Lauren walked into the airport looking at her watch. She sighed in
frustration knowing she was late, and things were already starting to go
wrong. Walking over to where the terminal of flight 182 was she scanned the
crowd. After a few seconds her eyes landed on a young girl, and a knot
formed in her stomach.
The girl was about 5'4 and had shoulder length brown hair. She stood by the big window looking out with a blank expression on her face. Lauren gathered all the courage she had and made her way towards the girl. Walking up next to her she cleared her throat getting the girl's attention.
"Hey," Lauren said looking at the girl. Her eyes met with the dark brown ones of the girl.
"Hi," the girl said.
"Look, Rachel I'm really sorry I'm late," Lauren said trying to explain herself."It's just things got held up at the staff meeting and everything."
"It's ok," Rachel said picking up her bag."It's not like it's anything new anyway." Lauren looked at the ground knowing it was the truth. She knew what to say but was afraid once she started talking the words would just fumble out of her mouth.
"So, we better go get your other bags," she said trying to change the subject.
"I already got them," Rachel said lightly kicking the bags at the bottom of her feet."I had time if you know what I mean."
"Right," Lauren said. She reached down to pick up one of the bags, but Rachel grabbed it first.
"I think I can handle it," she said picking the bag up and sliding the strap onto her shoulder.
"Ok," Lauren said. This was going to be a lot harder than she thought. She started walking knowing that if she tried to start a conversation it would probably form into an argument. She walked out to her car with Rachel following close behind. They got in her car and pulled out of the parking lot. The whole ride home was silent. Rachel looked at her window watching the scenery pass, and Lauren kept her eyes on the rode occasionally glancing quickly at Rachel.
They pulled up to the apartment building and Lauren put the car in park."Well, this is it."
"You live in an apartment," Rachel asked a little surprised while surveying the area.
"Yeah why," Lauren asked unbuckling her seat belt.
"Nothing I just thought the great Lauren would live in a huge house," Rachel said looking at Lauren."But I guess I was wrong."
"Yeah well, you're wrong about a lot of things," Lauren said taking the keys out of the ignition.
"Like what," Rachel asked."You mean I'm wrong about why you left, and didn't have the time to make one lousy phone call. By all means if you have an explanation I'm willing to hear it." They sat in silence for a few seconds."That's what I thought."
"Yeah well, all that doesn't change things," Lauren said."You're still my little sister, and you are still staying here."
"Don't act like you're doing me a big favor," Rachel said unbuckling her seat belt and getting out of the jeep. Lauren sunk back in her seat and ran her hands through her hair. This was going to be a lot harder than she expected.
The girl was about 5'4 and had shoulder length brown hair. She stood by the big window looking out with a blank expression on her face. Lauren gathered all the courage she had and made her way towards the girl. Walking up next to her she cleared her throat getting the girl's attention.
"Hey," Lauren said looking at the girl. Her eyes met with the dark brown ones of the girl.
"Hi," the girl said.
"Look, Rachel I'm really sorry I'm late," Lauren said trying to explain herself."It's just things got held up at the staff meeting and everything."
"It's ok," Rachel said picking up her bag."It's not like it's anything new anyway." Lauren looked at the ground knowing it was the truth. She knew what to say but was afraid once she started talking the words would just fumble out of her mouth.
"So, we better go get your other bags," she said trying to change the subject.
"I already got them," Rachel said lightly kicking the bags at the bottom of her feet."I had time if you know what I mean."
"Right," Lauren said. She reached down to pick up one of the bags, but Rachel grabbed it first.
"I think I can handle it," she said picking the bag up and sliding the strap onto her shoulder.
"Ok," Lauren said. This was going to be a lot harder than she thought. She started walking knowing that if she tried to start a conversation it would probably form into an argument. She walked out to her car with Rachel following close behind. They got in her car and pulled out of the parking lot. The whole ride home was silent. Rachel looked at her window watching the scenery pass, and Lauren kept her eyes on the rode occasionally glancing quickly at Rachel.
They pulled up to the apartment building and Lauren put the car in park."Well, this is it."
"You live in an apartment," Rachel asked a little surprised while surveying the area.
"Yeah why," Lauren asked unbuckling her seat belt.
"Nothing I just thought the great Lauren would live in a huge house," Rachel said looking at Lauren."But I guess I was wrong."
"Yeah well, you're wrong about a lot of things," Lauren said taking the keys out of the ignition.
"Like what," Rachel asked."You mean I'm wrong about why you left, and didn't have the time to make one lousy phone call. By all means if you have an explanation I'm willing to hear it." They sat in silence for a few seconds."That's what I thought."
"Yeah well, all that doesn't change things," Lauren said."You're still my little sister, and you are still staying here."
"Don't act like you're doing me a big favor," Rachel said unbuckling her seat belt and getting out of the jeep. Lauren sunk back in her seat and ran her hands through her hair. This was going to be a lot harder than she expected.