By the time we board the plane, it's well past sunrise, and I'm running on excitement alone.
Sleep? Who needs it when you're about to see snow for the first time ever?
The second we step inside the plane, though, my jaw nearly drops.
First class.
I've seen it in movies and on Instagram-the plush seats that recline like beds, blankets that look way softer than they need to be, and flight attendants who smile like they actually want you here.
Satang flops into his seat first, practically bouncing in place. "We're living the life, boys!"
"Don't embarrass us." Pond says, rolling his eyes as he takes the seat beside Perth.
Perth, of course, looks completely unbothered, already pulling out his headphones.
Winny's next, settling into the window seat and pulling his hoodie over his head immediately. "Don't talk to me for the next five hours." he grumbles, half asleep.
That leaves Gemini and me.
I follow him to our seats-spacious, private, with enough legroom to stretch out and then some.
Gemini drops his bag into the overhead compartment before settling into his seat like he's done this a thousand times before. He doesn't look impressed by any of it.
Meanwhile, I sit down and feel like I've stepped into another universe. The seat feels like a cloud, there's a screen the size of a small TV in front of me, and someone already handed me a hot towel that I don't know what to do with.
"Gem!!" I whisper, leaning toward him. "Are you seeing this? First class. First class."
He raises an eyebrow, clearly amused by how I'm acting. "It's just a seat, Fot."
"Just a seat?" I gape at him before sinking back into the comfort of my own. "Rich people are weird."
Gemini ignores me, but I see the corner of his mouth twitch like he's holding back a smile.
...
Once we take off, the cabin quiets down, the hum of the plane filling the space.
The flight attendants come around with trays of food-real food, not the sad sandwiches you see in economy. There's grilled chicken, fresh fruit, desserts that look too fancy for a plane... I think I'm in heaven.
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"This is the best day of my life." I say, shoving a forkful of chicken into my mouth.
Gemini gives me a sideways glance, his own tray half-finished. "You say that now. Wait until you see snow."
I pause mid-bite, grinning at him. "That's going to be the second-best day of my life."
He just shakes his head, turning his attention back to the book he brought with him-some thick novel that looks like it would put me to sleep in ten seconds.
