• elles pov •
laiya met a boy in the queue for the toilets. at first i didnt know what to expect, but then he snapped her, and i saw how cute he was. damn. i understand now. but i still have tommy and i wanna keep it that way.
"he sent another snap" laiya said, and i could tell she liked him. she was all excited and flustered. cutie.
"well open it!" i said. she clicked on it.
"so where you going after the flight?" laiya said, repeating the text on the snapchat.
"say you're going to an 18th party with your friend" i said, nodding. dont wanna give away any important info yk. laiya typed it out and sent it. i grabbed the magazine in the pocket in front, and started to read.
"he said hes going to one too?" laiya said, visibly confused. "is he messing with me?"
"really? im not sure, ask whos party it is." i assured. well this is weird. both on a flight to florida, both going to an 18th? hm. laiya waited for a few seconds, before she heard the familiar snapchat notification sound and opened it. her head whipped around and her face lit up.
"hes going to gabis too!" laiya exclaimed.
"no fucki-"
"yeah!" she said. "wait, lemme ask which seat he is. maybe i could go and talk to him in person." i dont know how i feel about this. who knows who this boy is?
"i dont know laiya" i said, contemplating it. she looked annoyed.
"oh please, elle. you can even come with me if you want." she said. i mulled it over for a few seconds. theres no way he could have known about gabi. he only just met laiya! i guess he must be for real.
"alright then, ask him. but if he tells you, you have to come back soon, and i wanna text tommy so can i have my phone once you leave please!" i said.
"yess! ill ask him now." she said, typing it out. he was quick to respond.
"15c" laiya said with a smile. i moved my legs so she could get out, and she handed me my phone.
"careful! its a jungle out there." i said, with the same face i always do along with that saying. it was a thing we often did together. i watched as she approached row 15, and started laughing. ok, shes safe. i turned my phone on and texted tommy.
me
| hey babe, we are on the plane, we have around an two hours left x
tommy
| ok babe, stay safe :) hows laiya coping, ik she hates planes x
me
| shes ok acc! she met a cute boy by the toilet and he gave his sc hahshsja
tommy
| fr? trust laiya to get boys to like her while shes by the toilet ouishahdha
me
| ik, but he said hes going to gabs, so shes at his row talking rn :)
tommy
| rlly? if he is there dont let her do anything she wouldnt tell her mum ok? i have to go, i love you <3
me
| i wont :) i love you too <3
thats a good point actually. what happens if they do something stupid? oh well, we'll see.
i saw laiya walking down the aisle. she was smiling brightly, and i knew something good had happened. she got to our seats and i let her through. she sat down and looked at me.
"so?" i asked, nervous.
"hes going to gabis!" she said, excited. "they met because ava and dannys brother are friends. turns out hes good friends with her, and we never knew."
