Countdown

In 24 hours, I will be sitting in the airport, impatiently waiting for the flight attendants to let me board my flight to Houston.

In 25 hours, I will be in the air over South Texas.

In 26 hours, I will be in Houston, grabbing a quick dinner from Panda Express before boarding my flight to California.

In 27 hours, I will be on the plane, in line on the runway, waiting to take off for California.

In 28 hours, I will be engrossed in my new book Columbine by Dave Cullen, or at least pretending to be engrossed so that time will pass quicker.

In 29 hours, I will give up on reading my book and just start twitching in my seat, biting down my fingernails to the nubs.

In 30 hours, I will be landing in California. I will be body-checking people who take too long in the aisle. I will be rushing to the pick-up curb so that I can FINALLY see my best friend, my hero, my sister.