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Dork Diaries Book 14

Dork Diaries

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March 20, 2017

WHY I WILL NEVER TRAVEL WITH BRIANNA AGAIN, PART TWO!!


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OMG!! I can FINALLY write about the HORROR of flying with Brianna—it took me like a week to recover and face the trauma!!!

So if you read my diary last week, you know we were flying to Indiana for mid-winter break and the airport was enough drama. We got up crazy early, Brianna wandered off during check-in, and she almost got us arrested when she attack-hugged a security dog…

I thought she might sleep on the plane. OMG, I couldn’t have been more wrong! She got all hyped up on doughnuts and hot chocolate before we even boarded!! And to make matters worse, this was her very first trip on a plane. (Thanks a lot, MOM.)

Then, of COURSE we didn’t have four seats all together in the same row, because each row had only three seats. Two of our seats were in an exit row, where they don’t let kids sit. So, my parents sat there and I was the one who had to sit with Brianna a few rows back!!!

She demanded the window seat, so I was stuck between her and this businessman who kept on elbowing me as he typed on his laptop.

“Why aren’t we flying?” she asked, two seconds after we sat down. People were still boarding the plane. “How about now? How about NOW? When are we going to flyyyyyyy????”

Mr. Laptop Guy was straight up trying to kill us WITH HIS EYES. I mean, geez. I wanted Brianna to shut up, too!! But why was he glaring at ME???

Once everyone was seated, the flight attendants started their speech about what to do when the plane crashes into the ocean. I’m not going to lie, this speech makes me nervous. So I KINDA understood when Brianna freaked out.

But girlfriend took it to a WHOLE OTHER LEVEL!

“Is my seat belt tight enough? Promise you’ll do my air mask first, Nikki! A water landing? WHERE’S MY LIFE VEST?!!”

Then Brianna got OUT of her seat, even though the plane was already moving, and climbed onto the floor. She pulled out the life vest attached to the bottom of her seat.

“She can’t do that!” the businessman huffed, looking up from his laptop.

“Yeah, well you’re not supposed to be on your computer during takeoff, either!” I shot back. But I only said it inside my head, so nobody heard it but me. 🙂

I yanked Brianna back to her seat and fastened her seat belt. But, have you ever tried to put an airplane seatbelt on a kid wearing a life vest???

“Brianna, we’re flying from New York to Indiana. There will NOT be a water landing.”

“You don’t know that for sure!” she whined.

“Actually…I do!”

“What about lakes?? And rivers??? And…and…swimming pools!”

Okay, she had a point there. But crashing into a swimming pool sounded better than another minute sitting next to Brianna on a plane!

“Look Brianna, if you chill out, I’ll let you play Princess Sugar Plum: Adventures On Baby Unicorn Island on my cell phone.”

Brianna didn’t have time to decide whether or not I was serious (I totally was!). Because right then, the plane lifted off the ground. If you’ve never flown on a plane before, it’s a lot like a rollercoaster going up a huge hill.

Brianna felt it. And she started to SCREAM!

“Would you PLEASE tell her to be quiet?!” the businessman hissed.

“Sorry,” I mumbled. “Brianna, hey! Look at me! We’re okay! You wanted to fly! We’re flying! Like…like fairies! Like…unicorns!”

“Unicorns don’t fly,” said a woman from behind me. Who was NOT helping.

(And I KNOW unicorns don’t fly, but this was a stressful situation, okay???)

“Um, is she all right?” said a flight attendant, gripping the businessman’s seat. I don’t think she was supposed to be walking around yet, but Brianna’s screams were hard to ignore.

“Um, not really…” I groaned.

“Is she…wearing her life vest?”

This flight attendant had a really strong grasp on the OBVIOUS!!!!

“I’d like a different seat,” the businessman snarled.

“Brianna, honey, why are you screaming?” My mom was now standing up in her row and calling back to us.

“Ma’am, please sit down!” called the flight attendant.

“That’s my daughter!”

And then Brianna stopped screaming, pointed out the window, and said, “Ooooh, pretty clouds!”

After that, the businessman switched seats with my mom and Brianna only screamed again when the plane ride got a little bumpy. And when someone flushed the toilet on the plane. And when we were landing. And when it took ten minutes to get off the plane. And, in the airport when Dad wouldn’t let her RIDE on the baggage carousel with the suitcases.

You know when she finally fell asleep?In the rental car, as we were pulling into my mom’s friend’s driveway!

“Oh, she’s sleeping like a little angel,” my mom’s friend cooed, looking in the window at her.

HA!! If she’s an angel, maybe she can fly herself home! Because I’M sure not sitting next to her on the way back!!! 🙁

If you could travel on an airplane to any place in the world, where would you want to go? Who would you LOVE to travel with and who would you HATE to travel with and why?

Category: My Diary Tags: Brianna, Travelnikki

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  1. Rainbow Sparkle says

    April 24, 2017 at 8:02 am

    Oh I’d go to China.I would like to go Sibling free

  2. sparkle60USA says

    April 23, 2017 at 6:52 pm

    Well, that’s hard, i love everyone n my family, but i would have to say this boy named Ari, who’s on my brother’s baseball team, sooooo annoying! And i would LOOOOOVE to go the United Kindom, i’ve already been to Paris and Europe!!!

  3. Kitty lover says

    April 23, 2017 at 11:11 am

    I would want to go to Paris with my mom! I’ve heard that Paris is famous for its cheese.

  4. nan hangug-eul salanghae says

    April 23, 2017 at 9:28 am

    I would want to go to South Korea and i would love to take my BFF, because she is south korean, and thats the only reason i learnt korean in the first place. But i would totally HATE to go with this bratty girl in my class. She reminds me of what mackenzie would be like if she was as whiney as Brianna! She would complain the whole time! ugh!

  5. Rhythm says

    April 23, 2017 at 8:24 am

    my little sister is just like Brianna

  6. Directioner4Life says

    April 23, 2017 at 7:28 am

    i would LOVEEEEE to go to UK and meet One Direction!!!!!

  7. Lonely Life says

    April 23, 2017 at 6:30 am

    Ok I may be the only child and all and whoever is one we can all agree that we are so happy that we don’t have a younger sibling like Brianna but TBH it’s really lonely with just me and no one else and there’s no one to keep you company so… If you agree say YES!

  8. Actually, I an not sure yet says

    April 23, 2017 at 5:51 am

    I am soooo lucky because i am the youngest though i am 12
    and nikki i feel so sorry for you

  9. Chocolate says

    April 22, 2017 at 6:39 pm

    I would go to Canada an I would like for me and my mom and my dad to come and o would not like my siblings to come

  10. Ariel says

    April 22, 2017 at 5:04 pm

    That’s true torture !

  11. IAmADorkGirlFromSeattle says

    April 22, 2017 at 4:59 pm

    Brianna is the BRATTIEST PERSON EVER!!!!!!!!

  12. Ally88 says

    April 22, 2017 at 12:18 pm

    PARIS, I’ve already been on a trip to India and I’m 9 and it takes 22 hours so I have to sleep in a plane and it takes forever!! The only good part is that I can watch

  13. Dork Dreams says

    April 22, 2017 at 11:39 am

    I would love to go to NYC and see all the cool events they have there and also find some art inspiration. Maybe even try some cool foods! ♡

  14. Plane Dame says

    April 22, 2017 at 11:22 am

    I’ve been to:
    *France and back
    *England and back
    *Norway and back
    *America and back
    With a brother Brianna’s age.
    And trust me, you DO NOT wanna know.

  15. S.D.S(shy dork syndrome) says

    April 21, 2017 at 11:02 pm

    i would Love to travel to Paris and see that tower (don’t know how to spell the name)I would really love to travel all over the world if that wish could come true.I would love to travel with my dog(Neka)and I can’t tell anymore cause I’m to shy to say. 🙂 <3

  16. bde213 says

    April 21, 2017 at 10:41 pm

    omg I have a brother as annoying as brianna

  17. best girly girly says

    April 21, 2017 at 8:52 pm

    I am Briannas age and I have been on alot of planes.

  18. Anonymous says

    April 21, 2017 at 5:19 pm

    OMG, Nikki! That sounds SOOOOOOO annoying!

  19. dorkalicious says

    April 21, 2017 at 7:41 am

    Brianna is such a SNOB!!!!!!!

  20. Hating Brianna says

    April 21, 2017 at 6:18 am

    OMG I am totally that businessman because I’m usually on the same row as the annoying bratty kids or the babies that would just not stop crying just like Brianna!

  21. Totes Dorky says

    April 21, 2017 at 6:03 am

    That was probably really stressful and whenever someone that I don’t know gets mad at me or annoyed I start to sweat a lot and I cant stop and then I get super hot and start hiccupping and then I stay quiet until no one can see me so that I can crawl into a hole and stay there for as long as I live!!!! Thank goodness I’m an only child, but im really sorry Nikki but at least she keeps you company… right??

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