We ran for the train pushing through the London traffic as train sped through the tunnels. "How many stops?" Tommy questioned, I looked up at the train stop diagram above the seats and counted. "Three" I told him pointing to the stop we needed for the London eye. As we pulled into the stop we needed we climbed off the packed train and made our way towards the escalator. We had to talk louder to be heard above the hustle and bustle of Londoners.
People of all ages and races all making their way to their destination. It was so diverse here, everyone dressed differently and had hair all the colours of the rainbow. "Wow it's really high up" Tommy said quietly, "you'll be fine lets go" I told him taking his hand in mine. We joined the queue as it slowly moved down. "It's moving still" he said as we stepped into the pod, it slowly made its way round as I looked over at tommy who was right by the glass.
"Everyone is so small" he laughed, I wrapped my arms round his waist as he rested his head on my shoulder "they are like ants just wait till you see the view from the top you can see the whole of London" I said. As it slowly reached the top I pointed out all the landmarks, after an hour we were back on the ground again. "Its nice to be back on solid ground again" tommy told me. "I know, I cant believe we go home in a couple of days" I mused. "I know, its gone so quickly. Do you want ice cream?" he asked as I nodded.
He returned a few minutes later with massive ice creams covered in sauce and sprinkles with a flake. "Yum!" I said, I watched tommy licking his ice cream and laughed as he got it on his face. He wiped it away laughing, I laid back on the grass and looked up at the sky. My mind wandered as I watched the birds soaring high above us, I wondered what it would be like. To be as free as those birds, to just be able to spread your wings and fly.
"Are you day dreaming again?" Tommy asked nudging me gently, "Maybe" I replied. "No definitely, what about?" he questioned, "flying" I replied. "I think flying would be an awfully big adventure, imagine being able to just go wherever" he told me his hair tickling my nose. I twirled a piece of his fringe round my finger, "I agree" I replied. "What are we going to do now? Its getting kinda late" tommy told me a while later. "I guess we should head back" I told him as we stood and headed through the streets to the tube.
A few days later....
"I cant believe we're going home" tommy said as we left London, "I know but we had fun right?" I asked. He nodded sleepily as I watched him slowly fall asleep, I scrolled through my phone looking at all the pictures me and tommy had taken. Us in the London eye, by big ben, on the river boats and all around London. I found a couple tommy had taken, I was asleep so I didn't even realise he had taken them.
There were tons of them, plus ones of us pulling stupid faces at the camera, cross eyed ones and ones of us sticking our tongues out. I found one of us pulling faces, tommy cross eyed with his tongue out and me pointing to him and giving him a strange look. I laughed quietly to myself as I set it as my phone background. I heard tommy's phone vibrate in his pocket as I pulled it out, 6 missed calls from someone called Félix.
Who the hell was Félix? And why was he calling my boyfriend? I slid his phone back into the pocket of his jacket which was laying over the chair arm. I couldn't work out who this guy was, he wouldn't cheat on me I know he wouldn't its probably some crazy ex or something. I pushed it to the back of my mind as I leant back in the chair, I put my earphones in as I yawned.
"Flight 256 to LA is now coming into land please fasten you seatbelts and remain in your seats." I was awoken from a restless sleep by the plane tannoy announcing we were landing, I shook tommy awake as he looked up at me still half asleep. "We're home" I told him as we climbed off the plane and collected our bags. We got a taxi home as I unlocked the door, "ah home sweet home" I said.
Tommys mobile rang as he looked at the name, "I have to get this" he replied walking into the kitchen and shutting the door. Little did I know from that point mine and tommys relationship was going to be very different from now on.
"How very informative mr Lambert, pray tell who this Félix is" the officer asked. "Nope, Id rather not thanks" I retorted crossing my arms and leaning back in the chair. "Like I keep telling you I have all night, I also have plenty of cells" he told me. "And like I keep telling you, I did NOT kill my own boyfriend. You've kept me here for 2 days already, when are you going to give up and let me go" I snapped.
"Ok, you may go home. But youre still a suspect, one of my officers will be round tomorrow to ask you some more questions don't leave the country now will you" he told me. "Thank god" I said quietly, I as led out of the room and allowed to collect my things. I left the station and climbed into a taxi as I sighed, I was finally going home clearly they didn't have enough evidence to keep me for longer.
