Prologue
Our story begins...
I was enjoying a pleasant nap when the captain's voice blared through the speakers. "This your captain speaking: we'll be landing in Detroit in half an hour."
It had been a long two hour flight. The Jennifer Aniston in-flight movie was horrendous; I felt like I had watched it a good three or four times. Have you see the nose on that woman?
As I stared blankly out of the window beside me, I felt a little longing. It had been two hours since I left Italy and I already was missing it.
"Come back and visit, OK?" I remembered a teary-eyed girl my age as she hugged me in a noisy airport. Then we-
Rrrrrumble!
I lost my train of thought as the airplane shook. Turbulence. Nothing bad. I wasn't a very good flyer.
Now...you're probably wondering why I'm here.
Let me take you back a week ago. An exciting week ago.