[8:30 a.m Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
[8:30 a.m. Toronto, Canada]

*delaney*

Finally, the first day of winter break. Finals had killed me, emotionally. I was so done with school at this point I was so glad to be on break for 3 weeks straight. But everything is going to be the same old same old, waking up at 8 am to get ready and pack the rest of my bags to go to my relatives in Portugal for Christmas. It became a family tradition ever since I was born, I don't know anything different from it. If I say so, I would say it's pretty nice going somewhere hot for the holidays and I am usually always excited to go for the two week period.

"Delaney!!! We leave in 30 minute, make sure your all packed!!" My mother yelled from outside my door.

"Okay I'm almost done!!" This was the same old same old, we all stress out about leavening and it gets very overwhelming easily, but what can I say that's my family.

Speaking of family, I haven't mentioned everyone in my family and basically my life.

Well, I'm Delaney Arevalo. I'm 18 and in my first year of college at University of Philadelphia, I was born and raised here in Philly and I'm pretty content on where I live, i actually like it and some of the culture you could find around here. My mom is from Portugal but only lived there until she was 15, and that's one reason why we go to Portugal every Christmas break. My dad, well my dad died from cancer 5 years ago making me 13 years old. It was really horrible i was so close to him and having him gone made me hurt each and every day. It was like losing another piece of me. It broke my heart seeing him go it was so sudden we didn't know he had cancer until 1 week before he was about to die, he knew chemo wasn't going to help so he wanted to spend his last months and year with us not having us worrying about him 24/7. No one knew, not my brothers nor my mother. It was so tragic when he broke the news to us, I don't think I'll ever get over that day. To this day.

Anyways, other than talking about that, I have 2 brothers Cole and Christiano, but we call him Christian is 1 year younger than me and Cole is 3 years older me, he's already married and moved with his beloved wife Audrey. Which in all that makes me the middle child and the only girl other than my mom, so you could say I know a lot about boy drama and all of the above. My brothers are actually very protective over me since our dad died, they stepped up big time for my mother and for the rest of us making them almost as a father figure of the family, and I do love them so much for everything they have done I couldn't thank them enough.

"DELANEY ANA AREVALO, WE HAVE 10 MORE MINUTES HURRY!!" my mother once yelled again I groaned loudly and hurriedly got up from off my bed.

now that I was done packing I just had to get dressed. I didn't pick out anything really "nice" since I'm going from philly to New York and getting on a plane from there to Portugal. The plane ride would be about 7 hours I just decided to wear some regular black leggings and a Victoria's Secret pink sweatshirt. My hair was just down and wavy, as usual. I put on the first shoes my eye came to eye with were just my black and white converse I didn't care really how I looked at the moment, I just hurriedly grabbed my large suitcase and hurried out my bedroom looking at it once more before parting ways with it for 2 weeks.

"Finally, your brothers and Audrey are already outside waiting so lets get outta here" I nodded my head at my mother and we went down the hall to where the elevator was and we got in and pressed first floor, we were currently on the 30th floor of the 40 floor apartment building. Once we got down to the main level we rushed out of the lobby doors and met Cole, Audrey, and Christian outside.

"After 100 years" cole scoffed which only made my mom and I roll our eyes.

"Okay whatever let's go" I tell them. Now I am the one rushing our plane started boarding at 11:45 and it was 8:45 right now so we didn't have much time left.

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We were now at the airport and I was so anxious to go, I honestly missed Portugal and my relatives it was always fine over there around Christmas time, and that was almost the only time I got to see them unless they come down here to the United States.

We walked inside and got our bags checked already so we were making somewhat good timing I guess I should say.

"Okay we have like 10 minutes until our plane boards so if you want a drink or whatever just go over there" my mother told us and we all nodded out head not making much conversation because we were all either hungry, tired, overwhelmed, or all the above.

"I'm gonna get a drink guys do you want anything?" I ask brig generous to everyone.

"I guess I'll take a water" Christian spoke up from not talking much this whole overwhelming morning.

"Okay anyone else?"

"Water" Christian and Audrey said in unison and my mom said water also.

"So I guess all waters, okay I'll be right back" I hurriedly went to the vending machine with drinks and got 5 water bottles.  I heard over the intercom saying

"Flight to Portugal now boarding" so I rushed over to where everyone was.

"Okay here guy guys go" I gave everyone their water.

And we started walking to the terminal to where our plane was now boarding.

"Lets roll" Christian said aloud.

***
"I hate reserved seats" I groan aloud as I sit at the window seat there was 2 more seats next to me and I prayed to God I was the only one in my seats.

Just as I got done praying I felt a presence next to me and as much as i hated it I couldn't show that I was annoyed or anything so I kept it to myself. I didn't even feel like looking at who it was because there's no reason to be interested. So I just looked out the planes window staring off as we flew off into the afternoon sky. I put in headphones and played whatever what was on my playlist and it so happened to be
"Castle on the Hill" by Ed Sheeran, I love this song so much it really does play with your emotions and feels if you listen to the lyrics closely.

I'm the middle of the song I heard a voice that I knew it was definitely not part of the song so I flipped my head to my left to see the person who was seated next to me.

"What?" I pull out one of the earbuds from my ear.

"I like that song...a lot" the guy told me and I nodded my head.

"It's great" i simply say and put my earbud back in not even paying attention to whomever was sitting next to me.

I rapped my fingers along to the music to whatever was on now it was nice having peace and quiet on a plane. But suddenly, for the second time I heard the same guys voice, I don't know what I got into me but I yanked the earbuds out of my ears and turned towards the guy with a "angry" expression on my face.

"What do you want?" I say a little louder than I expected to. My eyes widened by the way I was acting.

"Um...im sorry" I say quietly and blush in embarrassment.

"Oh...it's okay...I didn't mean to interrupt you" he told me and sat up a little, I took a look at his features for a second. He was very attractive, he had chocolate brown fluffy messy hair, with hazel eyes that were very beautiful actually, he had a little bit of a lazy eye and he had perfectly white teeth with pink lips. He looked tall also in his seat. He had grey sweatpants on and a blank tee shirt that said "take me home" on it. He almost looked like a Greek god honestly.

"It's okay..." I say and I put my earbuds in my pocket because I felt bad for being rude from earlier I decided I should probably make it up to him.

"So what brings you to Portugal?" He asked me.

"I'm on Christmas break and I have family in Portugal, we go there every Christmas, what about you?" I ask him sitting up straighter than I was.

"I have family there to, my dads from there but if i explained why I was there it be to complicated"

"Well we have.." I looked at my phone to check the time. "6 hours and 30 minutes, I think we have time" he laughed a little bit, I couldn't deny it was cute.

He looked like he was struggling to speak out words. But I listened to whatever he was about to say.

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He finished explaining about how he's famous and is going there for i don't even remember he stopped me when he said he was famous.

"Oh wow" I managed to spit out.

"Yeah...so you haven't heard of me..." he said quietly and I shook my head no.

He sighed in relief.

"Thank God" he chuckled a bit. Which only made me laugh.

"Well in that case we should probably know each other's names"

"Okay, im Delaney Arevalo"

"Shawn mendes"

{1:35 pm}
1/14/17

this is my 6th story yoooo!!
hope you like this so far.