of a sudden going faster.

As the plane accelerates my heart starts pounding in my chest. My chest tightens, my feet feel cold and my lips start to tremble. Noah grabs my hand and with his index finger starts to trace lines across my palm. My cheeks start to burn and my heart races faster. Something flutters in my stomach.

I meet his gaze and I feel drawn to his eyes. His eyes are blue like the sea, crystal clear blue. Looking into his eyes I can picture and hear the sound of the waves crashing against the shore. The corners of his mouth lift up into a gorgeous grin, making the tension between us break.

I look out of the window, as I take in the breathtaking view. The sky glows with hues of pink, orange and deep indigo. I snuggle up against my blanket as sleep pulls my eyelids, making them heavy. In the background I hear a baby crying, someone talking with Noah, the sound of the engine and then nothing, my eyes flicker into darkness due to exhaustion.

Slowly I open my eyes, even though my brain warns me not to. I blink twice, trying to comprehend what is going on. My head is supported by a hard and broad thing as my arms embrace it. My nostrils fill with a pungent, slightly metallic and musky smell, which turns my senses on. I open widely my eyes and shift my head to the left. There on the seat beside me, a blond guy with gorgeous emerald eyes sat. Tyler. I immediately move away feeling stupid.

"Sorry sir" I say apologetically as I try not to meet his gaze.
I start playing with my hair as he scratches his back and says" Well, I mean, it doesn't matter. When I came here to talk to Noah you were sound asleep. We changed seat since he had to discuss something with Alex. I think I'm gonna stay here since he's not coming back. You were sleeping against the window then you changed position, and started to sleep against my shoulder. I didn't want to wake you up, you were sleeping so hard".
My cheeks turn red " You could have wakened me up." I replay, my tone sounding a little too much arrogant.
"Next time I'll remember"he says.

3:30 am (New York time)
"So, we'll be arriving in New York in an hour. We'll go directly to the hotel. Today is gonna be a free day. Tomorrow we'll start scheming the interview" Tyler says with a deep voice as I nod.