CHAPTER 36
When I arrived at the airport, I attempted to call Sean several times but was unsuccessful. He did not return my calls. He appears to be still preoccupied with his appointment. I hung up the phone and dragged my suitcase to the international departures gate. I finally make it to my seat on the plane after some document checking process.
A middle-aged lady sat beside me, smiling at me. I nodded in response to her smile. I literally enjoyed my flight because of her. She, like me, traveled by herself. She is a very nice lady who is going to see her best friend who is getting married tomorrow. After a few moment of their conversation, apparently she is a big fan of Katelyn. She admires all of Katelyn's works and is eager to share her thoughts on them with everyone. I listened to all of her words about Katelyn, and I believe she would be surprised to learn that the person she is talking to now is actually her idol. She shows me the book she's currently reading, one of her Katelyn collection. I'm really glad to meet one of my fan which I never had before, even as Emily.
I tried to give her a souvenir by our taking photos with her phone during the flight and getting Katelyn signature inside the book she brought in her bag. I quietly took her book, signed it, and returned it to her bag while she was asleep. When we arrived at our destination, we parted ways with a warm hug before exiting the plane.
When I saw Rachel standing at the international arrivals gate of this airport, I waved to her. As Rachel saw me, she waved back and rushed over to hug me." Oh, Katelyn, I miss you so much...."At long last, we meet again!!" She exclaimed, letting go of her hug. "Where's Sean?" she asked, looking behind me for Sean's figure. " I'm by myself. "Sean is very busy," I replied. Rachel's eyes widened in surprise. "Really? He let you go alone?" "she exclaimed, stunned. " I can't believe he did that. It never happened before. Did you really get his permission to get here alone ? "
I didn't respond Rachel question, instead of immediately diverting her attention. "Let's go eat now. I'm starving." Rachel hugged my shoulder and walked away while I dragged my suitcase. We ate at a fast food restaurant near the airport that served hamburgers because we both wanted to get to Rachel's house quickly and relax. When I arrived at Rachel's house, I greeted her parents and chatted with them for a while. They are really caring, warm, and loving parents. This is my first meeting with them since I turned into Katelyn, but they appear to be very close to each other. Rachel eventually invited me into her room after a while.
I walked into a cozy minimalist bedroom dominated by white and blue design elements. Rachel took my suitcase and showed me around her room. She called her boyfriend to inform him of my arrival. Then she showed me a bunch of photos we'd taken previously. We appear to have a wonderful friendship. That makes me feel blessed to have a friend like her just like me having Cynthia as my friend in my life as Emily.
We relaxed on the sofa in Rachel's room after cleaning ourselves up and chatting about various topics. My head felt heavy and my eyes were dark as I was about to get up to get my cell phone from the bag I had placed on the bed. My body fell and landed on the soft carpet in the sofa area, while Rachel screamed my name as she noticed my body swaying and tried but failed to catch it.
Rachel immediately called her parents and assisted me in climbing onto the couch. They woke me up by rubbing strong scent oil on my nose. They wanted to send a doctor to check on me, but I quickly stopped them and assured them that everything was fine and that I was just tired from the trip. They eventually left Rachel's room, and Rachel immediately took me to bed because they didn't want my condition to worsen.