Chapter 45: Airport

Even though City Hospital was quite far from the airport, by using the private car it only took thirty minutes for them to reach the destination.

Aldrin was still resting when they reach their destination so Elizabeth pokes his arm to wake him up.

"We are here."

"Okay." Aldrin slowly opens his eyes and got off the car with Elizabeth. Elizabeth knew he must be really tired with such a large corporation, in recent years his name was all over the newspaper after he returns to the country and it was known to her. Tiredness was written all over his face, she thought it must be hard for him.

When they step out, it was night time and many people milled around the airport, especially at the arrival gates. It was crowded with people from all over the city. Many people have come to the Airport to pick their known ones. They all held huge boards and squeezed in the crowd.

Elizabeth and Aldrin were waiting near the car as Aldrin asks Natalie about her location which she replied to meet at the arrival gate also there was no way to squeeze in with such a large crowd.

It's a tourist visiting session and tourists kept walking out of the airport. Soon, the people who gathered at the arrival gates had started to slowly disperse too. It was not long before only a few people were left.

When they could not see Natalie come out for a long while, Aldrin has asked had to pull out his phone to call her, yet no one answered for a long time. As he was about to go in to look for her, suddenly Natalie's sweet shout came from behind them.

"Brother, Brother...! I'm here!"

When they heard her voice, they turned around and looked towards the source of the voice. Quickly, they could see the familiar figure amidst the crowd.

Natalie held her luggage high above her head in one hand while her slim yet extremely nimble body squeezed through the crowd towards them.

The elegant face hiding underneath the huge shades smiled with warmth. She adjusted her shades slightly and then walked towards the departure gate.

Bam! What caught her eyes is her best friend which she was going to meet later at home when Aldrin shift from his position. She was shocked.

She rushed up to Elizabeth, Natalie threw her luggage aside before rushing up to give Elizabeth a big tight hug. She could not help but sound a little raspy as she said into Elizabeth's ear, "Ah...! Great! We haven't seen each other for a lot of years and I realize that the person I miss the most is still you!"

Natalie's grip was tightening around Elizabeth's waist. Her force made Elizabeth think that she was about to be snapped into half!

Elizabeth's twinkling eyes flashed were moist, she of course was feeling nostalgic. She reached out and patted Natalie's shoulder, yet she did not say anything. She just let Natalie hug her.

After quite a time Aldrin led a light cough with that Natalie free Elizabeth from her grip and taking two steps back, she again spoke up.

"Look at you! you haven't changed much babe just the same no one can say you are in your twenties. By the way, why didn't you contact me after I went abroad? You know how much I miss you, you have to compensate me for not contacting me all this year."

Natalie was speaking non-stop Elizabeth didn't get a chance to speak up, but she knows 'Yeah! Natalie is back. This is her style.'

At the same time, a handkerchief reached in front of her eyes which she accepted and look at Aldrin gratefully. She wiped her moist eyes and prevent tears from falling.

"What happened to your hand?"

During the process, Natalie's sharp eyes noticed that Elizabeth's left hand was bandaged. She quickly pulled her hand over to examine it closely. There were concern and anxiousness in her eyes. Elizabeth was glad that she was not much angry with her otherwise she didn't know how to ask for her forgiveness.

With this thought in her mind, Elizabeth smiled cheerfully and lightly patted on Natalie's shoulder as she laughed gently. "No worries. I just got scalded by a little tea. I just got it bandaged at the hospital."

"Scalded! Is it serious? Why are you so careless!?" Natalie frowned and shot her an unhappy look, then she examined her hand in detail again. When she saw Elizabeth's slightly pursed lips, she slowly let go and could not help but nag her brother, "Brother can't you take good care of her. You know how clumsy is she from childhood."

Aldrin hooked his lips up in a slight smile but didn't answer for now. Elizabeth was embarrassed and speak up,

"Let's go back and have some food first. Aunty Lily and Uncle Michael must be waiting for you at home and you've had such a long flight. I'm sure you're hungry."

Elizabeth pretended that she did not see Natalie's glowering gaze.

Natalie nodded and took the luggage in Natalie's hand giving it to the driver for keeping it in the trunk.

While Natalie grabs Elizabeth's arm intimately and enters the car. "If you didn't mention it, I didn't feel anything, but now that you have, I'm starving. The fast-food on the plane is inedible. I have so much to tell you about when I was abroad it was really interesting, I will tell you more later, and at the same, introduce some guys to you if you want. I've specially chosen them for you..!"

Natalie teases Elizabeth for which she received a glare from her brother which can keep her quiet and she to defend herself from the deadly gaze she spoke, "But none of them can be better than my brother so just grab the chance. Mom told me he proposes to chase you, so you must be hard to get not easily fall for his handsomeness trap."

Aldrin, at last, stops his gaze and look ahead. The whole journey from Airport to the Johnson family Natalie was muttering non-stop. It was pretty lively. Aldrin was glad that they didn't have a hard time getting back to past ways.

Elizabeth also had a smile on her face, she was happy to get back her bestie.