08-07-2010, 09:36 PM
Jessica and Martin clung to each other like a pair of chimpanzee's to their mother. But this was no happy occasion. It was a goodbye. Fair enough, it was just for a few months. But it was the first time Jessica had travelled so far from home, on her own.
She'd have hoped the next time she got on a plane was for her honeymoon, with her new Husband, on the way to meet Gwen and Reed, another happy couple. Not forgetting their lovely daughter whom Jessica had heard so much about over the past 2 years.
Maybe this summer would be a good one, compared to the last Summer when she spent it all clinging to her Fiance begging him not to leave in November. But what could she do. She'd stood by him for 4 years, and she couldn't stop him now. He was doing it for the both of them. But that didn't mean she wasn't going to worry. And worrying was what she did best. Every day of his time away she cried and panicked and imagined the worst, for 6 whole months, and his deployment had been extended, twice now...so you can imagine how defeated she felt knowing that it would be another 6 months till she was able to cling on to him once more.
"So you're sure you'll ring your Mother when you get there?" Martin said, with a serious, yet sympathetic look in his eye.
"Of course i will! As soon as i arrive at Gwen's." She tried to escape from the strong grasp of her older brother.
"Come on Martin. You've gotta let me go sometime..." She said.
"Sorry Jessie. Im your big Bro. It's my responsibility to worry about you when Mum's not around, yeah?" He replied, grinning slightly while he spoke.
"I guess..." Jess hesitated as the loudspeaker announced her flight was now boarding.
"Thats me." She threw her rucksack over her shoulder and lead her big brother to the stand where her ticket would be inspected. Giving one final hug to her brother she said one last thing.
"I need this ok? I'll be back soon...." And then she was gone...
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