six

After dinner, which consisted of complimentary peanuts and few drinks, Angie pulled out the Travelocity printout. She tried to read it but her eyes were out of focus. She shouldn't have had those last two drinks but, at the time, they made sense. She was trying to forget why she was on the plane. But now she need to figure out what happened to Shayla. Angie's light-headedness only made her think of Shayla even more. Shayla could handle her liquor so much better than Angie and she never let her forget it. Shayla always told her that she made for a cheap date - that's probably why "Mr. I'm Trying To Find Myself So I Don't Have A Job" Aaron could continue dating her. In one of those rare moments since Shayla's disappearance, Angie was glad that she wasn't around. But Angie was quick to clarify, if only to herself, that it only applied to now that she was borderline drunk.

Angie closed her eyes for what seemed like a brief moment. She woke up forty five minutes later. She was startled by the pilot's voice over the intercom because she had forgotten where she was. It was something about what she would have seen if she would have looked out the window - too late. Nothing but clouds. Angie looked down to the piece of paper in her hand: Shayla's Travelocity printout. She remembered that she was on her way to Anchorage. Angie sat straight in her seat, turned on her overhead light and brought down the table tray in front of her. She placed the printout on the tray determined to find the missing clue.

It was dated three months prior. The flight information was for the next day. It was for a one way ticket to Anchorage. On the bottom Shayla had written: "Even though you don't want me around, I will show you that I know how to bee a friend." Angie remembered the little blue book and the bee inside it. She couldn't imagine who Shayla was referring to. Shayla had not mentioned any new "friend" to her, Jeff or Mom let alone Anchorage. Well, whoever they are, they are in Anchorage. And so was Shayla because United was able to confirm that she did get on the plane.

Angie came up with a plan. The first thing she would do would be to go to the police station and file a missing person's report. Well actually, that would be the second because Angie needed a place to stay.