Jessie smiled to herself. She thought of all the memories she'd had with Kyle. Now, leaning her head against the back of her seat on her flight home, they all seemed far away. She knew they weren't, and she'd keep them as close to her heart as she could. Forever.
"What?" Jessie asked. This was not happening to her. No way would her summer be ruined like this.
"I know, it sounds boring, but trust me. You'll have fun. I know you will," Her mom said. How could she be so sure?
"Mom, really, who has ever had fun spending the whole summer with their grandparents? Nobody."
"You'll be fine. Oh, and you leave in two days, so start packing."
Jessie actually liked airports quite a bit, especially when she was traveling alone. She didn't do it often, but when she did, she loved it. It made her feel mature and free, like she was on her own finally, just like the rest of the world. Nobody cared about her every move, and she liked that.
She almost missed her plane because of an argument with a security guard, but that's a whole different story not worth getting into. She boarded the plane just in time and slept the entire flight there.
Getting off the plane, she knew her grandparents would be waiting for her, smiling with open arms, ready to put her in their warm embrace. It's not that she didn't like them, but she could be doing much better things with her summer than spending it with them. She wanted to be her own person, and she could hardly do that around them without giving them trouble.