200 miles - Narry

Chapter 9

I groan when my alarm goes off at five thirty in the morning.

It takes me a minute to realise what day it is and I almost jump up, grabbing my phone and smiling when I see I've received a few messages from Niall.

Niall: I'm leaving home now

Niall: On the train! Sorry I'm texting you, I know you're sleeping

Niall: I just got to the airport

Niall: You should be up about now

Niall: Morning babe xx

The last message is sent only three minutes ago and I chuckle, quickly typing in my morning wishes and asking if he is tired, and what he is doing right now.

Niall: I just went through security. I'm here so early but the trains were leaving in odd times. I'll just go get some breakfast now

Me: Don't buy anything too heavy, I want to take you out on breakfast when you get here xx

Niall: Okay!

Me: So your flight leaves in an hour?

Niall: Yeah the boarding starts in like 40 minutes I think

Me: Okay. I'll take a shower now, I'm not sure when I should leave home

Niall: How long is the distance?

Me: Like 20 miles but there might be traffic

Niall: At this hour?

Me: Yeah I thought I should maybe leave 45 minutes before you land

Niall: Just be there when I am .xx

Me: I will xx

A while later, Niall texts me and tells me he is going to turn off his phone because his flight is about to take off. I tell him I will see him soon and it isn't until then when it really hits me, that my boyfriend is coming here and I'll see him really soon.

I leave home around ten minutes later, wanting to be early at the airport. My mum is working today but luckily she told me she could take the bus, so I got the car all to myself. As I start driving towards the airport, I can't stop smiling, my heart fluttering in my chest.

I keep recalling all the moments me and Niall have had together so far. I recall our first video call, the moment he took me to the lake and asked me to be his boyfriend, the moment when he was booking his flights.

I get really emotional as I recall everything, still not believing I'm going to see him in about an hour. It's crazy, how far we've come since we started talking. I can't believe we're actually here, about to meet each other for the first time and spend the next eleven days together.

It's all a bit too much for me to even understand and as I keep driving, getting closer and closer to the airport, it really starts sinking in.

"I'm seeing Niall soon," I tell myself out loud.

As I step inside the airport, I look around to see where I should be going. I quickly find the right sign, walking towards the waiting area for arriving flights, realising I'm a bit early. Niall's flight is supposed to land in five minutes and I know I have to wait for a while.

I look for a bench and sit down, sending Niall a message and telling him I'm here already. Ten minutes later he answers, telling me he just got off the plane and will go get his luggage now. My heart starts beating louder even though I know I won't be seeing him just yet.