There are some moments in life where you realize how much you care about someone. On my way to Washington, DC I had one of those moments.

I was with my boyfriend and we were flying from Toronto to Washington…about an hour and a half flight.

The flight was short, but definitely bumpy! At one point I went into the washroom…only to have the announcement come on that we were hitting some serious turbulence. I had just locked the door and immediately the plane went dipping and dropping and bumping all over the place!

I was trying to be very calm but inside I was totally freaked out! I was sitting on the planes bathroom floor with my knees clenched around the toilet, one hand holding on to the bathroom door, and the other hand holding onto the sink. I was bouncing off the floor and getting tossed around. I kept on telling myself to be calm and that everything was going to be fine, but a little voice inside my head was saying “please don’t let me go this way….as if I’m going to die on this plane, and I’m not even sitting next to my boyfriend!”

It really scared me, and I felt such a huge feeling of sadness come over me.

Luckily the turbulence relented and I quickly ran back to my seat and did up my seat belt.

When I looked at my boyfriend I was overcome with lovely feelings and just then realized that this person next to me means so much, and if I were to go, I’d really want him to be by my side.