Stole My Heart
11
We all stood on the tarmac of the private airport, Lucy and I with our bags in hand. I couldn’t speak. The knowledge that this was going to last for three months weighed heavily on my chest. The pilot walked up to us.
“We’ll be leaving in a few minutes.” We all nodded in acknowledgement.
My chest tightened as I turned to Harry one last time. I hugged him tightly as the tears spilled over. He pulled my chin up and kissed me hard. I knew that he was struggling with this as well. The tears continued to come thick and fast as I realized that our time was ticking away. I didn’t know what to say. I heard Harry sniffle over my head.
“I love you. The time is going to fly by. I’ll be home before you know it,” he said
staring into my eyes. His eyes were shining, and I knew he was struggling not to let the tears fall. I nodded.
“I love you, too.”
“Alright ladies, we’re ready to depart,” the pilot said softly. I appreciated his sympathy as he walked back to the jet.
My breath hitched. This was it. I kissed him one last time before pulling away. I hugged all of the other boys tightly.
“Call me every day, alright?” I said to each in turn. They nodded.
“Of course we will,” Zayn told me. I took a deep breath and waited as Lucy finished saying her goodbyes.
“We’ll see you soon,” she said to them. She grabbed my hand and we boarded the jet. I immediately went to the window and blew a kiss to Harry. The tears had started again. He made a catching motion and put it in his pocket. I managed a smile through my tears. I saw Niall do the same and assumed Lucy had blown him a kiss as well.
“Good morning, ladies. We are ready to depart, so if you could please fasten your seatbelts and prepare for liftoff. We are expecting no weather, so the flight should be quick and smooth. Estimated flight time is eleven hours,” the pilot said over the intercom. We sat and buckled up but I continued to stare out the window. Harry was still in the same spot, both hands deep in his pockets. He was looking at me. I waved as the plane began to move. He blew me a kiss as we moved farther and farther away from the boys. I caught it and held it close.
Once the boys were out of our view, I closed my eyes and let the tears fall from underneath my closed eyelids. This was going to be the hardest three months of my life.
“We’ll be leaving in a few minutes.” We all nodded in acknowledgement.
My chest tightened as I turned to Harry one last time. I hugged him tightly as the tears spilled over. He pulled my chin up and kissed me hard. I knew that he was struggling with this as well. The tears continued to come thick and fast as I realized that our time was ticking away. I didn’t know what to say. I heard Harry sniffle over my head.
“I love you. The time is going to fly by. I’ll be home before you know it,” he said
staring into my eyes. His eyes were shining, and I knew he was struggling not to let the tears fall. I nodded.
“I love you, too.”
“Alright ladies, we’re ready to depart,” the pilot said softly. I appreciated his sympathy as he walked back to the jet.
My breath hitched. This was it. I kissed him one last time before pulling away. I hugged all of the other boys tightly.
“Call me every day, alright?” I said to each in turn. They nodded.
“Of course we will,” Zayn told me. I took a deep breath and waited as Lucy finished saying her goodbyes.
“We’ll see you soon,” she said to them. She grabbed my hand and we boarded the jet. I immediately went to the window and blew a kiss to Harry. The tears had started again. He made a catching motion and put it in his pocket. I managed a smile through my tears. I saw Niall do the same and assumed Lucy had blown him a kiss as well.
“Good morning, ladies. We are ready to depart, so if you could please fasten your seatbelts and prepare for liftoff. We are expecting no weather, so the flight should be quick and smooth. Estimated flight time is eleven hours,” the pilot said over the intercom. We sat and buckled up but I continued to stare out the window. Harry was still in the same spot, both hands deep in his pockets. He was looking at me. I waved as the plane began to move. He blew me a kiss as we moved farther and farther away from the boys. I caught it and held it close.
Once the boys were out of our view, I closed my eyes and let the tears fall from underneath my closed eyelids. This was going to be the hardest three months of my life.
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