BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
I climbed out of bed to go turn the alarm off. Ugh. Too early.
"Sara dear you up yet? You don't want to miss your flight ."
"Yeah mom I'm up. Give me a minute." I yelled down the stairs.
I took a shower and put on a red long sleeved shirt and then a black tee over it.
Along with my favorite jeans and black vans. I looked at the clock. Only 9:30. Eh I still had half an hour before I had to leave.
I decided to recheck to see if I had all I wanted. Yep the only thing I left out was my Ipod, but I'd be taking it out again any way while on the plane ride so might as well just stick it in my pocket. And with that I closed up my bags and headed down stairs to say good bye to my mother.
As I started out my door when I was abruptly bounced back by something hard. Oh. It was HIM. " Watch it!" was all he said and then went down stairs. It took me a minute to recover. But when I did, I walked down stairs with my bags and calmly laid them by the door. Deep breath only a couple more minutes then your rid of him forever. No more drunken beatings. No more evil glares. No more him, just hang in there…
My mother rushed up and pulled me out of my trance, hugging me.
"Now if you ever, ever wanna come back home you just let us know and we'll come have on the next flight before you know it. Ok?" she said trying to be strong.
"Mom I'm sure I'll love it there. I mean sure, you say its rainy and gloomy there 24/7, 365. But you probably don't remember right. I mean its been what 16 years since we've been there. And I mean think about the effects global warming has had. I bet its not that bad." I said. Mostly trying to believe it myself but I knew it wasn't true.
"alright. Well lets me know when you get up there 'kay?"
"yeah mom now can we go I don't want to miss the flight"
The drive there we sat and said good byes.
" Sara just because I'm letting you do this doesn't mean I don't love you. Remember that. I will always love you. We'll miss you…" you'll miss, me he'll just miss beating me…
"mom., be careful while I'm gone okay?"
When we got to the airport I gave her one last hug, and boarded the plane. A tear slowly rolled down my cheek.
"bye mom." I said, quietly and half broken.
I sat for 2 and an half hours listening to Secondhand Serenade, watching plains and towns pass by, and thinking. Thinking of how one man could ruin my life in one year. One year ago my step dad started beating me. After that everything went down hill. I withdrew from friends and school. I barely talked except when with my mom. Of course I never told her about him, afraid she wouldn't believe me. So now I move from my home town to my birth town. Two totally different places.
Oomph! I was distracted by someone falling in the aisle beside me. I looked over and when I did I wished I didn't. as soon as I did his head came up and hit me in the face. Ow!!
"Sorry" he said. Then I looked at him. Wow he has the most gorgeous face ever! And he has…amber eyes? WOW…
"uh.. that's ok.I guess I shouldn't be pondering over someone else's humiliation. Sorry.."
"Nah, its ok. I'm Edward. And you are?" he extended his hand. I was afraid to take it. To meat someone new who could possibly hurt me… wait that's nonsense were on a plane. I doubt we'll meet again. DUH Sara! sometimes I can be so dumb.
"Sara. Nice to meet you." I shook his hand and gave him the best smile I could. It obviously didn't work. He put his hand down and looked nervous.
"Passengers this is your captain speaking. We'll be arriving in Seattle in just a few minutes. Please take your seats and buckle up. Thank you"
He left with a smile and took his seat. I exited the plane and while looking for my aunt and uncle saw him run into a big group hug with 6 people. I'm guessing family.
"Sara. Sara! Over here darling!" my aunts voice came. Ugh good old enthusiastic Aunt Debbie. She came over and crushed me in a hug. "How are you. Oh I've missed you so much. Come on lets get your bags and get you home."