CRYING
Sitting at the airport with her packed suitcase, passport and her credit card in her hand Marie was deciding where to go. She knew she had to go somewhere but where. She knew she had to get away for a while. All she could hear was the terrible words that keep resonating in her ears " I don't love you". It keeps repeating playing like a a broken record. She was looking at the flight board and deciding where she could go. She needed to get away but to where. She wanted to go where no one knew her, where no one knew what happened, where she didn't feel so broken..a change just somewhere. she stood up wiped away the hot tears that was streaming down her face put on her sun glasses to hide her red swollen eyes and walked up to the ticket counter. The ticket agent a well dressed middle aged female with kind looking eyes and a beautiful smile and a Jamaican accent,. "Good morning miss how can I help you today young lady?" The gentlesness in her eyes and her warm smile made Marie started to cry even more. The ticket attendent gave her some kleenex to wipe away her tears. As Marie took off her sun glasses to wipe the tears she noted that Angel was the name on the ticket attendant name tag. I want to get on the next flight that is leaving. Angel asked where would you like to go as there are several flights leaving in about 2 hours. Before Marie could answer Angel she started to tell here that she needed to get away to somewhere where she felt safe, where no one knew here..somewhere to stop the hurting and to get over the crushing pain in her heart. She explained she didn't have a lot of money but needed to get away. Angel told her the flights for St Lucia, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Antigua, Paris all had available seats. Marie didn't know where to go, however she kept hearing Angel's Jamaica accent and decided to buy the ticket to visit Jamaica. Angel explained that she made a good choice and started to tell her about Jamaica and about her family. Angel explained briefly about her childhood in Jamaica and the beauty of Jamaica and told Marie that she would experience it for herself. Angel explained there are beautiful hidden places that tourists don't know about. Angel told Marie she has family living in close proximity to her hotel where she would be staying. Angel gave Marie her family's contact information and explained she has a nephew who is a taxi driver and knows all the hidden places of beauty on the island. Marie took the telephone number but commented that she might not contact them. Angel told her she didn't have to feel obligated to call them if she didn't want to however if she wanted to she could. Angel told her she would let her family know that she might contact them. Marie took the airline ticket, boarding passes and itineary along with Angel's family's contact information -written on a neon green post it note and placed it in her bag. Angel told Marie to be Blessed and that God had everything under control and advised her to trust and believe. Marie didn't even look to see what name was written on the paper and Angel didnot mention the name of her nephew. As Marie walked away to check in and board the flight she realized that she was already feeling a little better-she wasn't crying anymore.
..to be continued.................
by Sweetie Q.
