Chapter #7At the airport. by: Unknown "This is the last boarding call for the Johnson family for flight 283. If the Johnson family are present in the terminal, please report to gate 13 with all haste." These gut-wrenching words were spoken very casually by the woman over the intercom which only served to distress you and your mom and sister further.
"Hurry up Holly, your falling behind!" Your mom calls back as all three of you rush through the terminal attracting many amused glances from onlookers.
"I'm going as fast as I can." You reply but really wanting to say. "If Lilly hadn't convinced me to wear heels we wouldn't be having this problem."
Lilly had again convinced you to wear the exact same outfit as her for travel which was a pastel coloured and extremely short summer dress with strappy heels. Since you had only taken your first step in heels 12 hours before, attempting to run in them was a Herculean challenge for you. The best you could muster was a quick mince which made you look even more girly than you already did.
It didn't suprise you that it had come to this, running through the terminal so as not to miss your flight as from the holiday's conception, things had not been thought through properly. Your mom had completely forgotten that you would need a new passport to get past security and only remembered on the way home from the marathon shopping spree you had embarked on the day previous. Panicked, your mom had come up with a hasty and equally ill-conceived plan and drove you all to the town hall offices. Putting on her best weeping mother act, she explained to the officials that there had been a grievous error with your passport as it showed you as a boy named Robby rather than a girl called Holly you were going on vacation tomorrow. The people at the offices didn't know what to make of the situation and you think it was only when you and Lilly were stood next to each other and shown to the officials that they really began to believe that such a degree of error was possible. Embarrassed by the level of incompetence they perceived to have occurred, they right away agreed to grant you a new passport on the spot so they took in the back rooms took your photo and then instructed you to wait with your mom until the changes could be made. Half an hour later, on of the managers emerged and gave you your new passport (after shredding your old one) and informed you that all necessary changes had been made to the system and that as far as the US government was concerned, Robby Johnson no longer existed and Holly Johnson all ways had.
When told this, your mom grew deathly pale and thanked the man politely then led you all back to the car.
"I'm so sorry Robby" she said once you were all in the car. "I really didn't think this through. What have I done?" She slaps her forehead.
Lilly who had found the whole thing hilarious up to this point, remained earily calm. "Does this mean he can't be a Robby again mom?" she asks
"Not for a while sweetie" your mom says. "I'm going to have to contact the woman who gave me the medallion when we get back from holiday, hopefully she may know what to do."
This wasn't at all comforting to you and you remained deadly quite all the way home. When home, Lilly promised to look after you and teach you how to be a proper girl even saying it would be fun while your mom said that she would somehow make it up to you. You didn't moan or whine, you were oddly calm as if it wasn't really happening. Waking up the next morning confirmed to you that is most definitely was happening and it was then you fully understood the gravity of your situation.
"Here we are." your mom pants when in front of the gate door. An attendant smiles sweetly at you all as you arrive.
"Passports and boarding cards please." she says brightly.
You all rummage through your purses and retrieve them and then show them to the woman.
"I'm really sorry about this" you mom says to the woman.
"Don't worry" She says still smiling. "No harm done, we are just glad that you didn't miss your holiday." She proceeds to check all your papers and then waves you through, directing you to the land connected to the nearby 737. "Enjoy your vacation she says cheerfully as you leave.
As you board the plane, all eyes are fixed on you three. People stare angrily at the people who delayed them and at the back of the plane, what appears to be a group of boys your age start jeering and clapping. You take your seats with Lilly on the window, you in the middle and your mom on the aisle seat. Here you finally relax and take a deep breathe in.
"That wasn't so bad" your mom says having calmed down. "Now we have nothing to worry about and can enjoy ourselves."
You glower at her as she says this but don't reply.
"Oh come on Holly, this is a once in a lifetime experience for you, mom says she can fix what she has done when we get home so you might as well enjoy the now." Lilly says trying to cheer you up.
You sigh again resigned to your fate. "Alright sis, I'll try and make the best of it." You turn to your mom now. "But you owe be way big. This is like new car big"
"We'll see honey" Your mom says.
The stewardesses close the hatch and run through the standard safety procedures as you preparing for takeoff. You don't pay attention and instead your mind wonders and contemplates the many opportunities and prospects the next three weeks hold. Whatever happens, good or bad, it will no doubt be interesting.
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