Vanished Love

Vacation

Aiko wakes up by her alarm at 8am, her flight to country M leaves at 11am. She snoozes her alarm and tries to fall asleep again. Suddenly her curtains are pulled apart and the sun rays hit her closed eyelids.

“Good morning honey, time to wake up!”

“Mooooom, close the curtains just give me five more minutes”

“There’s no time for that, I’ll see you at the kitchen in 10 minutes. We have to leave for the airport soon”

“Fine I’ll get up soon”

Aiko sighs and gets dressed to go downstairs.

“Here’s your breakfast honey!”

“Thanx mom. When are we leaving for the airport?”

“We’ll have to leave in 30 minutes so eat up, brush your teeth and put your bags in the hallway”

“Ok mom, I will”

Aiko eats her breakfast, oatmeal with some berries on top, then she brushes her teeth.

*20 minutes later*

“Mooom I’m ready let’s go now”

“Okay honey, put your bags in the car while I get ready”

“Okay mom”

*On the way to the airport*

“Did you pack your passport honey?”

“Yes mom, I’m not that stupid I would forget my own passport!”

“Hahaha okay honey”

*At the airport, 9am*

“Okay Honey, are you sure you have everything you need now?”

“Yes mom, don’t worry. This isn’t the first time I travel alone”

“I know honey, just call me when you get there okay?”

“Yes ofc mom!”

Aiko hugs her mom goodbye and they part ways. Ever since Aiko was 15 she has had a goal to visit every country there is, to learn about their cultures and what it’s like to live there. Aiko’s flight leaves in 2 hours so to kill some time, she goes to buy candy and look at stuff in the stores.

*Attention passengers, plane 359 leaves in 30 minutes and is now open for boarding so please head to gate c.*

Aiko takes a deep breath and heads to gate c. There’s a long line of people already there and waiting to board. She takes out her passport and plane ticket from her backpack and stands at the back of the line.

Aiko finally got to board the flight, she sits down at her window seat and tries her best to keep herself calm. The flight is supposed to take off in 10 minutes and the last people are now boarding.

Aiko notices a boy who seems to be her age, and he’s very attractive too. No one has sat down beside her yet, for a short period of time she’s convinced he’s going to sit beside her. But unfortunately he walks right past her without even noticing her.

He stops at the seats right behind her, she listens to see what’s happening. He’s talking to the people already sitting there.

“Hi, I think you guys are sitting in my seat?”

“Uhhh no I don’t think so, this is seat 35b right?

“Oh uh, yeah.”

“What seat are you in?”

“I’m sitting in 34b”

“That’s the seat right in front of us!”

“Oh, thank you! Sorry for troubling you”

“No problem, don’t worry about it”

The attractive guy comes back and sits down right beside Aiko. He looks at her and smiles. Aiko blushes and says hi while smiling back at him.

“Hi, how are you?”

“I’m a bit nervous, I’m quite scared of flying actually”