Welcome to New York, It's Been Waiting. (Josh Hutcherson Fanfic)

Hangover and the flight.

I woke up, half on my bed. My legs were hanging off the side. I got up to go to the restroom  and suddenly got a horrible headache. "man what happened last night?" i grab my head and I walked slowly to the bathroom and when I walked past the mirror, I did a triple take. My hair was a mess, my  makeup was all messed up and I was wearing a different shirt than I had on last night. When I was finished in the bathroom, i walked back to my room to find some type of painkiller and I took some Tylenol. Then I walked back downstairs to find some sisters in a similar condition as me and some who looked fine. I walked up to some sisters who looked fine. "well goodmorning sunshine! looks like someone had a little too much fun last night" "ugh. please don't yell at me Avery" her and a few other sisters start laughing at me. "what's so funny?" Olivia spoke this time "she wasn't yellng" "oh sorry Avy, I've got a bad hangover" i put my head in my hands and sat down in a chair. "yeah we know" "so what happened last night?" "you don't remember?" i look at them and say slowly "remember what?" they all look at each other. Olivia finally speaks up "what's the last thing you remember, Maddie?" "uh.. dancing with Carter" "so you don't remember kissing him?" "I KISSED HIM" "more like made out with him." my eyes got wide and then Avery spoke "Maddie, you ok?" "I can't beleive I kissed him.  I can't do this again" they all looked at me and knew exactly what I was talking about.

It's not that easy to forget. About 2 years ago, I met this guy named Ben. I thought he was perfect. We were great together and all of the people around me could tell I was happier than ever. My sisters approved of him and they were all certain that we would get married after we graduated. Our relationship started more or less the same as mine and Carter's. (Minus the whole getting drunk and making out with each other.) While we were at a party, he came up to me and started to flirt with me. He then started to tell me how he wanted to be more than just friends from the moment he met me. Like an idiot, I believed him and let him in. We dated for about 9 months, until one day he told me that he met someone better than me; someone who was prettier, skinnier, smarter, and just.... better. I was broken. I had at the very least thought I was pretty, or at least not ugly. I knew I wasn't as skinny as all my sisters and alot of the girls on campus. Sure, I had curves, but up until that moment, I loved my curves. I was a size 10. So what? It took me months to get bettter.  I started this horrible crash diet that some would consider a borderline eating disorder. Now i'm a size 8, thanks to my sisters. I wouldn't eat for days straight, and when I did eat, half the time I would try to throw it up. The only good that came out of that breakup was that I became a better student and my GPA shot through the roof.  My sisters helped me through it all. Without them, who knows where I would be or what kind of condition i would be in. They had to pretty much rebuild me from the ground up. But I got through it. And the more I thought about it, the more I didn't want to do anything with Carter. I wanted him to just be my friend. Nothing more.

I looked back at them. "is that all that happened between us?" Olivia was the one to speak. "well..kinda" "oh God! tell me we didn't. Please tell me we didn't"  I looked down at my different clothes and could only think the worst. "no. you didn't. he started to get really touchy with you and we knew you were starting to get uncomfortable, so Lilly took you upstairs" i looked at her "I took you upstairs to the bathroom and held your hair back while you puked your guts out. and i changed you cause, i'm sorry but you smelt like puke and alcohol" we laughed a little, and I hugged all of them. 'thanks so much for looking out for me" "of course! we would never let any guy throw you around!" we've got your back" "and thanks Lilly for dealing with my drunken self" "no problem. you know you are pretty funny drunk" she winked at me and I went back upstairs to take a shower. The shower definatly helped  100% and I walked back into my room to change. I walked past my vanity and stopped and looked at the letter. I'll call them and set up an interview. I reached for my cell phone and slowly dialed the number. I paused for a moment before I pushed call. It ringed about 4 times before someone picked up "Kate Spade & Company, New York. how may I help you?" "Hi, this is Madeline Jones. I received a letter from Ms. Martinez saying that she wanted to interview me for a management position." "ah yes. Miss. Jones. Let me see what she has open." there was about 15 seconds of silence. "Ms. Martinez has this Sunday afternoon available. Other than that, she is booked up  for the next month and a half. Would Sunday be doable for you?" I thought for a second "it's a little last minute but I think I will be able to be there" "excellent. I have you down for Sunday at 2:00. Just come to our building located at 2 Park Avenue" "ok thanks so much have a good day" "you too. bye" I hung up and started jumping up and down. I looked at my phone and realized it is wednesday. "well if I want to spend the weekend in New York, I need to get a ticket and hotel" I quickly go online to priceline and book a ticket to new york. I book a hotel in times square and close my laptop and run downstairs. "GUYS!! im going to new york THIS WEEKEND!" All of my sisters were beyond excited. They all told me to take tons of pictures and bring them back souviners and stuff like that.

During the rest of the week, I go to my classes, too excited to pick up on anything, and start packing. Today is Friday and my plane leaves at 1:30 this afternoon and I am so excited. I have never been to New York before. Its about a 4 hour flight. It's about 11 am right now and i'm just finishing up some packing. I'm taking my suitcase as my carry on so I don't have to check any bags. I take the last few peices of clothing and fold them and put them in the suitcase. I zip it up and leave it and my oversized purse on my bed and run downstairs. Me and some sisters are gonna eat lunch and then they are gonna drive me to the airport. I go downstairs to see which car we are taking. I finally figure out we are taking ashley's car so I run back upstairs and grab my oversized purse and my suitcase and take them to her car to load them up. We all hop in and decide to go to a rather quick restaurant because its already 11:30 and I still have to check in and go through security and everything. When we are finished eating we all hop back into the car and head towards the airport. 

I've now checked in and am where I have to say goodbye to my sisters. "well, here I go" "you are going to nail that interview Maddie" "thanks ashley" Avery then gives me a hug, followed by Olivia, Lilly, and the Ashley. I start to walk towards the line for security check when I hear Olivia "knock 'em dead girl! You got this" I wave goodbye to all of them and then they leave. I make my way through the security checkpoint and check the time. 1 pm. "I've got a little time" I quickly find a starbucks and decide to get a small latte. "Madeline!" I hear the lady yell out and I walk up to get my latte and drink it slowly as I grab my suitcase and roll it behind me. I walk towards my gate and sit down and pull out my phone. I have a few texts from sisters I didn't go to lunch with it. they all say about the same thing, good luck and stuff like that. I open one from Ashley that says "you better tell us when you land and then skype all of us tonight to show us your room and everything" i smile then respond "I will! dont worry :)" i put my phone down and look at the window as I drink my latte. I think about how I didn't get to talk to Carter about what happened the other night. As if on que, I hear my phone ringing and look down to see his name appear on my screen. I take a deep breath before I answer it "Hey Carter" 'Hey Maddie" there is a bit of an akward silence. i decide to break it. "so about the other night" "yeah about that" "look i'm really sorry about" "don't be. i kissed you first and i'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that. I was just tipsy and you looked so beautiful" i blushed a little then said "it's my fault too. I was wasted and didn't know what I was doing" "so i guess it was both of our faults?" i laugh a little then say "i guess so" I hear someone come over the intercom "Flight 401 to JFK New York is now boarding. Flight 401 to JFK New York is now boarding at the gate. "look Carter. My flight to New York is leaving. Can we talk when I get back?" "Sure thing Maddie. Good luck" "thanks. bye" i hang up my phone and put it on airplane mode and shove it into my back pocket. I grab my purse and throw away the empty cup that the latte was in and grab my suitcase and get on the plane. I put the suitcase and my purse in the overhead luggage thing and sit down next to the window. The plane soon takes off and I look down at the city behind me and take a break. This is it. This trip could change my life forever. Little did I know that it would about to change my life in a completely different way.