Jake wanted to cry as he slowly walked across the ramp to his airplane. He ignored the people around him telling him to walk faster, they didn't matter anyways, it was just him and his thoughts. Pretty soon the people pushed him to the side and cursed at him as they passed but he didn't care, why should he? Jake entered the plane, put his baggage in the cargo area and then sat down on the seat closest to the aisle. He had never felt this way before, it wasn't nice, in fact he had never felt this shitty in his entire life.
It wasn't a sickness, no, it was something much, much worse. He had just broken up with his fiancΓ©, a woman he thought to be the one that would live with him for his entire life. He was going to invite her on a week long trip to Hawaii, but a day before the big surprise she said he was too complicated of a man to fall in love with. Sure, he knew what she meant, he was never in town because of his job but he didn't think he deserved this. Jake dug his face in his hands as a tear ran down his cheek, how could he live without her?
"Excuse me, hello, I'm sorry sir, this woman is sitting next to you, would you mind letting her sit," a flight attendant said tapping him on the shoulder.
"Oh, yes, yes of course," he said wiping the tear from his face.
"Thanks a lot sir," the flight attendant said as he stood up to let the woman sit next to him. As she walked to her seat he realized that this woman was a goddess. Her flowing pitch black hair looked absolutely beautiful and her fit, voluptuous body was to die for. He froze as he looked straight into her beautiful hazel eyes and it took all his strength to avoid looking at her massive cleavage. Her breasts brushed against his chest as she squeezed by him to get to her seat and her perfume smelled like the freshest of roses. What did he do to deserve this?
Jake sat down again and thought of starting a conversation but he couldn't, he was engaged. Then the thoughts rushed back to him, the breakup, the fight, her moving out, it was too much for him to handle. He turned his head away from the woman sitting next to him and he laid back on his seat. After a while of awkward silence and him almost falling asleep, the woman spoke.
"I'm Kylie," the woman said. Any other day he'd be ecstatic but he just wasn't in the mood at the moment.
"Hi," he said making an effort to not show any emotion at all.
"Look, I just noticed your not looking too good, anything I can do?" She said smiling.
"Well, your right, I just, had a bad day I guess," he said smiling back, probably the only time he'd smiled in the past few days.
"Well everyone has those, so, have you ever been to Hawaii," she said.
"Never, I'm actually kind of excited," he said, for the first time realizing that despite his breakup, he was still going to Hawaii.
"Well if you are excited, you do a good job of hiding it, come on be happy, smile for a bit," she said gleefully.
"Hah, maybe I should, so, you live in Hawaii or?" He asked.
"Yeah I'm studying medicine in the University of Hawaii," she said.
"Oh that's great! I'll have to visit you on my trip then!" He quipped, somehow regaining his charm.
"Hah, Sure, because the university of Hawaii is better than the NΔ Pali coast," she giggled.
"If your there then it is," he said resulting in a blush from Kylie.
They talked for a long while until the conversation began to fade and she put on her headphones. She had really brightened up his day and for the first time in almost a week he relaxed and slept in peace.
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This is the captain speaking, we're flying through some unexpected turbulence, kindly put on your seat belts.
The captains voice didn't fully wake him but the violent shaking and bouncing of the airplane did. Jake looked at Kylie, who was obviously nervous and he grabbed her hand. She smiled and gripped his hand as hard as she could, she was truly scared. Jake on the other hand was quite calm, he had been on hundreds of flights, this would all turn out fine in the end. As the cabin began creaking and shaking Jake began to feel a bit bothered, were they really in danger?
We're flying in extreme turbulence, and...
The captain stopped talking for a while.
We're landing in the water, the emergency exits are...
More silence, and this time the captain never resumed speaking. The plane was obviously losing altitude, people were screaming and complaining but all he was focusing on was Kylie. She was squeezing his hand so hard that it almost became painful.