landed an hour ago, and after collecting our bags, we hailed a
cab. And here I stood in the hotel room
looking out the window at New York City!
“I know! I’ve wanted to come here
for so long, and here we are!” Megan
felt exactly like I did. This is the
best Christmas present mom and dad could have given me. Megan and I met in grade school, quickly
becoming best friends. I was always sick
and unable to run very much so she would hang back with me. We found that we had a lot in common and
through high school, she became my partner in crime. When I moved away with Graysen, we still kept
in touch, and when we moved back closer home, it was if no time at all had
passed. “What do you want to do first?” Megan asked as she started reapplying her
makeup and fixing her hair.
“I have to let Austin know that we made it safely.” Her face showed understanding as I pulled out
my cell. After talking to him, then mom
for ten minutes, I was ready to see the sights. “Ready.” I called to her.
“Good. Oh wait, do you have your
inhaler?” She asked and I laughed while
holding it up. Smiling, she asked,
"Where do you want to go first?”
“There are so many places I want to visit, but I don’t know where to
start, so you pick one.”
“How about we see the 911 memorial? That’s one place I don’t want to miss, so let’s go there first.”
“Sounds good.” We both grabbed
our handbags and headed out to hail another cab. Arriving at the memorial, we purchased our
tickets and viewed the sights. It felt
surreal looking at all those names engraved on the side of the fountain. So many people lost. Like Graysen, they didn’t know that morning
that it would be their last day on Earth. Shaking my head and wiping a stray tear from my eye, I continued to look
and could now see past the devastation. There was beauty in the memorial, with trees and benches; this was a
place of peace, of remembrance.
“That was amazing, and the fountains were genius.” Megan said with awe in her voice. Smiling, I thought so too. “Okay, where to next?”
“Statue of Liberty?” I asked as
we walked down the street.
“Statue of Liberty it is.” She
said as she hailed us another cab.
“This may get expensive; we might need to check on the cost of riding
the subway.” I could see the hesitation
in her eyes. “What?”
“I’m not sure that using the subway is a good idea.” Still not understanding, I quirked an eyebrow
indicating for her to continue. “There
are a lot of people in a closed area. You might get sick.” I laughed
and gave her a hug. Megan felt more like
a sister to me, and certainly worried about me more than my own sister did.
“I’ll be fine, I promise.” I
linked my arm with hers as we continued walking. Three hours later, I wasn’t fine. Exhausted, and with labored breathing, I
needed to rest. “I need to go back to
the room.” I told her.
“Yeah, it’s almost 10 pm and it’s been a long day.” We headed back to the hotel.
Megan went to the bathroom while I plugged in my nebulizer. Sometimes I could get by without using it,
but it was better if I did. Adding the
medicine to the cup, I inhaled it for twenty-five minutes. Ever since the doctor added another medicine,
it took a lot longer to use. I finished
up about the time Megan emerged from the bathroom. Putting everything away, I took a quick
shower before heading to bed. Smiling, Megan
was already asleep.
Waking up the next morning, I rolled over and noticed it was 10:45. Wow, I slept for about twelve hours. Sitting up, I spotted Megan sitting at the
little round table staring out the window. “Good morning.” I said as I got
up.
“Good morning
cab. And here I stood in the hotel room
looking out the window at New York City!
“I know! I’ve wanted to come here
for so long, and here we are!” Megan
felt exactly like I did. This is the
best Christmas present mom and dad could have given me. Megan and I met in grade school, quickly
becoming best friends. I was always sick
and unable to run very much so she would hang back with me. We found that we had a lot in common and
through high school, she became my partner in crime. When I moved away with Graysen, we still kept
in touch, and when we moved back closer home, it was if no time at all had
passed. “What do you want to do first?” Megan asked as she started reapplying her
makeup and fixing her hair.
“I have to let Austin know that we made it safely.” Her face showed understanding as I pulled out
my cell. After talking to him, then mom
for ten minutes, I was ready to see the sights. “Ready.” I called to her.
“Good. Oh wait, do you have your
inhaler?” She asked and I laughed while
holding it up. Smiling, she asked,
"Where do you want to go first?”
“There are so many places I want to visit, but I don’t know where to
start, so you pick one.”
“How about we see the 911 memorial? That’s one place I don’t want to miss, so let’s go there first.”
“Sounds good.” We both grabbed
our handbags and headed out to hail another cab. Arriving at the memorial, we purchased our
tickets and viewed the sights. It felt
surreal looking at all those names engraved on the side of the fountain. So many people lost. Like Graysen, they didn’t know that morning
that it would be their last day on Earth. Shaking my head and wiping a stray tear from my eye, I continued to look
and could now see past the devastation. There was beauty in the memorial, with trees and benches; this was a
place of peace, of remembrance.
“That was amazing, and the fountains were genius.” Megan said with awe in her voice. Smiling, I thought so too. “Okay, where to next?”
“Statue of Liberty?” I asked as
we walked down the street.
“Statue of Liberty it is.” She
said as she hailed us another cab.
“This may get expensive; we might need to check on the cost of riding
the subway.” I could see the hesitation
in her eyes. “What?”
“I’m not sure that using the subway is a good idea.” Still not understanding, I quirked an eyebrow
indicating for her to continue. “There
are a lot of people in a closed area. You might get sick.” I laughed
and gave her a hug. Megan felt more like
a sister to me, and certainly worried about me more than my own sister did.
“I’ll be fine, I promise.” I
linked my arm with hers as we continued walking. Three hours later, I wasn’t fine. Exhausted, and with labored breathing, I
needed to rest. “I need to go back to
the room.” I told her.
“Yeah, it’s almost 10 pm and it’s been a long day.” We headed back to the hotel.
Megan went to the bathroom while I plugged in my nebulizer. Sometimes I could get by without using it,
but it was better if I did. Adding the
medicine to the cup, I inhaled it for twenty-five minutes. Ever since the doctor added another medicine,
it took a lot longer to use. I finished
up about the time Megan emerged from the bathroom. Putting everything away, I took a quick
shower before heading to bed. Smiling, Megan
was already asleep.
Waking up the next morning, I rolled over and noticed it was 10:45. Wow, I slept for about twelve hours. Sitting up, I spotted Megan sitting at the
little round table staring out the window. “Good morning.” I said as I got
up.
“Good morning
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