It was summer vacation, a whole 6 weeks to myself. Well, not totally by myself. I was going to see my friend Justin and I was determined to make this the best summer vacation yet. Justin has been touring a lot so I've not been able to see him that much. We try to talk on Skype as much as we can but the video calls always get cut short by his manager or tutor demanding him to get to work. I was going to visit Stratford, that little town Justin always talked about. It's my first time going there so I'm really excited, not only to see Justin but to see the town. I met Justin in Atlanta 4 years ago, he lived in the same street as me and we hit it off as soon as we met and we've been friends ever since. I don't know if I would be classed as one of his "close friends" like Chaz and Ryan, but the fact that he's invited me to Stratford seems to prove that we're close somehow.
It's 3pm and I'm at the airport, its kind of a late flight but Justin doesn't mind. I feel lonely in this big airport by myself, I've been here over 1 hour already. Soon I'll be on the plane going to see Justin. All of a sudden I hear a voice over the speaker,
"The 3:55 flight to Toronto has been delayed by 2 hours"
"WHAT THE...?" I said frustratedly to myself.
Trust my flight to be delayed. What was I going to do for 3 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES? Since there was 1 hour and 15 minutes to my flight anyway, and now its been delayed by 2 hours. I had to call Justin to tell him that I was going to be late.
"Hey Justin..uh...I have some bad news...my flight has been delayed"
"Really? This sucks. This has totally ruined my day, we won't be able to hang out now" Justin said in a sad tone.
"I'm sorry...but there's always tomorrow to hang out" I replied.
"Don't worry, its not your fault. And I guess there's still tomorrow but we haven't seen each other for ages and I've missed you"
"I've missed you too, Justin. But we'll sort something out once I get there"
"Okay. Don't forget I'll be waiting for you at the airport"
"How could I forget? Anyway..I have to go, see you soon"
"Okay, I love you!" Justin said before I hung up the phone.
I just paused. Did Justin really say "I love you"? He's never said it before and couldn't think why he's said it today. Maybe because we haven't seen each other for a while and all his emotions just got caught up in the moment, but it was still really strange. I tried to distract myself from thinking about it too much and went to get something to eat. Since I was going to be here for over 3 hours, I might aswell spend my time (and money) on doing something good.
This was supposed to be a special day and I'm spending most of it in a airport. To make it even worse, I'm alone. I still couldn't stop thinking about how Justin said "I love you", the way he said it was...different, like he said it to someone more than just a friend. Maybe I'm just making a big deal out of nothing. Then I got these images running through mind, the way he sometimes looks at me when he thinks I'm not looking, the way he hugs me tighter when I try to let go, and the way he flirts with me when he knows we're nothing but friends. I guess he was the flirty type anyway, even with girls he wouldn't date, but there was just something peculiar about this whole thing.
Time flies when you're having fun..just kidding, I'm not having fun but time did really fly. It's 4pm. Just another 1 hour and 55 minutes to go. I decided to put my iPod on and listen to songs I know and love best, yes you guessed it, Justin. The first song to play was Stuck in the Moment. I sat back and listened to the lyrics of the song
"I don't wanna let you know that there might be something real between us two"
I paused the song and just sat there. It really answered what I'd been thinking about since that phone call with Justin. Did Justin really think this about us, or was I just going crazy and over-thinking the situation? The second option is probably correct. I put my iPod back on and continued listening, I closed my eyes until all of a sudden I felt a tap on my arm, I opened my eyes and saw a girl staring down at me.
"Hey, are you going to Toronto? I'm here alone and I could do with some company" she said.
"As a matter of fact, I am. I'm here alone too, take a seat" I replied.
"Thanks" she said as she took upon my offer of a seat. "I hate being at airports alone, there's something eerie about them, I don't know what it is"
" Same, when you get to where you're going though it's all worth it" I said.
"Agreed, patience is a virtue" she said.
I just stopped and thought about how Justin always used to say that to me. Damn, I keep thinking about Justin like a love struck teenager, I need to stop.
"My name is Samantha, what's yours?" I said with a smile as I brought myself to stop thinking about Justin.
"Nice name, my name is Danielle."
"Thanks, Danielle is a nice name too. So why are going to Toronto, business or pleasure?"
"Well Toronto is my home, it feels good to be finally going home back to good ol' Canada. How about you?"
"Well, I'm not really staying in Toronto. I'm meeting a friend and then going to his hometown"
"Oh cool, anywhere I might know?"
"Stratford, do you know it?
"Of course, home of Justin Bieber right? I like him, he's cool. Wait...that's not who you're visiting is it?"
"Uhm...no" I hesitated and quickly changed the subject. "Not long to go until our flight, seems like I've been here for hours..wait, I have been here for hours" I joked.
"Haha yeah, just a short 60 minutes and we'll be in the airplane going nowhere but up"
DAMN. "Nowhere but up" Everything she seems to say is reminding me of him. Is this girl Justin in disguise or something? I wouldn't be surprised after all the pranks he's pulled on me, I always got him back though. Revenge is sweet.
Danielle and I talked until it was time to board our flight and then we went our seperate ways.
"It was really good talking to you, thanks for keeping me company. Hope you have fun visiting your friend"
"Thanks, you too" I said as I smiled and slowly walked away.
Now I had to get ready for a 90 minute flight, which means i won't get there until 7:25pm when it should have been 5:25pm. Most of my day wasted in a airport, at least I'll get to see a friendly face at the other end.
I took my seat on the plane, I suddenly felt better when I found out I had a window seat. I didnt know what to do to keep my mind off Justin, i don't know why I've been thinking about him this way today, only since that phone call. I wonder if he's sat at home thinking about me? Probably not, he's probably busy having fun with his other friends. Not that I'm jealous of his friends, but I'm not a guy and that means I can't talk about things he talks about with his other friends like how hot a girl is or about what happened at the football game last night. I always felt like me and Justin have some sort of bond though, and I couldn't quite put my finger on it, maybe I'm starting to figure that out...
I'm started to feel kind of tired so I decided to take a nap, maybe it'll make this flight go quicker.
I woke up and looked at the time, it was 7pm. Great, another 25 minutes and I'll be in Toronto. I got that feeling you get in your stomach when you're excited. I decided to put my iPod on for a little while, time always seems to go a little quicker with music. The song playing was Up. Ironic since I was 30,000 feet in the air. I bet Justin was already waiting outside the airport for me, he's always early.
The plane finally landed. I stood up and grabbed my hand luggage. I just wanted to run as fast as I could to see Justin outside, but I had to collect my luggage first. Before I knew it I was out of the airport, I was free. I looked around the car park and there he was. He was sitting on his car bonnet kicking his feet. He was wearing all black, including a black cap which he was wearing backwards. He saw me walking over to him and as soon as he saw me, he jumped off his car and ran over to me as quick as he could.
"Oh my gosh, I've missed you so much!" Justin said as he threw his arms around me and hugged me tightly.
"I've missed you too, my friend" I replied as I hugged him back.
I tried to let go but Justin held on so tight, my head was leaning on his shoulder and he smelt so good, just like I remember. When he finally brought himself to let go, he kissed my forehead and I shyly looked to the ground. Justin grabbed some of my luggage and we walked over to his car. I didn't know whether to question him about the "I love you" thing...I decided not to embarrass myself so soon and just got in his car. Justin looked at me,
"You're as beautiful as I remember" he said
"What do you mean?" I replied
" You're my beautiful best friend, have I not told you before?"
"Not that I can recall.." I said
"A whole 4 years and I've not called you beautiful? I think you're mistaken"
I paused and then laughed nervously "Don't let Chaz hear you call me beautiful, he'll get jealous"
"Haha, I'm sure he won't mind" Justin said as he started the ignition in his car. "Off to Stratford we go!".
Okay, I was seriously confused. This whole situation was getting weirder as the day went by. Justin's behaviour around me seemed a lot different. What did that tour do to him?
I looked at Justin and he turned his head and smiled at me, my heart skipped a beat. This is something i've not experienced before. Was I falling in love with him?