Chapter 10

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Chapter 10

I had said a quick goodbye to Amber before either Isaac or Phil could get there to board my plane in time. We had gotten there and I had 20 minutes to get a ticket and catch the flight, and the L.A. airport was huge. I dashed to the gate and boarded the plane as quickly as I could. I was nervous, and scared. My mother and I hadn't been on good terms since I left home, and decided not to go to college. She moved out to Ohio with my dad, leaving me in Cali. I hadn't seen her in 3 years, since she moved. I sat back and watched as the plane left the ground. This was going to be a long flight. I had a layover in Chicago. I would get to Cincinnati around 4am, and my brother was going to pick me up. I closed my eyes and tried to hold back the tears that wanted to spill down my face. Soon though, I fell into a restless sleep.

When I opened my eyes again, we were landing in Chicago. I had a 2 hour wait. What was I going to do in the airport for 2 hours? At 1am no less! It was horrid. I hate waiting. I exited the ramp and headed towards the flight info boards. Gate 38, terminal C. Where was I? I looked around. Gate 46, terminal F. Oh god, what a walk. I slung my bag over my shoulder and hiked to the terminal. I fell down into a hard plastic chair, and watched the light rain hit the window. I heard someone sit down a few chairs away from me.

“Are you Jackie Carter?” A soft voice asked. I turned and looked at the person. It was a pretty blonde, with big, blue eyes.

“Sure as hell am. Wish I weren't at this moment, but yeah, I am.” I said with a hint of humor. I smiled slightly.

“Wow. That's really cool. I've never met anyone famous before. I really like your movies. I'm sure you hear that all the time.” She said. “My name is Colleen.”

“Hi Colleen. I don't hear it as much as you think. Often people don't recognize me. Thank you very much though.”

“What are you doing in Chicago?” She asked.

“Waiting to go to Cincinnati.”

“Why? I mean, why Cincinnati? Never mind, it's none of my business.”

“I'm going to visit family. My mother is sick. Don't worry about it.” I said, shrugging off the blush that rose in her face, and smiling, hoping to lighten the tension. At least now I had someone to talk to, even if it was only for a couple hours. “Hey, you wanna go get some coffee or something, if we can find some?”

“Sure. I could use a caffeine boost right about now. I just flew down from Canada.” She said, standing as I stood. We headed back towards the rows of shops lining the corridors. We finally found a cheap coffee shop and sat down with our cups. We chatted there until we decided we should get back to the terminal to board our flight. It was a shame I wouldn't see that girl again. She was nice. Very nice, and attractive. Very attractive. Oh lord, here come those tendencies again. Yes, I have a bisexual side to me. Don't get me wrong, I love guys, but I love girls too. Don't ask me to explain it, or give you my reasoning. Accept it, and move on. ;)

So, I was very happy when she came and sat down next to me. “Hi again!” I said with a smile. This last leg of the trip wouldn't be too bad. The 3am flight was a bitch, but chatting and even flirting with Colleen made it better. She flirted with me, which made me wonder. As the plane was landing, she turned to look at me.

“So, I guess I'm never going to see you again, so what the hell.” She said quickly, and before I knew it her lips were pressed against mine. Well, what could I do? I kissed her back. I think I surprised her, but we continued the kiss, and it was getting more heated. We broke apart and looked at each other.

“Who says we won't see each other again. I'm rich, kinda. I can fly you to Cali anytime you want.”

“I had no idea you liked chicks.” She said, smiling shyly at me.

“There's a lot of things people don't know about me.” I said slyly, leaning in to kiss her again. I don't know what came over me, but this girl was something else entirely. I had a thought as we broke apart. What about Isaac? How is he going to react if he finds out about this? I decided not to concern myself with that as Colleen and I parted, me giving her the number to my “universal” cell phone, which means anyone, anywhere can call it with no charges. She promised she would call, and I went off to find my brother. Sure enough, after I parted with Colleen, not before sharing another kiss, I saw him. His eyes were bulged as he looked at me. That's right, he hadn't seen me in about 6 years. I smiled at him. He headed over towards me.

“Damn Jackie. You sure have changed.” He said. I smiled coldly. I haven't been on good terms with him lately either. “What's with the piercings? And the hair?” He asked.

“Why? Am I going to ruin something else for you?” I hissed. I think loosened up. “I'm sorry Jim. I'm under quite a bit of stress right now. Let's just get to the hospital.” I said. The rest of the walk though the airport and ride to the hospital was silent. We parked out front of Bethesda Hospital, and went inside. Jim lead the way to mom's room. When I saw her, she was hooked up to several machines, had tubes everywhere, and had lost a lot of weight. I went right to her bed. “Mom?” I asked softly. She opened her eyes. She smiled a weak smile.

“Hi sweetie.” She said, raising her hand slowly and touching my face. “You came.”

“Of course I did Mom. Why wouldn't I come?”

“I thought you hated me. I've missed you so much.” Her voice was weak, strained, and barely audible.

“No Mom. Don't worry though, I'm here now. We'll get you through this.” I said, clutching her hand between both of mine. I kissed her cheek.

“It's ok sweetie. I know I'm dying.” Dying!! Nobody told me my mother was dying! I turned to look at my brother. He nodded slightly. Tears filled my eyes. My mother couldn't be dying. Not when I just got back to her. I stood up and pushed my brother from the room. This was amazing, since my brother is 3 times the size of me practically.

“Why didn't you tell me sooner! You ass!” I yelled.

“I'm sorry. It wasn't a good thing to tell to Amber on the phone. You needed to hear it yourself.”

“But you should have warned me that my own MOTHER was dying!” I spat. I stalked off down the hall. I needed to think. I made my way to the cafeteria, and sat down at a table in the far back. Hopefully, no one would come after me. I folded my arms on the table and laid my head on them. This was too much, too fast. I can't handle this. I felt as if I was in a snow globe, and someone turned it upside down and was shaking it really hard. All the pieces of my world were flying about madly like the glitter. I wondered if it was going to settle anytime soon.