Anna sat with her knees to her chest, still sobbing, but not as loud as she had before. People had been staring before, and she could barely take the pain of losing Izzy. It took leaving as a sign to finally say that she loved him, and she had no idea why she couldn't say that before. She guessed it was because she was stubborn.
She was exhausted, and her plane was going to board in about a half-hour. Her mom had come back ten minutes previously with a turkey and cheese sandwich for her, in case she was hungry. Anna ate it greedily, having not had breakfast that morning. Her stomach had been in knots. And it still was.
A half-hour later, she hugged her mother goodbye and boarded her plane, wishing she had another choice. But she knew it was what she wanted and needed above all else. She had to get away from New York, and when she came back, she had to be careful around Izzy. By the time she returned he would've found a new love anyway.
There weren't too many people going to Colorado, so she figured she would sit with no one beside her on the plane. That was why she was surprised when a pleasant voice asked, "May I sit here?"
Not looking up at the vaguely familiar voice's face, she nodded, and continued to look out the window.
"You know, Anna, Izzy really does love you. He's been depresed since yesterday," the voice said.
Anna turned to face the person and saw...
"Karin, you really don't understand. And why are you on this plane?"
"I'm coming with you, so you're not lonely."
"What about Izzy? Won't he be lonely?" Anna said sarcastically.
"Not if he's on the plane, too."
But Karin's not the one who answered.
Anna looked up from the window again.
"Well, well, well, if it's not love letter boy," she said.
"Well, well, well, if it's not the runaway ballerina," Izzy said.
"What do you want?" she asked bitterly. Anna had forgiven him, but she wanted to see his reasons.
"To stop you from going."
"Why?"
"Because..." he started, then sighed. "Because I'm in love with you and if you're going, then I'm going with you."
"But everything you have is in New York," Anna said, shocked.
"But the person I love isn't in New York. She's on a plane headed to Colorado. And where she goes, I go, because I can't live without her. And I hope she knows that." Izzy finished.
"She does," Anna said, as she pulled him close and kissed him.
End of Chapter 6