A good ending

Her friends huddled up and talked among each other before turning around and asking a final question. "You keep asking what you should do, but what matters is what you want to do. We can all tell you what we would do, but our decisions might not be right for you. In the end all of this is happening to you and could affect your life forever. The most important opinion isn't your mother's or ours, but yours. You have always followed your gut feeling, what does that feeling tell you now?" Her friends were right. She was trying to avoid having to look at her own feelings, because it could affect her life so much and she wasn't sure she was ready for change. But her gut was telling her that this was fate and fate cannot be ignored. She wanted to give this a chance and this final talk gave her the courage to put her thoughts into action! Let's hope she wasn't too late. "You girls are right. This is my adventure and I am diving in! I have to run, but I will keep you updated every step of the way." "You better, I need something to entertain me while I try to fall asleep again!". Laughingly Jenny turned around and started running.

As she ran into her home and slammed open the living room door, she called her mom. "Mom, hurry. You need to pack. We have to leave. We are running out of time!". Her mother gasped as she put her hands in front of her hands. She got a bit teary eyed as she said "I knew you would do the right thing. I am so happy that you are not wasting this opportunity". "Yeah, me too" Jenny giggled. Both women hurried to get ready. Jenny was packed and ready, but she had not gathered enough courage to leave alone. So she was helping her mother pack up the necessities. In a matter of minutes they were both packed and were on their way to the airport. As soon as they had parked the car and payed for a day-ticket, they ran into the airport. Her mother looked for the gate number by scanning the electronic boards with flight information. Meanwhile Jenny tried to reach Susan again and again. She had been calling her the moment she stepped into the car, but to no avail. Could they have left already?

No! Susan had clearly told her mother that her flight would leave at noon. It was 11:15 right now. It might be a close call, but they were definitely still in this country. If only they could get past customs. But even if they got past customs, where were they supposed to go to. All they had was a flight time. They did not know which airline or which gate. As Jenny's mother looked at the last panel of flight information, Jenny decided to ask the most reliable source and the only people who could hurry the process along, the steward at the check-in counter. As soon as Jenny approached the front desk and told him which flight she was looking for, his eyes lit up. "It is you! You came. We were starting to lose hope. We even placed bets on whether you would make it or if you would even show up. A sweet couple bought your tickets in advance and left them with us at the check-in desk. They had told us that they knew it was a long shot, but they were hoping a certain girl would show up and that she might bring her mother along. They waited here at the check-in counter till they were forced to leave, as to not miss their flight. All the others had given up and have left to the boarding gate, but I wanted to wait a little longer. Boy am I glad I did. I am a sucker for stories with a good ending. Come hurry. We don't have much time.