As soon as
Callie was taken off the flight,
I looked out my window to see my little sister with a frown on her face but she’ll be fine. At least she had Sid with her. I bust out my phone and dialed her number. I look through the window again and see her looking into her bag.
“Hello?”
“Cal, you alright? Sorry that just happened. Who the hell overbooks an airplane? I swear, we’re never flying United ever again.”
“Exactly! What stupid face was born and got the job of booking people’s flights that they overlook an overbooking? Ugh. Totes annoying.”
“You gonna be alright?”
“Obvii I’ll be alright Gab, I’m just totes annoyed.”
“Look on the bright side…”
Silence.
“Well?”
“Yeah, I got nothing.”
“You know the flight is taking off right?”
“Yeah! So! I’m comforting my baby sis. Got a problem with that?”
“Uhm no you dummy. I’m just saying that the flight is taking off and the flight attendant is gonna tell you to turn your phone off.”
Just then, the
red headed flight attendant came up to me and
Bates’s aisle.
“Excuse me ma’am, I’m gonna have to tell you to turn your phone off. You can't use your phone as we take off.”
“Don’t tell me what to do! You guys just removed my sister from the flight because of overbooking. How the hell does that even happen?!”
“Ma’am, I’m sorry that happened but I’m gonna have to ask you again to turn your phone off.”
“Whatever.”
I ignore her and look to Bates.
“Can you believe the nerve of SOME PEOPLE, Bates?”
I look towards the flight attendant at “SOME PEOPLE.” Almost immediately, the flight attendant flashes her cat like reflexes and snatches my phone away from me.
“What?! Did this woman just do that? What?! Hey! Give me back my phone!”
Looking real happy with herself, the flight attendant flashes a smile before looking to the other people on the flight as she makes a calming motion that everything is under control. She looks back at me.
“You can have this back after we land.”
"Did she just? No. She didnt - oh heck no. There'll be hell to pay. I just need to know her name."
Ugh, this woman is so annoying as she began to walk away. I was balling my fists and was ready to punch something but I stopped myself. I have to find out this chick's name.
“Hey! Stupid face who took my phone away!”
She looked my way and I saw her name – Molly. As soon as she walked away, I grabbed Bates’s phone from his shirt pocket.
“Gabiiiiii, c’mon. What are you doing this time? They’re gonna take my phone away now.”
“Oh hush, Bates. This’ll only take a second.”
I put in Callie's number and being texting her.
OMG that witch stole my phone out of my hand and hung it up! How dare she do that! She said it was because "I couldn't use my phone during take off" but then she didn't give me my phone back until we landed. I had to steal Bates phone to text this to you. You should tweet something about her, we need to ruin her!
The signal cut out right before I could send another message. I give Bates his phone back.
“Are you happy with yourself?”
“Totes happy with myself, Bates. Totes happy.”
I know that was pretty snobby of me but Bates should be used to that by now. At least he still had his phone. I had to wait for that witch to give me back my phone. What am I? In middle school!? Ugh. So annoying. I’ll admit that I’ve been snobbier and bitchier lately because of my losses so far in WZCW. I went up against a weirdo in Lynx and Eve just got the better of me that night. What’s worse is that I know I can beat these guys. It’s never a good feeling to think you’re not good enough. I know I may be snobby but I wouldn’t wish that feeling on my worst enemy. Well, maybe to Molly though. Nah. Maybe not.
“There are other matters that you should be focusing on, Gabi. This is the first instance in which you and Callie can finally work as a tag team. In your hometown of New York City nonetheless! Surely you’ve got to have some butterflies in your stomach, no?”
“Damn it, Bates. I was just getting comfortable about that topic. First, Callie is taken away from us. Second, my phone is taken away. Third, I’m still groveling over my losing streak!”
I knew I had to take a deep breath after saying that loud. A few people on the plane began looking at me as if I was some weirdo. Fudge. I just made this worse for myself. Not gonna lie, it did feel good saying that out loud.
“And the truth comes out.”
“What are you talking about now, Bates?”
“You can’t fool a wise man, Gabi. The past few weeks, I've noticed that you weren't yourself. Sure. You and your sister can be... a handful, but this was different. Now that I know what it’s about, I’m here to tell you what I always tell you when you come to me with an obstacle. Suck it the hell up.”
Ugh, Batesy. Bates was the only person in the world that I couldn’t hate. Especially since he’s usually right about things. He’s been there for Callie and I since I can remember and for that, I really owe him a lot. Doesn’t change the fact that I’m annoyed with him now though. Ugh!
“Yeah, well… if you were a competitor in WZCW, you’d know how I feel.”
“Oh trust me. I know how you feel, Gabi. You feel as if you're letting down an important person in your life- talking about Callie of course. And you feel you're good enough to be in WZCW just because of a losing streak. You must be feeling a million and one emotions. You’re such a girl!”
I just looked at Bates, stoic. After a few moments, I burst out in laughter. Again, people turn their heads towards me.
“I really hate you, Bates.”
“Of course you are. The right advice will help you come to a realization that what I say is indeed correct.”
“Yeah, well. I hate it when you’re right.”
“What else is new?”
“Ugh! Because… Callie is killing it so far and I feel like I’m just weighing her down. My sissy may have more success without me. Plus, we’re performing in front of all our fans in New York City! Madison Square Garden! The pressure. Ugh. This is worst than my period.”
“Uhmmm… now you’ve just made it awkward. Superb job, Gabi.”
“Oh hush, Bates. Callie and I have never been in a tag team match in WZCW before. This is our first one. Callie has been winning her singles matches. She hasn’t lost yet. So how embarrassing would it be for her first loss to be in a match where I’m her partner?”
You guys agree with me right? How much pressure I must feel being in a tag match with my sister who has never lost while I’ve been losing a ton while we have to perform in our hometown of New York City in front of all our adoring fans! Ugh. It’s hard being me sometimes.
“Gabi Gabi Gabi. Just take a breath, alright? We'll be in New York City soon. United Airlines surprisingly isn't that inept. If you see their other flights, it actually would've taken us longer to take the plane ride instead of driving to New York. So just take a breath and relax. Let me tell you about New York. Don’t you know that New York City has some magic to it?”
“What do you mean?”
“New York City is such a busy city that it’s hard to get noticed. However, you and your sister are in the spotlight. Now, it’s up to you guys to grab it and stay there. New York is known for some of the best sports teams in history. The Yankees, the Knicks, the Giants, the Rangers. All of these teams were once great and some are great right now. The bond you and Callie have with New York City is legendary. There’s just something about New York City that forces people to take it to the next level.”
“Holy crap, Bates. You’re so freaking right. Callie and I are not only representing ourselves out there, we’re representing the entire state of New York!”
“Yes!”
“Now that I think of it, Wren and Yemrez haven’t tagged together. EVER. They both know the wrath that is called Callie but when you add me to the mix, they won’t know what’s coming. Not only that, but they’ll be dealing with two different styles. While they possess different styles as well, Callie and I have the advantage of being freaking sisters. I know her like the back of my hand. Sometimes more than I know myself, it’s scary.”
So with Bates calming me down and just me being totally freaking awesome, I’m now feeling better. Yeah yeah, I guess you can say I was being a girl with my emotions. But can you blame me? I am a girl for Christ’s sake! Bite me.
“Bates, it’s funny you talk about the legendary sports team New York has.”
“Why’s that?”
“You recognize names like Ewing, Frazier, Jeter, Rivera, Messier, Manning, Strahan, and so on and so forth. By the time Callie and I are done, you better bet your ass that everyone will be assosicating the name, Clark, with that all-time great list. With a win at the Apocalypse pay-per-view, we move one step towards making that a reality.”
After that, I was calm. Several minutes have passed and this 30 minute flight had gone by quickly. The pilot went on the comms and thanked everyone for flying United. Molly came back and handed me my phone. And she did so with a smile. Oh boy, the things I wanted to do to her right now. I could've punched her un-aligned teeth down her throat but I chose not to. I took my phone back with force and she flashed me a disgusted look. Oh hell no!
Moments later, a plump, big nosed man came aboard. He was wearing a suit and some expensive silver cuff links. I noticed a United Airlines pin right above his pocket square. I knew this man! He was an investor in one of the modeling agencies Callie and I model for. I surely made this man a lot of money.
When we came on board, his facial expression showed was not a happy one.
"Molly!"
OMG. Is this about to happen? No way... Indeed.
Mr. Edward Verrett stood before Molly who was standing right next to me. She looked super worried to see her boss. He cuffed his hands and whispered something into Molly's ear. I could see Molly melting as if she didn't want to be there at that very moment as she turned a bright apple red.
Molly nodded her head after Mr. Verrett stopped speaking to her. I was looking at the whole fiasco the entire time. And why not?
Molly glared at me then proceeded to leave the plane.
"I'm sorry for any inconvenience Ms. Clark. Please accept our voucher. We've booked you, your sister, and Mr. Bates here at the Four Seasons Hotel. Again, I apologize for any inconvenience."
"Oh that's quite alright Mr. Verrett. It's a sad day that some of your EMPLOYEES can't show the same decency that you do."
I make sure that "EMPLOYEES" was emphasized and loud enough for Molly to hear even as she was walking away from everything. She stops in her place as she hears me then a split second later, she continues walking.
"Again, we are sorry Ms. Clark. It won't happen again. Please, we have a limo waiting for you. Let me take your bags."
Bates's bags and my bags were taken by some of the luggage guys as we could see our limo in the distance.
"
My goodness, Gabi. You are so...extra."
"And that's the way it's supposed to be " 
