Author's Notes – Hello again everyone! Here I am, with a new fic. Yep, another new one when I can't seem to update the old ones. What can I say; I've been hit with some new inspiring story ideas.
This story, I've actually been trying to write for quite some time now, but I've had some issues with exactly how I'm going to go about it. One of my favorite movies is Sliding Doors and I really wanted to try and do a fic similar to that where you can two different ways fate can take course all branching off from one small event. I'm just hoping I can do this story justice.
And please, if you like what you read, review. I'd really do thrive on feedback so…please feed the author!
Disclaimer – I own nothing that is recognized…don't sue.
Taking Course
"No, no, no," Amy mumbled to herself as she hurried through the airport terminal. Stupid hotel alarm clock, no one had remembered to change the clock with the recent time change. Now she was about to miss her flight home. Walking through the maze of people standing still on the people mover, she heard the final boarding call for her flight. She could make it, she thought, just as long as no one got in her way. Going around three more people Amy was suddenly stopped in her tracks by a father on a cell phone holding his little girl's hand who was bopping her head along to the music from her walkman.
"Excuse me," Amy said rather impatiently, but neither the father nor the daughter moved, damn cell phones. Amy sighed loudly as she ran a hand through her long red hair, "This is just what I needed."
Finally, they reached the end of the people mover and Amy rushed around the little girl breaking into a dead sprint. Breathing heavily, Amy reached her gate only to see the plane roll by through the window. Groaning in frustration, she walked up to the counter.
"Who do I need to see about getting on another flight?"
"No, no, no," Amy mumbled to herself as she hurried through the airport terminal. Stupid hotel alarm clock, no one had remembered to change the clock with the recent time change. Now she was about to miss her flight home. Walking through the maze of people standing still on the people mover, she heard the final boarding call for her flight. She could make it, she thought, just as long as no one got in her way. Going around three more people Amy was suddenly stopped in her tracks by a father on a cell phone holding his little girl's hand who was bopping her head along to the music from her walkman.
"Excuse me," Amy said rather impatiently. The father looked behind him and smiled to Amy as he gently pulled his daughter out of her way. "Thank you," Amy said quickly as she continued to rush down the people mover. Upon reaching the end, Amy started to run praying her flight was still there. Breathing heavily she saw her gate just as they were about to close the door.
"Wait," she called as she approached the gate handing the attendant her boarding pass.
"Just in time," the attendant joked as he opened the door. Amy smiled as she rushed to her seat and took a deep breath as she collapsed into it.
"So you're the reason they were holding the flight," a familiar voice mocked with a laugh. Amy looked to the person sitting next to her and was surprised when she saw her good friend and co-worker.
"Adam," she said in shock, "why are you going to North Carolina?"
"North Carolina? Oh yeah, I'm not," he laughed. "This is my connecting flight. I'm going to spend my weekend with my mom up north."
"Oh, that's sweet."
"Yeah, she'll love having me home for a couple of days. So, mind if I ask why you were so late? Jeff finally rubbing off on you or something," Adam joked.
"You don't even want to know…"