It was Wednesday night and the Hanna's flight was at 9 o'clock in the morning meaning they had to be at the airport by 7 o'clock at the latest. Zoe was helping both the girls pack. She was just finishing off Lucy's and then had to go and help Eryn.
"Lucy, make sure your ipad and ipod are charged for tomorrow. Also put a book into your backpack and a couple into your suitcase" Zoe said and Lucy nodded. Zoe then went into Eryn's room. Eryn wasn't even there. Zoe had sent her up to get started and all she had done was open her suitcase.
"Eryn, get up here now" Zoe shouted. She then heard footsteps running up the stairs.
"I asked you to start packing" Zoe said.
"Sorry, I didn't know what to pack" Eryn said.
"Eryn that is not a good excuse is it that hard to get 14 pairs of pants and put them into a suitcase." Zoe asked and Eryn just shrugged. Zoe spend the next 45 minutes helping Eryn pack her bag.
"Mum" Eryn said and Zoe looked at her.
"Mum, I can't go swimming" Eryn said.
"What? why?" Zoe said.
"Because it's my time of the month" Eryn said.
"Oh it's okay. You can just paddle in the pool or the sea or if you want you could try a tampon" Zoe said.
"Em, I don't think I want to try a tampon" Eryn said.
"Okay, that's fine. It's up to you" Zoe said and Eryn nodded her head.
"How long have you been on it" Zoe asked.
"Since yesterday" Eryn said and Zoe nodded. They carried on packing. Soon they were finished packing and then it was time to go to bed.
They went to bed early as they were going to have to get up early. Neither of the girls got to sleep quickly and the next minute they were getting woken up by Zoe. Both the girls got up and got dressed. They were both still half asleep.
They both came down the stairs dressed in joggers, a baggy top and a Hollister hoodie, Eryn's was grey and Lucy's was navy. Zoe was running about mad making sure that she had all the passports and booking forms and checking she hadn't forgot anything. It was 6 o'clock when the taxi arrived to take them to the airport. They put their suitcases in the boot and then got in. They quickly arrived at the airport and got out.
"Mum, I need the toilet" Lucy said.
"Mum, I want a drink" Eryn complained.
"Right, here is some change. Eryn take Lucy to the toilet and then go to the vending machines and then meet me back her." Zoe said as they arrived at the check in queue. The girls nodded and then ran off.
The queue was quite big and Zoe leant against the trolley with their suitcases on it. Not long later the girls came running back. They stood next to Zoe and waited in the queue but it wasn't long before they started to get restless.
"I'm bored" Lucy said.
"Well, so am I, Lucy. But I'm not making a big fuss about it. There is nothing I can do to make the queue go faster" Zoe said getting impatient as well.
Eventually they got to the front of the queue. They checked in their suitcases and then went to security. They quickly got through.
"Mum, I want something to eat" Eryn said.
"Yeah, I'm hungry" Lucy said and Zoe nodded. They went over to the cafe to see what there was to eat. They arrived at the cafe and Zoe was able to find a cereal bar that was diary free for Lucy and Eryn got a yogurt. Zoe ordered a coffee and they all sat at the table.
"Thank you for this mum" Eryn said.
"It's okay baby" Zoe said giving Eryn a side hug.
They soon noticed that their flight had been given a gate and made their way to the gate. They sat down and waited.
"I'm going to the toilet. I hate the toilets on the plane" Lucy said.
"I think I might go too" Eryn said.
"Okay, I'll come too" Zoe said following her girls. They went to the toilet and then came back. Just when they got back they heard an announcement saying that people with children could board the flight. Zoe and the girls joined the queue.
"I'm sitting by the window" Lucy said.
"That's not fair. I always sit by the window" Eryn complained.
"Listen, Lucy can sit there on the way and Eryn, you can sit there on the way back. If there is anymore fighting over it. Then I'll be sitting at the window both ways." Zoe said and that shut them both up. Soon they got to the front of the queue and quickly got onto the plane. They were sitting in the middle of the plane. Lucy went in first, Zoe sat in the middle and then Eryn sat at the aisle. They got sat down and both girls got out a magazine they had bought at the airport. Zoe got a book out and they waited until the plane took off.
They soon started to move. Lucy stopped reading her magazine and looked out the window. Zoe got sucky sweets out of her bag and gave them to the girls to help their ears pop. They got to the run way and Eryn grabbed Zoe's hand.
"Hey, are you okay" Zoe said looking at Eryn. Eryn nodded. She wasn't usually like this about flying. Zoe squeezed her hand reassuringly. Once they were up in the air Eryn calmed back down and carried on as normal. Once Eryn had finished reading her magazine Zoe stole it from her and had a read of it. Lucy was quite content on her ipad and listening to music on her ipod. Soon they started to descent. Lucy was looking out of the window and pointing out all the swimming pools to Zoe.
Once they landed they got off the plane and went through security. They then went to get their luggage. Zoe went and got a trolley and was standing at the cart.
"Mum, we're just going to the toilet" Eryn shouted.
"Eryn, wait until I have the suitcases" Zoe shouted back but Eryn and Lucy were already away. Zoe sighed. Luckily the girls were back in time to help Zoe get the suitcases. Their suitcases came quickly and they left to find the coach to go to the hotel. It was going to take about 2 hours to get from the airport to their hotel. They arrived at the coach and Lucy and Eryn sat together and Zoe sat behind them. They had to wait from over half an hour for everyone to get on the coach before they left. They spent the whole time looking out of the window at all the hotels and swimming pools and everything. It was nearly 30 degrees outside and the bus was starting to heat up.
"Mum, it's too hot" Lucy complained.
"Well take your hoodie off then" Zoe said and Lucy did as she was told. Zoe then put the air conditioning on. They soon arrived at their hotel and got off. The bus driver helped them get their cases off and then they went and checked in.
They checked in and went up to their room. They had a one bedroom apartment with a sofa bed. They had decided that the first week Eryn and Lucy could sleep in the bed and Zoe on the sofa and then the second week Zoe would sleep in the bed and the girls would go on the sofa. They got to their room and started to unpack. Well Zoe unpacked and the girls just sat on the sofa. Once they were unpacked the girls went and got changed. Lucy got changed into a bikini and Eryn got changed into a bikini top and shorts. Zoe got changed into a swimming costume as well and then they went down to pool. They found 3 sun beds and Lucy ran into the pool. Zoe sat at the side of the pool with Eryn and they read their books. They stayed at the pool until the back of 5 and then they went to get ready for going out. They had showers and got ready. Eryn was wearing a tight crop t-shirt with a denim pinafore and Lucy was wearing floral playsuit. They then went for a walk along the front of the beach walkway looking for a nice restaurant to eat in. There were lots of restaurants there and it wasn't long before they found a nice restaurant.
They went and sat down at a table. They ordered their food once Zoe checked that there was something that Lucy could eat.
"Mum, it's so embarrassing" Lucy said
"What is?" Zoe asked a bit confused by her daughter's statement.
"You having to ask about if there is anything I can eat." Lucy said.
"Well, we need to check first" Zoe said
"I know but it's so annoying" Lucy said and Zoe gave her a side hug. They finished eating and then went back to the hotel to see what was on in the entertainment. It was a comedian so they sat and watched it. Then there was a disco thing on after it. Lucy went up and danced with some other kids but Eryn just sat on her phone. Then they did a dance where the kids had to get a parent to go up on the floor. Zoe went up with Lucy and Eryn was so embarrassed. They then went to bed.
