I came home from work to find an email which broke my heart.
In some ways, it is good I suppose. I have been wondering for weeks what would happen with the £900 flight to Australia I had booked. Everytime I asked my travel agent, they said it was too early and I would have to wait and see.
But now I know…
The email was short and sweet. It informed me that Qatar Airlines had cancelled the flight and I will receive a full refund. I should be relieved that the matter has been resolved without any stress. I should be glad I am going to get every penny back. I should be pleased that it will prevent me from putting my manager and colleagues at work under extra pressure because I am not disappearing during this intense time at work.
But all I feel is heartbreak. I have had my cry. This is me wanting to talk about how I feel now. I will call a friend. I won’t call Jack. I don’t think he will like how sad I am that I now know for certain I won’t see Goldfinch. I will call another friend. Maybe I will call Goldfinch. Not right now…he will be asleep.
I miss him so much! I have no idea when I am going to see him again. So so sad 😦
How will I get to him? How will I endure until the next time I see him? Sad lump in my throat. Heavy weight on my heart.
I know I keep featuring this song…but it is my Goldfinch song. It says so much of how I feel about him and his being on the opposite side of the planet.
That’s hard. I hope the opportunity to see him again doesn’t take too long to come along.
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Trying to keep my hopes up. The not knowing WHEN is hard. He’s still an amazing penpal…which has surprised both me and him!
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I hope you can reschedule the trip when it’s safer to travel.
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I do hope so! It’s hard not knowing when I will see him. Lots of people must be in the same boat though.
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Yes, lots. Take care my dear.
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❤
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At least by them cancelling, your refund is clear. And would you really be comfortable sitting in a metal tube at the moment?
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I am not afraid for me….
I have been very careful throughout these past months on account of our vulnerable patients.
I would love to be there with him. I would love to be trapped in Australia unable to fly back to London.
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If if were my, I’d wait until next year and hope it has gone by then (and hope he hadn’t forgotten me in the meantime 🙂). Make sure you go after fire season.
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It’s good to look at the bright side that it wasn’t a big hassle.
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My travel agent said they have submitted the claim for a full refund. They said it will take 8-10 weeks and I just sit and wait. Well….not so much sit…I am running round on my feet all day at work.
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I’m sorry 😦 Hopefully you will be able to see him again.
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10,100 miles never felt further!!!
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Yeah, know what you mean.
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