eachluxurythesun,sand,seaandgerryallinoneday“holly,takeye,ohollysthoughts
“iahug
“iknojustalittleiled“youenjoyyourself,holly,youdeservetherest”johnastheydraggedtheirluggageacrosstheroadandintothedepartureloungehollypausedassheenteredthedoorandtookinadeepbreathshelovedairportsshelovedthesll,shelovedthenoise,andshelovedtheosphereaspeopleeshelovedtoseepeoplearrivingandbeinggreetediliesandshelovedtoallgivingeaotionalhugsitaazingqueuingattheboardinggate,shefeltlikesheepark,likeanexcitedlittlechildhollyfolloelylongcheckinqueue
“itoldyoueearlier,”deniseaned
“ountofti,”reasonedholly
“yeah,butatleasttheresabarthere,”explaineddenise,“anditstheonlyplaokein,”sheled“goodpoint,”hollythoughtaloud
“noethingtoyoutnotgoingtobedoinganycrazydrinkingorhavinganyybook,enjoyafeealsoutandgotobedearly,”sharonsaidseriouslydeniselookedathollyinshoeoneelse,holdoyoureckonsharonsbagsarestillpackedandjohncantbetoofardoheroad”hollylaughed“no,ihavetoagreehsharononthisoneijusttogoandrelaxandnotdoanythingtoostressful”denisepoutedlikeachild
“oh,dontsurethereherkidsyouragethatyoucanplayh”denisethreeifihaveanythingtodeytes”
sharonandhollysniggered
afterthirtynutesofqueuingtheyfinallyadanbuyingalifetisupplyofcigarettes“e”denisesaidthroughgrittedteeth,eyeingupthegirlattheendofthebar“probablybeinutes”
“nohonestly,girls”denisetuedba“iotbeingparanoidhere,sheisdefinitelystaringatus”“hen,yougoovertoherandaskherifshestotakeitoutside,”hollyjokedandsharonsniggered“oh,hereshees,”denisesangandtuedherbacktoherhollylookedupandsa“youbettergetthoseknuckledustersout,denise,shelookslikeadangerousone,”hollyteasedandsharonchokedonherdrink“hithere”thegirlsqueaked
“hello,”sharonsaid,tryingnottolaugh
“ididntantoberudebystaring,butijusthadtoeoverandseeifitwasreallyyou”“itsallright,”sharonsaidsarcastically,“intheflesh”“oh,ijustknepedupanddoentunsurprisinglyhercheststayedstill“friendskepttellingioverthere”shetuedaroundandpointedtotheendofthebarandtheotherfourspicegirlstescindy”sharonchokedonhereragain
“andiustthebiggestfanofallofyou,”shesquealedexanicurednailinhollysfacehollyopenedheruthtospeakbutcindykeptontalking“andyouplayherlady”shepointedatdenise“andyou”shesquealedevenlouder,pointingatsharon,“youhthataustralianrockstar”thegirlslookedateachotherachairandsatdotheirtable“yousee,inactressself”
deniserolledhereyes
“andiakingthenextone”
hollyopenedheruthtoexplainthattheyactuallyactressesbutdenisebeathertoit“oh,noouextproject,”shelied
“oh,hoastic”cindyclappedherhands“sitabout”“well,ing”
cindylookedlikesheygod”
“frankie,”sharoninterrupteddenise,“sofrankieandusareallgoingtohollywood”hollyuldntholdherlaughin
“oh,dontndher,cindy,shesjustexcited,”explaineddenise“hetableandnearlyhadheartfailure“etoo”
denisegrabbedherboardingpassandshoveditinherbag,asifthatakeadifference“ioingthereyfriendstheyrejustoverthere,”shetuedaroundagainandagainandtheyapalaceaying”hollysheartsank“oh,icantquitereerthena,girls,canyou”shelookedtosharonanddenisehwideeyestheyshooktheirheadsvigorously
“ohe”shesqueakedsoloudlythatthesurroundingtablestuedtostareshegaveeachofthegirlsabighugandtotteredoffbacktoherfriends“lookslikeiserably
“oh,itdoesnttter,”perkedupsharon,alist“ignoreher”theyallstoodupandheadedovertotheboardinggateastheydetheirdiatelydivedintotheseatonthefarsideoftheaislesharonsatdoureositnextto“ohfabyougettositbeside”cindysqueakedatdenisedenisethreylookandplonkedherse
