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A/N: Well, here we are. The next to last chapter of the book. I want to thank everyone who has hung on and stayed for every chapter. I hope you enjoy the two last chapters of the book.
"Kristy's Big Decision"
CHAPTER 24
The next morning, we woke up with enough time to pack and eat breakfast.
Mom and Watson reminded us that our flight wasn't due to leave until three-thirty.
This meant we had to be at the airport by one-thirty.
Since most of the other kids had done what they wanted to do the day before, we lounged around the pool for most of the day and even had lunch out there.
Alex asked Anya if they could say good-bye to Jon before they left.
Her mother agreed and promised they would go look for him after lunch.
"Anastasia, I wanna see Goofy again." Sari said, pulling on her arm. "Please?"
"Okay." Anya said. "Let's go." She took Alex's hand on her left and Sari's on her right. With that, they were off.
When they reached the spot where Goofy was, Sari broke free of Anya's grasp and ran forward.
She threw her arms around Goofy's waist and hugged tightly.
"I'm gonna miss you." She said.
Goofy hugged her once again.
As they pulled away, he gestured to something in Alex's hand.
"Do you want my book?" She asked.
Goofy nodded.
"Okay. " The young princess replied. "It's not like I'm using it for anything anyway."
She handed over the book and Goofy signed thank you.
Alex signed 'you're welcome back and grinned.
Goofy took the book and wrote something down. He gave the book back to Alex, but pointed to Anya.
"You wrote something for Mama?" She asked.
Goofy nodded.
Alex handed the book to her mother and Anya peered down at the message within.
She smiled when she saw what he had written.
The three visited with Goofy for a little while longer until Anya told them they had to go.
"Can we stay longer, please?" Sari asked. "Please?"
"I'm afraid not. " Anya replied. "We have to leave so we can catch the plane to go back home."
Sari nodded. She gave Goofy one last hug and was surprised when he picked her up.
He whispered something in her left ear and Sari giggled.
Putting Sari down, he walked over and embraced Anya.
Anya hugged him back and whispered something in his ear.
He nodded as the two pulled apart.
Turning away, Anya took Alex's hand and picked Sari up and they headed back to the hotel.
As they walked away, Goofy rushed up to them and tapped Anya on the shoulder.
HE motioned for her to give Sari over and she did so without hesitation.
Swinging the child onto his back, he gave her a piggy back ride to the entrance of the park.
Once there, he waved to all three of them, ruffled Alex's hair and left to meet some other kids.
As he walked away, Anya could see him hanging his head in sadness.
She frowned as well, but tried to hide it from the girls.
When they got back to the hotel, we all started packing and making sure we had everything together before leaving for the airport.
Once that was done, we went downstairs to return our room keys, Ava handed something to Anya.
"Someone named Valerie left this for you." She explained.
"Thanks." Anya replied. She took the letter and put it in her bag. She would read it on the plane.
Before I knew it, we were back at the airport, waiting to board once again.
Some of the kids, like Emily and Claire, were tired and cranky.
Mal stood next to Claudia, holding Claire and humming to her.
Karen was tugging on my arm, wanting my attention. The problem was, I had Emily in my arms and I couldn't give any to her right now.
"Kristy!" Karen whined.
"Karen, what is it?" I asked.
"I'm bored!" She replied.
"Me too!" Charlotte said. She wasn't whining about it to which I was grateful.
"Why don't you read, Char." I suggested.
Charlotte took my suggestion and got out a copy of The Little Mermaid: Green Eyed Pearl and sat down beside Alex, who was writing something in a Tinker Bell journal she had bought at the souvenir shop.
Gabbi was listening to Claudia tell her a funny story about Donald and Goofy with Mariah adding her own parts from time to time.
Finally, we were on the plane and the kids were settled for the moment.
Five minutes before we took off, Anya's cell phone rang.
She picked it up on the second ring.
"Priveyt?" She asked.
"Hey sweetie!" Came Sara's voice. "Are you and Alex on the plane yet?"
"Yup. We're about to take off in ten minutes." Anya told her sister.
"Sounds good. I can't wait to see you guys. Did you have fun?"
"Oh yeah!" Anya said enthusiastically.
"I'm glad." Sara replied. "Can I Talk to Alex?"
Anya gazed over to find her daughter fast asleep.
"She just fell asleep." She told her.
"Aw, she must have been worn out from all the fun she had. I'll see her when you two get home. I love you. Dosvedanya."
"Love you too." Anya replied. "Dosvedanya." With that, she hung up.
She was about to put her phone away, when it rung once again.
Thinking Sara had forgotten to ask her something, she picked it up.
"Priveyt?" She asked.
"Do you really have to go home?" Goofy's sad voice asked from the other end.
"Yes." Anya replied.
Jon reverted back to his normal tone and said, "I'm really gonna miss you."
"I'm gonna miss you two." She said. "But we can always talk and e-mail each other."
"I agree. Call me tonight?"
"You got it." Anya said.
"Wow! Don't' do anything Goofy on the plane." Goofy advised.
Anya giggled.
"I won't." She said. "Dosvedanya." With that, she hung up.
Some of the kids ended up falling asleep during the flight, while others read and talked quietly with us or friends.
Anya, Mal, Claud and I got into a discussion about what we wanted to do during our camping trip in three weeks. We also talked about sitting a little as well.
Finally, it was just me, Claudia and Anya who were awake. Mal had fallen asleep an hour ago.
I let her go, knowing her mother and my parents, plus the Papadakis' were only a few rows in front of us.
"Are you looking forward to going home again?" I asked The others.
"Yeah." Claudia replied. "I have a few art projects I have to finish."
"How about you?" I asked Anya. "Are you anxious to get back home?"
Anya took a few minutes to think about it. She smiled and nodded a few minutes later.
"I am." She said. "It'll be nice to be home again."
"Are you gonna miss Jon?" Claud teased.
Anya glared at her playfully.
"Yeah." She said. "But there's always e-mail."
"You're right." I agreed as I got comfortable and closed my own eyes. "There's always e-mail."
As I rested my eyes for a few minutes, I smiled to myself.
Even though I was happy to be going home, this was definitely one trip we would be talking about for a long time to come.