I know, summer break has been going on for a while. But it's never to late for summer! This is a short story, with an idea came to my head. It will only last roughly a week. I hope you enjoy!
"I love you." My mother said, smiling as she hugged me and my sister, Eliza. "Now girls, be on your best behavior while at your Grandmothers. Call me every night, remember sun screen at the beach and pool. Don't stay out too late at night. Be careful and alert. And have fun!" She pulls us into a group hug and my father joins us.
"Here are your bags, have a safe trip. Call me when you land." My dad wipes away a tear and hands us our two roller boards. We wave as we walk into the Airport.
"I'm going to miss Mommy and Daddy." Eliza sniffles. "Me too, but we'll have fun. Come on, lets go to security." I grab her hand so I don't lose my nine year old sister in the crowd of clueless vacationers, who have never been o Bridgeport. We wait in line for security, which takes forever! Finally, once through security, I realize we have ten minutes to get to our gate. Which is at the other end of people.
"Get on my back," Eliza nods and climbs on. I grab the two suit cases by the top handles and run through the over capacity limit airport. We reach the gate at last call, and the lady apologetically smiles at us. I lay back in my seat, and ELiza jumps up and down in hers. My parents payed for first class, kind of a apology for not being able to go with us. I close my eyes, and Eliza shakes me awake, "Lucy! Can I have a soda?" I shake my head, "You ca have juice or ginger ale." She nods, and when the lady with the cart comes by she ask for a Ginger Ale. "And you, Miss?" The lady pleasantly asks. "Water, please." She hands me a bottle, and I gulp it down greedily. "Try and get some sleep, E. Remember, it's earlier where Grandma is." "Okay." She lays her head on my shoulder and closes her eyes. I fall back asleep.
"We will begin our decent." The speakers boom. "E, wake up." She wakes up and yawns. "Look!" She cries and points out the window. The sky is picture, perfect blue. Not a cloud in the sky. The plane begins to land, and Eliza starts jumping up and down again.
The plane lands, and a nice older gentleman helps me get our bags from the overhead storage. "Hold my hand." I instruct Eliza. She nods and clings to my arm. We walk through the Airport to the exit. The airpot is hardly busy compared to Bridge ports and it's kind of calming. By the doors, my Grandmother, with her warming smile and sweet grandmother looks, stands. In her arms is a small toddler. "Who's this?" Eliza asks, patting the little girls head. "This is Peaches. I'm fostering her this summer." Eliza squeals. She loves nooboo's and toddlers. "Grandma, we have to go get my cat." I remind her. "Of course." She smiles and hugs me and we walk to costumer service.
'i'm picking my granddaughter's cat up. Lucile Green's cat. The cat's name is Pie." The woman behind the counter nods, and picks up a cage of howling. "Ticket?" She holds the cages as far away from her face as possible. I hand her the ticket from my pocket. She shoves the carrier into my arms. I look between the bars, and the cat quiets. "Shhh, Pie. It's okay.' She meows, showing her approval of no more airplanes. Grandma leads the way to her van and loads every one in. I sit in the front, with the carrier in my lap. Eliza ohs and ahs at Peaches. After the long car ride to the house, I feel sleep behind my eyes.
"Oh, Lucile, I forgot to tell you. I adopted a dog!' i stare at her in disbelief. Three reasons why this isn't the best summer,
1. A toddler, crying at all hours of the day.
2. No friends.
3. Keeping my insane cat who hates dogs away from grandma's new dog.
This is going to be a
very long summer.
Hope you liked the intro. Feel free tell me what you think!
