A start of a flight

A Start Of A Flight

1.   Airport
2.   Last step
3.   Safety video/runway

Tears running down my face, we were miles away from our gate.  Saying my goodbyes, my mother, sister and I were heading overseas, by flight.  Trying to not look back or else more tears would be trickling down my face. Hours and hours had been used to pack up earlier that day.

We had rushed over to our gate, which was leading us to Australia.  It felt like years passed before the gate had opened, then it finally happened.  The door to the airplane opened. We were going to be on for the next 2-3 hours.  Slowly, taking my last step in Auckland and into an airplane.

We walked down the aisle.  I felt like I was on a runway and the    passengers who were sitting down were the crowd.  We sat down and started to watch the safety video.  My eyes were glued to the screen. I had never watched the video before.  Then we were about to take off. I went through an “Am I actually doing this?”  I was paralysed. I was regretting everything.

By Lee,