PIPER
I wake up to a muffled voice and darkness.
Then light slices through my eyelids like a knife. I wince, covering my eyes with my arm.
"Rise and shine, princess," Timofey croons in my ear. "We're about to land."
I blink slowly and glance over to him. He's sitting in the seat next to me.Of course he is.His clothes seem completely unruffled after our ten hours of travel, but his eyes are bloodshot.
I don't even want to guess what I look like.
The pilot's voice crackles over the intercom, but my high school Spanish is limited to "Dónde está el baño?",and even that is shaky some days. Point is, I have no idea what he's saying.
"I fell asleep." Good Lord, my mouth feels like it's been stuffed with cotton balls.
"Lying really takes the energy right out of you." It almost sounds like he's joking, but I know better. I think.
