leaving the family home:
"I don't want to stay here any more mum, I'm 18, I can make my own choices" I said to my mother as I packed my suitcase, "I'm just a sad that my little girl is leaving the nest, that's all my love" she replayed, while she blotted her eye's so I wouldn't see the tears that were threatening the tumble down.
my name is Layla-Jane, and I'm leaving home, I want to travel the world, and finally, I'm old enough to do it. the taxi outside honked its horn twice, signalling that I should get a move on, I hugged my mother one more time and she cried again, going on about how I will have to ring her every single day, and least twice if I'm not to busy, and saying how much she loves me and wishing me luck and my 'big adventure's'.
"I love you to mum, say goodbye to Bertha for me will you? I'd hate to have her think I was just leaving her high and dry with out even saying goodbye to her" Bertha was our elderly neighbour, I used to go down her house every day to play scrabble with her, even though I hate the game. "bye mum, I love you" I gave her one last hug and ran to the taxi before she had the chance to start crying again.
As the taxi rode along the motorway, taking me to the airport, so I could board my first ever plane. a happy thought crossed my mind, I would never have to wake up everyday to boring countryside, or go to boring work, or listen to Bertha babble on about some fantasy pile of crap book called the chronicles of Narnia that she made me read her all the time. Finally, I was free.
the plane was late, my first official day of freedom and the freaking plane was late. I put my head in my hands and let out a frustrated groan. at this rate I wouldn't make it to Paris until night, then I will actually have to find the bloody place I will be staying in the dark. Could this day get any worse.
I finally got on the and set off, my mind washed off of all the negative thoughts, I was leaving my dreary boring life behind and setting off on a new adventure to discover the world and myself, yes, this year will be great