Chapter 13: Airplanes

They took their seats and they got to sit next to each other. What's more, they were excited that there was a mini TV attached to the back of the people seats that were sitting in front of them. When the announcer announced they were about to take off, Rosaline clung to Elizabeth. She could feel the airplane gaining speed. Then when they took off, Rosaline gripped Elizabeth so hard that it felt like her nails were digging into Elizabeth's skin. When they were in the air, Rosaline became much more calmer and decided to watch TV. Then Elizabeth remembered she had forgotten to call her friend. So, she decided she'd call them when they landed and got off into another airport. This time, they had a 3-hour wait. Elizabeth quickly called her pen pal whose name was Hatshepsut. Her mother had wanted to name her after one of the famous Egyptian queens. Amazingly, Hatshepsut's mother accepted the call and agreed to wait for them at their last stop, Egyptian airport. Then Elizabeth quickly bought some fast food for her and her sister. They boarded and they got down a few more planes and Rosaline was sad that the last airplane did not have a TV. In the Egyptian Airport, they took their luggage and went on a lookout for Hatshepsut or Hatshepsut's mother. They had no idea how they looked like. Continued tomorrow....