Chapter 2.

The Terminal

The Marshalls check their tickets with the big “A” next to the boarding group and they look down with the blue “Gate 50” on their ticket, they start walking to their gate with the restaurants.

 Richard wandered off at the gift shops and bought keychains for his friends.

Dylan's family look at their ticket with the “Gate 51” and start walking to their gate, Dylan stops and checks at the big screen with all the flights departing and arriving while he sips his drink. 

They arrive at the gate and choose some seats. They put their bags next to their seats and wait until the flight attendants start boarding.

The Marshalls arrive at the gate and take their seats next to their gate. They fix their carry-ons and bags in the two seats next to them. 

 Richards parents start whispering and he wants to know what there saying until his mother calls him and says 

“Richard we have to tell you something”

“What do you guys want” he responds while turning around

          “So while booking our seats there was an issue on the website, which where going to tell you” his father says

“What is it just tell me” Richard responds rolling his eyes

“The first class seats were sold out with an exception of two seats” 

“So dad is staying in the economy section?” 

“No dear you’re staying in the economy”

Richards face goes blank, his face like if he saw a ghost and he responds 

“What do you mean i'm staying in economy you guys can't do this” 

“Yes you are we are sorry you will get a first class when we return” his mother responds

“No, i'm going in first class” 

“Its ok dear I can stay in economy let Richard get first class”  his dad tells his mother

Richard's mother explains to him why he should stay in first class and Richard agrees but gets a rude attitude. 

Richard scoots away from his family and goes wandering off to see the airplanes taking off and looking through gift shops where he sees the corny “Los Angeles” keychains, he returns to his parents and sits down a couple seats away.

Dylan was sitting down the seats watching Richard and his parents argue about a seat, 

“How come a seat can cause such an argument”

he thinks to himself, he asks his parents if he could walk around and they say sure. Dylan takes off and looks at the gift shops where he buys a pack of gum, rips the plastic and throws a piece of gum to his mouth and starts chewing. 

He asks a worker where a Mcdonalds is and she tells him at the next terminal, he asks for directions and

 heads to some funky escalators where he crosses a hallway which is an awful white and 

enters a blue hallway with locations from around the world with facts such as Golden Gate Bridge, Eiffel Tower and  so on,

 He reaches the end where he finds another escalator and gets on a stair and starts heading up where he sees a weirdly mapped terminal he sees the golden arches and puts on a smile.

“Hi can I get a 10 piece chicken nuggets with medium fries and a large sprite” 

The worker tells him his total he pays, picks it up and eats as he stares at the window with the airplanes going so fast then heading up.

Dylan spots his family and finds his seat, he takes out his laptop where he starts playing roblox while he waits to board the plane, 

Richard at his seat while using his phone.

“Do you know if there is a restroom nearby?” Richards mother asks 

“Uhm i'm not sure, I don't know” He responds 

“How is it that you never know anything even after you walked around” 

His mother gets up and walks around to look for any sign that may signal a restroom, Richard's mother also gets up and heads to the restroom. 

Richard gets up and follows his mother but stops to buy a stuffed animal in the gift shop, Dylan heads to his mother and waits outside for his mother where he drinks water from the fountain. After time Richard and Dylan are both waiting for their mothers outside where Dylan’s Mother runs out and says 

“Come on, where gonna miss the boarding group” 

In response Richard follows Dylan's mother getting them confused where they pick up the luggage and head to their gate 

Richard shows their boarding pass and heads inside into economy where they get their seats while Adam struggles to organize the carry-on in the overhead bin. 

Richard puts his neck rest on and headphones while he takes sleep gummies and closes his eyes. 

Meanwhile Dylan waits for his “Mother” and when she walks out, he follows her to the gate and Richards mother calls for Richard 

“Why aren’t you responding Richard” his mother says

“Because i'm not Richard” Dylan replies 

Jena freezes as she stares at Dylan wondering where her son is, 

Meanwhile the pilot sends a message to the ATC, “Ready for departure.” 

Flight Attendants checking seat belts and motioning to guests to lock their belts

 as the flashing lights outside.

 Richard stares at his window as the plane starts accelerating and his head pushes to the seat as they head up.