I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
Carol's Point of View-
"Carol, wake up, you have two hours until you have to be at the airport." Jerry said.
"Then give me another hour of sleep." I moaned pulling the blanket over my head.
"Carol, come on, you got to finish packing." Jerry said pulling the blanket back.
"I packed last night." I said tugging at the blanket, playing tug a war with him.
"Not everything, I didn't take a day off work to sit here watch you sleep."
"You didn't have to take the whole day off; you could have took a lunch break."
"I had to make sure you packed and got up."
"Fine, I'm up." I said sitting up and got to my feet.
"Now go pack."
"I packed almost everything."
"Almost?" Jerry said as I followed him out to the living room, he looked at the suitcase.
"Yes, I haven't packed the things I needed to use today."
"I was going to say jeez woman, you might need two suitcases."
"No, I sat on it." I said smiling as I went back into my room grabbing my sweat pants and sweatshirt.
"You're going to WWE in sweats?"
"Yes, it's comfy for the plane ride."
"Fine whatever; I'll TiVo WWE for you." Jerry said as I went into the bathroom pulling the sweats on.
"Jerry, you don't have to record it, I'll be there." I said walking out of the bathroom carrying deodorant and a selection of perfume.
"But it's exciting; you can make your own DVD set with it."
"You're going to do it anyway." I said as I made a few other trips in and out of the bathroom collecting things.
"Yep, because you won't be here to tell me no."
"I know you too well." I said as I went into my room throwing last minute things into my carry on and grabbing my cell phone and palm pilot off their chargers and grabbing their chargers as well.
"You know who my favorite Divas are?"
"I know, send you pictures. Do you have money for rent?"
"Yes, you told me where you kept your cash in case of emergency."
"Let's head to the airport then." I said, we lived ten minutes from the airport but Jerry always insisted that we be there two hours before the flight, he swears I'll be late if I'm not there two hours ahead because he thinks it is going be a rush.
"I'll get your bag." Jerry said, he grabbed my bag taking it down to the car as I searched the apartment ten more times inspecting to make sure I got everything I needed, I then shut the door behind me locking it. I ran downstairs and out the front doors to Jerry's car that was parallel parked on the street in front of our apartment complex, the car was already running, I jumped into the passenger seat as quickly as I could. "You sure you got everything?"
"Yep, absolutely positive." I said buckling up as he drove over to the airport; he parked the car in short term parking. I climbed out of the car, I hate flying by myself, I stood there staring at the airport, I pulled out my carry on throwing it over my shoulders as Jerry pulled the trunk open pulling out my suitcase.
"Are you going to be okay to fly alone?" Jerry asked slamming the trunk shut.
"Until I make a friend, yep." I said, I grasped his hand and he rolled my bag with his other hand.
"Call me when you get to Charlotte."
"And call when I get to Hartford." I said as I pressed the crosswalk button waiting for the walk symbol.
"How long is your layover?"
"Half hour." I said as the walk symbol switched, we checked to see if it was clear to walk, we crossed the street walking through the automatic doors.
"Not bad, what line?" Jerry asked.
"I'm with South West." I said as we walked up to a computer of South West checking in and printing out my tickets then I walked right up to the counter handing them my bag.
"I guess this is it." Jerry said as we walked over to the security check point.
"Yep, are you going to pick me up?"
"Tell me date and time."
"Alright, I'll text or call you when it gets closer to tell you, behave." I said hugging him tightly.
"You too, and show those other girls and WWE what your made of." Jerry said.
"I will." I said, I slowly turned on my heels walking up to the end of the security line. I stood in line walking up to the convey belt leading to the x-ray machine. I laid my bag on the belt and took my shoes off putting them behind my bag. I walked through the metal detector just fine and grabbed my bag and shoes on the other side; I slipped my shoes back on. I walked up to the sign that pointed you to the right terminals. "I need terminal B16." I said looking from my ticket up at the sign saying B terminals were to the right, I walked that way stopping at a store picking up a couple of books and a frappuccino. I walked to the terminal sitting down, there was only one other person sitting there. She was busy listening to her iPod and doing stuff on her phone to notice me, she reminded me of someone but I couldn't put my finger on where I've seen her. I pulled out my phone, it had music on it, I plugged my ear buds in playing music as I started reading my first book until the girl came over a couple hours later sitting down next to me.
"Hey." She said, I pulled out my ear bud.
"Hey" I said weirded out.
"They just announced our flight is delayed, you should go for a walk and stretch some." She said.
"Thanks." I said putting the bud back in, I got up and panic and stress sunk in about missing my connecting flight. I went to the bathroom then I went and bought some food at BK. I got back sitting down slowly munching away at my food until I saw our plane pull into the terminal; I pulled out my phone checking the time. "I'm not going to make it." I mumbled. I watched them get the plane ready and then heard them start calling rows; I was sitting down next to the girl from earlier. I sat in the middle seat which I hate, but luckily it was an hour flight, it doesn't give me time to even put a dent into a book. I hurried off the plane, I dug through my bag as I walked up to a screen looking at all the flights, and I pulled out my other ticket. "Hartford." I said looking through the listing, the girl walked up beside me holding her ticket. "Damn, I'm late and the gate is on the other side of the airport." I said, their gate was gate A6 and I landed in E11, I started jogging then I'll walk then I'll jog trying to make it and that girl wasn't that far behind me, I wonder if she's on my flight. I got to the gate and the door was open, a sigh of relief came over me, I sped walked up there.
"You on this flight?" An attendant asked.
"Yeah." I said handing her my ticket.
"You barely made it." She said, the girl ran up behind me and we were the last two on the flight, this time I got a window seat and she sat in the middle seat.
"Like they couldn't put our plane in one of the empty terminals over here or this plane in an empty terminal over there." She said sitting down.
"I know right? I mean, don't they know we have other flights to catch?"
"Exactly, but apparently the other plane we were on came from Detroit it was storming there supposedly, that is why it was delayed."
"I know, but they should have figured something else out, they should know fat people hate running, especially in airports." I said, she giggled.
"You did have some speed though."
"I was scared, there are only three things to get a fat person to run, which is when we're scared, there's food involved and when fire is burning our butts."
"But you're not fat though."
"Thanks, but I feel like I am."
"Beth." She said sticking her hand for me to shake; I grasped it giving it a shake.
"Carol." I said, the flight went by fast because we were chit chatting until we descended.
"Where are you staying?"
"The Hampton hotel." I said.
"Do you want to share a cab ride over there?"
"Absolutely, split the cost?"
"Obviously." Beth said smiling; she pulled her hair up into a ponytail.
"Are you from the Raleigh area or did you have a flight before that one?" I asked.
"I live in the area, you?"
"Yeah, I live ten minutes from the airport."
"That must be convenient." Beth said, we climbed off going to baggage claim.
"Here on business?" I asked as I stood there looking for my bag.
"Kind of, it's for my husband's job." She said as she pulled her bag off the belt.
"He's here already?"
"Yeah, he got here last night."
"That's cool that you travel with your husband." I said grabbing my bag.
"What brings you here?"
"A job opportunity."
"Oh good luck." She said, I looked at my clock reading '4:16 PM.'
"I hope I make it." I said as we rolled our bags outside.
"Stupid planes." Beth said, I giggled; we got a cab going to the Hampton.
"It was nice meeting you." I said shaking her hand.
"Same with you." She said, she went and sat to the side calling her husband I'm assuming, I went through the check in line, I pulled out my itinerary going to the fake name WWE gave me for hotel usage.
"Name." The gentleman asked.
"Susan Silverman." I said.
"Okay, one bed non-smoking, your room is on the third floor, room 3442." He said, he handed me my key and I was off to my room, Beth was still sitting there.
"Catch you later Beth." I said waving, she just waved back, and I went to the elevator at the same time Jeff fucking Hardy was coming off, I was star struck, I got onto the elevator. "Carol, get yourself together, you can't get that star struck for tonight." I said to myself, I was the only person on the elevator. I walked down the hall, I saw Beth Phoenix talking to Rosa Mendez, or whatever her name is, I went to my room setting my things on my bed not even wanting to talk to them, I didn't feel worthy enough to talk to them. I called Jerry leaving a voicemail saying I landed safely.