Tapping the wheel with his fingers as he drove, turning into a lane as he tried to get his wife out of his head. He needed to think clearly. The airport was getting closer and he was still giving this second thoughts. The ring on his hand distracted him, he toyed with it as he turned into the airport parking lot. He stepped out, grabbing his bags and locking the expensive vehichle up.
Clutching the ticket, he walked towards the airport terminal. He found the nearest ticket slot that was almost empty. The flight was for Alitalia that was the airline on the ticket that he stared down at as he moved up in line. Standing nervously, he really hoped that no one recognized him at the airport. All he needed was for the world to find out where he was going; most of all, his wife finding out that he was skipping out on his birthday to get on a plane.
He wondered what Ricky was doing right now, probably watching television. He was most likely absorbed in a rerun of Friends or something. Andriy moved up in line, handing the woman his ticket to get it processed. He took his new ticket and moved through the crowded airport. Waiting for his flight to start boarding, he fiddled with his bag. Taking out his cell he turned it on. Ignoring the flashing message from his wife, he knew it was probably her wanting him to stop by the store and pick up some groceries that she had forgotten.
A few more birthday messages from his Chelsea and Ukrainian teammates were on his phone. There was even a fond voice mail from Silvio Berlesconi who wished him a very happy birthday. He missed his old team’s owner who had treated him like a son ever since he joined the club. He was one of the reasons that he had stayed so long at the club. The other reason had been Ricky.
He loved Ricky, his best friend, his lover, and now they were in different countries but Andriy was surrounded by strangers from other countries. Airports were places where countries merged together through their people. Sheva let out a large sigh, looking up when his flight was called. For the second time that night he was saying to himself, this is it.
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Sorry this is so blah. It's been sitting in my email for so long crying to be posted or edited or anything.
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