~Sammy Bigelow, Class of 2024

I am walking
Slowly getting closer
To the door
Where I will be trapped 
35,000 feet in the air for over three hours

I step onto the plane
Find my seat
and put my bag in a overhead compartment
I sit down

everyone else finds there seat
there is a slight stir in the air
people rushing to get the window seats
making sure they have the right seats taken

the pilot makes an announcement
we are departing boston
and will be in florida in close to three hours
I put my seatbelt on
“this is the fun part” I say in my head

we taxi our way to the runway
I'm ready to watch as my home gets farther and farther away
I feel the parking brakes turn off
I'm ready