Chapter 2
"You don't have to pretend that you weren't staring at me. It's fine, I get that a lot," she said.
As cheesy as it sounded, her voice was honey to my ears. The couple words she spoke softly were like a melody.
"I'm Ariel by the way. It's nice to meet you," she smiled.
And in that moment I swear my heart dropped. She had the most innocent smile that brought light to her pale skin.
"Uh, hi. I'm Kendall. It's nice to meet you too," I said in a shaky voice.
What was wrong with me? Why did I have that weird feeling in the pit of my stomach when I spoke to her? I mean, I didn't even know her!
"So I guess we're stuck next to each other for the next couple hours huh? I know bummer, it probably sucks to sit next to me," she said glumly but with a slight smirk.
"What? No...no I don't mind. So where are you off to?" I asked her.
"California. I'm uh, going home there...you?" Ariel asked.
"Oh, yeah me too. I live in New York but my family lives back in California. I'm going to visit my mom and little sister," I said.
Ariel nodded, and lightly coughed. "Sorry, I have a..umm.. cold.." she said.
"It's fine," I muttered.
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"Does your dad live back in New York?" she asked, as she put her book away.
"Uh, no. My dad..well...he past away a couple months ago," I said. I tried looking away from her and focusing my mind on something else before I could tear up.
Ariel nodded her head again. "I'm so sorry," she said.
"It's such a tragedy isn't it? Death, I mean. One moment the person you love most is in your life right next to you and before you know it they're gone. Life's so short these days, you never really have the time to appreciate what you have," Ariel sighed.
I took a better look at her. Yes, what she was saying was correct, but was she talking out of experience? They say if you look at a person closely and hear them say a couple words about their life, you can figure them out exactly; their personality, their health, etc.
I tried studying her a little more carefully.
I noticed that she had dark circles under her eyes. It didn't look as if it came from lack of sleep, but maybe something else like stress or depression.
I cleared my throat. "Yeah, it is a tragedy. Say, have you lost anyone in your life before?" I asked.
I watched her shift uncomfortably in her seat, and then she coughed again. "I'm sorry, you don't have to answer that if it makes you uncomfortable. I mean I don't even know you, it's just that you talk as if you've experienced it before..." I said.
She took a deep shaky breath and closed her eyes. Moments after, she opened the book and looked at me. "No, no I haven't" she replied.
She started coughing again.
"Would you like some water?" I asked.
"No I'm fine, I'm just gonna take some medicine. I should be okay," she said. "At least I hope," she mumbled softly which I assume she thought I didn't hear, but I did.