LAURA

I dragged my bag behind me as I walked towards the jet waiting on the terrace.

Could it even be called a bag? With how huge and heavy it was, one would think I had stuffed a dead body in there.

When Balery told me that the vacation was going to last a month, I’d been left with no choice but to roll out my biggest box and shove in as much clothes as I could. Suffice to say, I was regretting that decision now that my hand was starting to feel like it was two seconds away from pulling out of my body.

As I drew closer to...