Come From Away Novels & Stories

They led straight to Oregon. I hadn't gone to my parents'. I wasn't sitting in a hotel waiting for him to come coax me back. I had gone to fly. A piece of paper sat on the corner of the coffee table. The words on it were brief. "I took my wings back. I'll complete the solo flight missing from my logbook myself in Bend. You must have seen the date on the ultrasound report by now. Don't come looking for me. I don't need you to make amends for any part of my past."

When Reese, Alpha of the Blood Moon Wolf Pack, was pursuing me, he always said I was the moonlight that had fallen directly into his territory. I possessed ancestral vampire blood that resurfaced in my generation, leaving me naturally light-sensitive and unable to endure the sun for long. While others checked the temperature before going outside, Reese checked the UV index. He had the highest-grade solar tint installed on his car windows and never let me step out into the daylight without holding an umbrella over my head. While the entire pack marveled at his devotion, he would smile and reply, "She was born deserving the absolute best of everything." That was until he rescued a rogue wo

Balor let out a chuckle too. "Wouldnt that be something." He mused. "Where are you from anyway, you never really said. You just kind of appeared out of nowhere five years ago." "What is this an interrogation?" He muttered. His mood changed yet again. I straightened in my seat a bit before shaking my head. "No, just curious." "Well, my family is from up north. But my parents moved away after they met. So I decided to come back five years ago and help with the family business. It was taking a hit, and I've always been good with people, so it made sense."

I snapped. He scuttled back and I glared at the line. Nobody moved aside from a scuffle in the back, and there was a shout of “Where’s your daughter?” “Playing hide-and-seek,” I retorted, looking back at the security. This time, Ajay’s lips really did twitch. “Brian. Where are you from?” He looked nervously at Ajay. “Arizona. Moved to Santa Monica a couple weeks back. Are you from here?” “Born and raised.” I smiled. “How are you liking it?”

I returned it, though somewhat awkwardly, and thanked her too, before she showed us through the house, pointing out the bathroom for us to wash up. Trin left her backpack by the couch and headed that way, leaving me in the living room with Anna and Pete, who I turned and gave an awkward-feeling smile to. "So, where are you from, Ava? What brings you out here?" I grimaced inwardly, already having to face questions I didn't have an answers for. "Oh.. just out West a bit, I'm just passing through," I answered vaguely, and the two of them exchanged an odd glance.

Lake looked at me from up and down and chuckled, “No offense, Amara. Bu' you're too yellah to be from tawrids. Niju natives are usually from laguna aw azure, righ'?” “Oh but,” I run through my mind of an excuse I could use. Once decided, I scratch my cheek and smile brightly. “Someone I know was from there and when I needed a place to go, they offered. Anyway, what do you have here? I’m with someone and we’re looking for something to snack on. Maybe some nuts and water?”

As you go so far My heart says stay back Because it clinches for your smile It cannot relate someone so pure It cannot stay so endure You are carrying my heart away So peaceful and keen to say That I love you And I will love you Till the end

I ignored her, making her even more cranky. “Ah yes, it's very rich and delicious”, then I looked up at his mother. “Thanks for this delicious meal, Mrs Ava”, I cooed. “Don’t mention sweetie, and please call me Ava” she replied, smiling. After the meal, Ava opened the bottle of wine we brought, and we toasted to new friendships and happiness. We sat there and talked about nothing and everything. I got to find out that their father was out on a business trip, and they were from New York.

Kent had caught him once more. He sighed. “I’m sure she has.” He nodded inattentively. “It’s a nice thing she has you guys.” “From the moment your father carried her through that door, it became inevitable she was going to stay. She looked so helpless.” “Any idea where she’s from?” “She came from Kenya to escape her abusive father, only to end up being chased by goons he sent.” Zayn nodded thoughtfully, he admired her creativity. That lie was more believable than what had actually transpired.

Aleysha heaved a sigh of relief. "By the way, I don't think I've ever asked you this question, but where are you from?" Pierce asked. "I came from Fluffville, but I'm working in Jetterpolis for the time being," Aleysha answered. "I came here on a vacation trip with my friends because I got to take a few days off with my annual leave. But I didn't think I'd encounter something like this here. Thank goodness I bumped into you."