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CHAPTER 2:

Taryn and Tracy pulled up in front of the apartment complex that Taryn had called home for the last 2 years. Tracy paid the cab driver and they got out. They would have taken the subway but it would have taken too long. Taryn ran up the steps to the front door of the building and said hi to the doorman. He let them in and they took the old service elevator to the 5th floor. Once on the 5th floor, she went to 5F. She took out her keys and for the last time, opened the door. It only took her about 20 minutes to get all of her things. She threw them into an old army pack. She took one last look around the apartment and then left with her head held high. "Ready?" Tracy asked as she came out.
"As I'll ever be." Taryn replied and started walking back down the hall to the elevator. Once they reached the ground level, Tracy handed Taryn money for a cab and her plane ticket.
"I'm sorry I won't be able to come with you but there will be another social worker waiting for you when you land. The nice thing is that you will have a direct flight into Wilmington International so you won't have to worry about a layover. Anyway, I hope you have a safe flight. If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me. I'll make sure to get in touch with the appropriate people." Taryn just stood there and looked at Tracy. After she was done talking, Taryn took the money and ticket and went and grabbed a cab. Once a cab pulled up, Taryn turned and looked at Tracy.
"Thanks for everything. Really." Taryn said and then the cab drove away. Taryn grabbed out her iPod and put on her headphones. The first thing that started playing was 'Lies' by Billy Talent. Fitting, she thought. Forced conversation, Hidden agenda, you think we're stupid, how dare you, the rug has not been pulled over our eyes you fool, we can see right through.
The cab pulled up to the terminal entrance, and Taryn found a stewardess with a sign with her name on it. "Are you Taryn?" She asked.
"Yes." Taryn answered.
"Hi, I'm Lisa. I'll be traveling with you. I know that it may not be ideal, but since you're a minor you need to travel with an adult. I'm just going to get you through security and then I'll see you again on the plane. Is that ok?" Lisa asked.
"Uh, yeah. I mean, I guess. I've never flown before so that would actually be helpful." Taryn told her.
"Ok, well let's get going then. Where is the rest of your luggage?"
"This is it." Taryn told her.
"Oh, well is there anything in there that you would like to put in your backpack? It's the right size for a carry on." Lisa told her.
"Um well what kind of stuff do you put in your carry on?"
"An extra change of clothing or two, maybe your iPod, a couple books or magazines, and your wallet. And anything else that you want to keep with you. You don't have to take them out right now. You can do that once we get inside and you're waiting in line for security." Lisa informed Taryn. "Have you ever flown before?"
"No. Haven't really needed to." Taryn told her. "I've never been out of New York before."
"Well, there's a first time for everything." Lisa replied brightly.
Lisa grabbed Taryn's bag and helped her carry it into the terminal. Once they got inside, Lisa put Taryn's bag on the floor. "If there is anything that you need or want while you're on the flight, now would be the time to take it out of your bag. I suggest anything that you would want to read or listen to, along with an extra change of clothes or two. Also, any personal items that you will need." Taryn did as she was told, and grabbed a few things that she thought were important. After that, they went and checked her in and dropped off her luggage.
"Now, your flight doesn't leave for another hour and a half. So if you're hungry, there are numerous places inside the terminal to eat. Just pick one. I have to go and check in with my flight crew. I can try and come back out and walk in with you if you would like me too. Otherwise, just listen for your row to be called and line up behind everyone else." Lisa waited for a reply.
"I guess I'll just wait to be called." Taryn told her.
"Ok, well I'll just be off then. If you need me for any reason, just go up to the gate attendant and tell them that you would like to speak with me. They will know how to get in touch with me. I'll see you on the plane." Lisa smiled at Taryn and then left her to her own devices. Taryn's backpack was her carry on. She had 2 changes of clothes, some books, her iPod, laptop, mini mixing board, wallet and plane ticket. She even had some money left over from the cab ride. She figured she could go get something to eat with that money and if she had any left over, go and buy a souvenir or something in the gift shop that would remind her of New York. She decided on Quizno's for lunch. After she ate, she went and waited at her gate for her plane. After about 15 minutes, people started coming down the gangplank and into the terminal.
"Alright, ladies and gentlemen, American Airlines flight 105 to Tree Hill, North Carolina will be boarding shortly. Once the flight attendants have finished in the plane, we can start boarding." The gate attendant said over the loud speaker. Taryn had taken off one headphone so that she could hear the announcement. After it was done, she put her headphones back on and went back to writing in her note book.
"….of all the things that I will miss most about living in New York. I will miss being able to just jump on the subway and go wherever I want to , not having to worry about how I'm going to pay to get there. I'm most definitely not going to miss going back to that stupid apartment. I hated it there. I was so much smarter than everyone else. I mean, I'm going to miss New York because I'm from here. But who knows, maybe I might actually like it in this Tree Hill place. I am definitely going to miss playing ball in the afternoons with the guys down at the park. Oh, there's my flight. Here goes nothing."
"Now boarding flight 105 to Tree Hill. We'll start in the back of the plane. Rows 20-26." Taryn grabbed her stuff. She was in row 19. So she figured she'd be next. She got up and gathered her things to start walking over to the line. After about 5 minutes, "Now boarding rows 15-19. Please have your boarding passes out and ready to go. Thank you." Taryn grabbed out her pass and held it in her hand. She made her way to the front of the line.
"Boarding pass." Taryn held hers out to the gate attendant. The gate attendant scanned it and handed it back to her. "Have a safe flight."
Taryn made her way down the gangplank toward the door of the plane. Once she got on the plane, she found her row and her seat and sat down. Within a minute, Lisa came over. "Hey! So I see you made it on ok. I'm glad. We should be ready for takeoff in the next 10 minutes or so. So just hang tight and we'll get going."
Taryn was having fun just being somewhere new. There were so many different people to see or listen too. Especially in a city as big as New York. They had flights coming and going from everywhere in the world.
"Alright, folks. This is your captain speaking. All of the passengers heading to Tree Hill have boarded. The flight attendants are closing the door and we are almost all set for takeoff. We are just waiting for the all clear from the tower and then we'll be on our way. Thank you for flying with American Airlines."
Taryn was still listening to her headphones. One of the other flight attendants came over. "Excuse me. You're going to have to put those away." The attendant told Taryn in a harsh tone. Taryn just looked up at her.
"Put those away. Are you deaf or something?" Taryn was in the process of taking off her headphones when she made the second comment. Just as she was about to come up with a rude remark, Lisa walked over.
"Is there a problem here?" Before Taryn could respond, the other attendant said
"Yes, this girl won't take off her headphones and put them away." Lisa looked at Taryn.
"Taryn?"
"I was in the process of taking them off before this grump decided that I wasn't moving fast enough. Granted I've never flown before, but according to every movie that I've seen, you have a few minutes between when the door closes and when we actually take off. So I'm going to go back to me putting them away because you asked, oh, so nicely." Taryn finished taking off her headphones and carefully wrapped them up before putting them back into her bag. The other flight attendant just stomped off in a huff.
"Well, I guess that solves that." Lisa said. "She's a real bitch on none of us like her. We keep trying to get her fired and one of these times, it will work."
Taryn laughed. "Eh, I kind of liked her."
It was Lisa's turn to laugh. "I'll see you later. If you need anything, push the light and I'll come over."
Taryn settled back into her seat next to the window and just started out at the terminal. This was actually happening. She was leaving New York to go and try and fit in somewhere on the other side of the country. Well almost. It was the farthest move that she had ever had to make. She was nervous.
"Hello again. This is your captain speaking. On behalf of the crew, my copilot and myself, I want to thank you for flying on American. We have just received the all clear from the tower, so if you would kindly turn your attention to the flight attendants, they have some important safety precautions they would like to go over with you." Taryn already had her seat belt buckled so she only half paid attention to the announcements. As the plane taxied backwards out of the dock and down the runway, she got that excited feeling in the pit of her stomach. You know, the one you get right before you take the big drop on a roller coaster.

Within a few more minutes, the plane was safely in the air and Taryn was on her way south.