Sisterly Friendship
We nearly missed the plane, now would it be the train?
FIVE DAYS into our trip to Europe, my two friends and I were panicking – our bus to Gatwick Airport near London was running late. We only just made it in time and were seated apart. On the flight to Amsterdam, I sat next to a Dutch lady named Josephine and we struck up an easy conversation. After landing, Josephine introduced us to her sister, Jet, who was waiting for her. We then wished each other well and parted ways.
Four days later my friends and I headed to Amsterdam Central Station to start the next leg of our adventure. Things quickly went pear-shaped when we realised our travel agent had not given us our Eurorail passes. With only 20 minutes before our train was due to depart we were seconds from a group meltdown. Then, we heard a sweet, husky voice: “Hey girls! How is your stay?” It was Jet. We explained our dilemma and she lent us her phone so we could call the emergency Flight Centre number. Despite being on her way home from a tiring day at work, Jet patiently guarded our luggage as we rushed between the information and ticket lines. We managed to make it onto the train just seconds before its departure. While relieved we had made it, we were also regretful that in the rush we had not been able to properly thank Jet.
A day later I received an email from Jet, who had jotted down my email address from my luggage tag, wishing us a safe arrival at our destination. I wrote back with our thanks and an invitation to catch up. And to think, this all started with a late bus!
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