Just A Holiday Romance? || Corbyn Besson

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"Sky calm down, we'll be fine." Elliott tries to comfort me. We were currently waiting for mum and dad to come back from the café with our food. We were at the airport waiting for our flight and I don't think I've ever been so nervous and scared. Actually the last time felt like this, I almost died...

Flashback...

It had been raining none stop for the last three days. My parents and I were driving back home when the rain came down even heavier. Even with my dads windscreen wipers going a hundred miles per hour it still didn't seem to make a difference. We'd just got on the the dual carriageway when a car cut right in front of us. Dad must have swerved but the road was that slippery we skidded into the middle  of the road and our car actually flipped over.

I'd only ever seen this happen in movies and almost instantly after a truck goes into the side or it goes up in flames. I shouted for my parents and they were okay. Luckily, a man had witnessed the accident and had already phoned an ambulance so they were already here.

End of flashback...

No body got hurt but ever since that day, I get so scared when I have to go in a car. And now I'm going in an airplane. Thousands of miles up in the air.

I feel my phone vibrate, shaking me out of my daydream. It was Megan.

'Hey, just found out your going to New York! Could you get me some perfume and I'll pay you when you get back x'

I didn't reply, instead I just put my phone back in my pocket and waited for mum to come back.

***

Turns out Elliott is the perfect travel buddy. He talked for the whole 6 hours and even when we were watching a movie he gave a hilarious commentary.

I'd managed to fall asleep on mums shoulder but I was woken up by being shaken.

"Skylar, sweetie. We're here." Mum said. Wait? I've made it to New York without having a panic attack? Wow. We went to collect our bags and had to wait for the cab to arrive.

"I cant believe we're actually here. Like we, of all people, are in New York City. The big Apple. The city I've always dreamed of going to and now I'm here. We are here!" Elliott said extremely excitedly.

It was 23:00 by the time we'd got to the Four Seasons hotel and wow, it was beautiful. It was definitely one of the most expensive hotels in New York. We were extremely tired when we arrived so we went straight to our rooms.

I walked into the room I had been assigned and was shocked. It was stunning, there was a double bed and a window with a chair underneath. I put my suitcase down and looked out the window. The view was breathtaking, even though it was dark, New York was lit up by all the street lights. I looked out and I saw the Empire State Building.

"Hey Sky. Try and get some sleep. We have a big day tomorrow and I think Justin and Andrea want you to take some behind the scenes photos." Mum says. I nod my head and go to get some pajamas out of my case. She says goodnight and goes back to her room.

I get changed and get straight into bed. I still cant believe I'm here.

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written 19th august 2018