the brit in bio - billie eilish

big jet plane

the title is a song called: big jet plane by angus and julia stone

olivia's POV

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seeing as i'm going to america today, you'd assume i'd be over the moon excited and wake up way earlier than i need to. i thought that's how it would be as well, but i guess staying up all night watching tik toks makes it harder to wake up in the morning. i know, strange right? anyway, here's how it really went. 

"olivia clementine lewis! wake up! your flight leaves in six hours!" mum shouts from my door frame. "mum. think about what you just said. really think about it. six hours. six hours to put on sweats, put my hair into a bun, get my stuff in the car, drive to the airport that is literally 1 hour away and get through security. that should take 3 hours at most. give me just a bit longer. please. give me until 4 am." i groan and pull the covers over my head. "fine. but don't come crying to me when you and your brother miss your flight because you were too lazy to get out of bed at 1 am." she puts her hands up in defense and walks out of my room.

2 hours later mum comes back into my room and says she won't leave until i wake up. i decide to get up and change into sweatpants and a hoodie. i check all my bags, making sure i have everything, and struggle to carry them all downstairs. "here liv, let me help you" my brother says tiredly, rubbing his eyes. "i am an independent woman, i can do it myself" i yawn and try to finish getting down the stairs without dropping all my stuff. once i get to the second to last stair, i accidentally let go of one of the handles and end up dropping all of the suitcases. "you sure about that liv?" noah giggles. "shut up" i glare at him. he picks up my bags while hiding a smile and carries them out to the car.  

note: don't let noah carry the bags at the airport.

my twin brother noah and i are going to america as exchange students. we've gotten quite fantastic grades and a lot of colleges want us so the school board thought it'd be a good idea to send us to america to let us look at colleges and study abroad. we're staying with the wilson family i think, somewhere in california. highland park i think. i can't remember. 

noah is my best friend. he's the reasons my grades are so good. he's a child prodigy when it comes to maths and science, where as i excel in  music and language arts. we help each other out when we need it. if he ever needs help in language arts, i help him and if i need help in maths and science he helps me. he's the sweetest guy you'll ever meet. he's always referenced as the kind one, and apparently i'm 'the funny one', which i take as a compliment i guess. 

"you kiddos ready?" mum asks, grabbing her keys from the hook and spinning them around her finger. "ow shit" she exclaims under her breath and takes her keys off of her finger, shaking her hand soon after. "you good mum?" i laugh. "one of the keys dug into my finger" she frowns. i grab her finger and examine it before kissing it. "better?" i ask. "much" she nods. "are we gonna go or what?" noah laughs. "right! let's get out of here" mum smiles and leads us out to the car. 

once we get through airport security, we stop in one of the stores and grab some snacks. i got a toblerone bar, a double decker bar and a yorkshire tea. noah got an orange soda, a mars bar and a cadbury caramel bar. we both grabbed a magazine and walked to the gate. "i hope you two have the best time. remember to call. if you can't call every night, just send me a message so i know you're safe. i love you too, so, so much. be nice to the wilson's. and noah, even though the neighbor girl is your age does not mean you can treat her with nothing but respect. if you end up being an item, be careful. you're going to be there for an entire year, you don't want it to be awkward or have bad blood between the two of you. that goes for you as well olivia, if you don't like the neighbor girl then stay away from her. don't do anything noah wouldn't do." she laughs slightly. "thanks mum" i say blankly, making noah chuckle. "i love you guys" mum smiles and opens her arms, pulling us both in for a big hug. "i love you too mum" i say and kiss her cheek. "love you mum" noah smiles and we board the plane.