Chapter 0267
I wanted to say something to reassure her that it wasn’t going to happen to her, but at the same time, I couldn’t guarantee that. She was right; she could end up like me and I was selfish for putting her in that position. I was also hurt that she said such a terrible thing to me. I clamped my mouth shut and faced forward, staring at my water bottle as if it held the answers to everything
She sighed and turned bac towards the window. I didn’t want to spend this flight fighting with my best friend, but I felt tears burning in my eyes and I couldn’t quite face her right now without breaking apart.
At some point, I thankfully fell asleep. I was only woken when my ears once again felt as if they were going to explode, and the plane began to dip low. I opened my eyes, gripping the arm rest tightly as the plane began to land.
Once we officially touched the ground, I let out a breath of relief.
The seatbelt light turned off and they allowed us to leave the plane by section. Once we were safely off the plane, I felt like I could kiss the ground. Nan and I had barely spoken since our argument earlier and even as we walked over to baggage claim, I could still f*e the strain on our relationship. She was quiet and I knew she was lost in thought, just as I was.
We got our luggage and started towards the exit. I was bracing myself for the hot air, but nothing could of prepared me for it. I could hardly breathe when we went from the AC and into a heatwave.
“What now?” Nan asked as she looked around, seemingly comfortable in her element. She always liked the heat; summer was her favorite season.
“I guess we get a cab to the hotel,” I said, pulling out my phone and bringing up the email that Levi Churchill sent me a few days ago. It had the hotel information; it was only a few miles away from the airport and near the beach, so it shouldn’t take us long to get there. “Here’s the address for the resort,” I said, pointing at it.
Nan nodded and turned towards the busy streets.
“Leave it to me,” she said confidently. She walked towards the curb and whispered, holding up her hand. In seconds, a cab was stopping in front of her. She grinned and glanced over her shoulder at me. “I was always good at getting a cab back in the city,” she explained. “Before I got my car that is.”
I chuckled and grabbed my things off the ground, rushing towards the cab. The Cab driver was kind enough to pop his back trunk and get out of the car to help with our luggage. Just as we were about to get into the cab, I caught a glimpse of Sammy sitting on one of her suitcases looking exhausted and defeated. She was staring at her phone with a deep frown and tears clear in her eyes.
“Sammy?” I called after her.
She lifted her gaze to meet mine and forced a small smile.
“Oh, hi,” she said softly.
“Is everything okay?” I asked as I walked over to her, motioning for the cab driver to hold on a second. Nan stayed by our things and the cab to make sure no one else took it.
“Not really,” Sammy sighed. “My boyfriend was supposed to come and pick me up, but something came up and he’s unable to get here.”
“Do you need a ride?” I asked her.
She raised her brows.
“Really?” She asked.
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I nodded.
“I’m assuming he’s at the resort, right?” I asked. “You can ride with us. We are heading there now.”
She nodded quickly.
“Yes, that would be great. Thank you!” She breathed.
I helped her with her things and once the cab was filled with our belongings, we all got in. Sammy of us three, so she sat in the middle.
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I told the cab driver the address and he plugged it into the GPS. Just as we were driving off, something caught my eye. There were a ton of paparazzi surrounding someone that I couldn’t quite see. They were flashing their cameras and asking them questions. I strained my neck to get a glimpse of what was going on, but I could hardly see around the large crowd, and we were too far away.
“I wonder what’s going on over there,” Nan said, following my gaze.
I shrugged.
“Who knows,” I muttered. “Probably some rich jerk.”
She nodded in agreement, and we rested for the next 20 minutes until we reached the biggest and prettiest resort I had ever seen.
