Chapter 13.
Calleigh woke up early the next morning and stretched before she took a quick shower and got dressed. Then she headed for the kitchen before she started to cook.
A moment later the four others joined her and Irene said to Ciara "Told you those clothes would fit".
"So you're up early, what are you doing today Calleigh?" Fabritzio asked while he tried to some bacon from the pan with no luck.
"Uhmm, dunno, try to get further I guess" she said while she made five club sandwiches.
"No seightsing?" Ciara asked surprised.
"Nah, I'd rather come back when I've got the money" said Calleigh.
"You gotto, we'll show you everything, this is really good by the way" said Milo who started to eat.
"Why thank you, any of you don't happen to have a bag I could barrow for my clothes since my backpack is already full, I promise to send it back" said Calleigh.
"I do, I'll get for you in a sec, so do you need a lift anywhere?" said Fabritzio.
"Yes, the airport" said Calleigh.
"How are you going to fly without a passport?" Irene asked.
"I figure it out as I go along" said Calleigh cheerfully.
"Ok then, let's go" said Ciara and smiled at her. Calleigh packed and they drove her to the airport where they said goodbye after she had promised to write them when they got back. It only took Calleigh a second out that she couldn't go to Miami, but at least she could go to France if she had a passport which she didn't. She sat down, head in her hands, this was hopeless.
Then a man walked up to her and asked: Mademoiselle are you ok?
"Just peachy" she said frustrated and looked up at a pilot.
"Ok, it looked like you had a problem so I thought I'd check" he said.
"Well I really wanted to fly to France, and I have the money, but not a passport" she said.
"Why don't you have a passport?" the pilot asked and Calleigh explained once again. The pilot felt really sorry for her and said: Tell you what since I'm going to France and I'm short a flight attendant short, I'll let you fly with me if you do the work.
Calleigh smiled and said: Tres bien.
"So you do speak French" the pilot said.
"Un peu, I know some words and sentences, but that's about it. So when are ya leaving?" she said. ( Un peu a little)
"In an hour, come on and I'll get you one uniform, I'm Pierre by the way" said the pilot.
"I'm Calleigh, pleased' a meet ya" she said and shook his hand and followed him.
Hagen woke up with a banging headache, determined to find Calleigh whatever it took. But where should he start. She couldn't have taken a plane, which left train and busses. He started to ask around on the train station, without luck, so he went to the buss companies to check and one of the drivers said he had seen her with four others, but he didn't know where they went. Hagen cursed, how the hell did she manage to get people to help her all the way when she had nothing to offer. And where was he going to look now, he cursed again trying to figure something out but couldn't. "Damn her" he thought angrily still hoping he would reach her before she got to Miami.
Calleigh were serving drinks at the plane like she hadn't done anything else her whole life and she had fun dealing with living people for a change. She was on her way back with the trolley, when a young boy took a hold on her skirt.
Calleigh bent down and asked: Do you need anything?
He looked down, he was about seven years old, his eyes were blue and he had blond hair and looked a bit scared. Calleigh sat down on her knees trying to reach his level and said: Hey, I'm Calleigh, what's your name?
"Christian" he said shyly.
"So are you traveling alone?" asked Calleigh since there was noone sitting next to him.
"Qui, I'm going to my grand-mere in France, it's the first time I'm flying alone, and I'm a bit scared" he said. (Qui yes, grand-mere grandma)
"I see, I just have to park the trolley, then I'll come back" she said and did so. She sat down next to him and they started to talk.
Thought the curtain another flight attendant watched her and then she walked into the pilot. Pierre looked at her and said: Bonjour Marie, how is our girl doing? (Bonjour Hello)
"Tres bien, right now she's having fun by talking to a bout that are flying alone for the first time" said Marie. (Tres bien just fine)
"Good as long as she's having a good time" said Pierre.
"I better get back out again" said Marie.
Marie went out and heard laughing to the curtains and saw Calleigh telling a story over a friendly game of cards with some with some of the passengers while others where watching.
"So what happened then" a man asked and put down a diamond, they were playing crazy eights.
"He removed the leaches of course" said Calleigh.
"Yeah but what did you do with the leaches afterwards, did you throw them back in the pound?" asked a woman.
"Nah, we collected them and retracted the blood from the leaches and broke the case" said Calleigh.
"You mean you did extract the blood from the leaches, uuuuuuuh that's disgusting" said the woman.
"Nah, I like leaches, they are so fascinating, and I like everything else about my job to, well actually I love it, so I hope to be back as soon as possible" said Calleigh with another smile and lay down another diamond.
"Well sounds like you've been lucky so far, so you never know" said a man.
"Yeah, and I always wanted to go to Paris to" said Calleigh with a smile. The others laughed and then they continued the game.