The unexpected vecation

Where are we going?

Dad is going to die soon and we are going on vacation? "That was not one of the scenarios" I realized I said it out loud when my family looks at me like I lost my mind. Guess i should explain myself before they have me tested for brain tumor too: "I was thinking of possible scenarios ever since mom called me. I never came close to this one". Mom looks a bit guilty but we all fall back to the same silence before I said anything.

Me, Jack and Kevin start talking at the same time. We are trying to come up with different solutions, because he can't just give up like that! Jack and I start raising our voices as we become more and more frustrated. Suddenly our dad just raises his hand and everyone become silent. "This is my choice and that is the end of the discussion. I have looked at all the possibilities. I have also gotten a second opinion which only proved that the first one was right. So let's eat our food and get some rest because we are leaving this house at 4 am".

I look at the watch it is already 8:30 pm. Are they crazy?! I have to wake up at 2:30 am! That is in the middle of the night. I look pleadingly at mom, hoping she can change my dads mind. Mom only shakes her head and start eating again.

They all start talking again, not as happily as before, but still in a light tone. I have no idea what I am eating. I feel like a zombie as I eat whatever that is on my plate before I walk to my room and fall asleep.

I do not really know how I got here, but now we are all at the airport. Kevin takes care of all the luggage while mom guides us to where we need to go. It is just now the thought occurs to me: "Where are we going?". They all turn to look at me. My dad looks like he is about to laugh, Kevin looks at me in confusion while Jack seem to realize the same ting.

"We are going to Norway" mom says proudly. "What the f*** is in Norway" Jack says a little too loud for my liking. People around us are turning around to look at us. Dad says with a smile and a low voice "I always wanted to visit Norway, but you guys always wanted to go somewhere warm on our vacations. Now it is my turn to pick the places we travel to". I am stuned. I do not know how to respond to that and ut is way to early in the morning for me so I just go along with it. Seems like Jack feels the same way because nobody says anything as we move forward.

I get supriced as we fly over Norway and all I can see is mountains, trees and snow. What are we going to do here? We have never gone skiing before and we are not really outdoorsy people. Why do dad who is sick want to go to this place out of all the places in the world?

We land on a small airport called Gardermoen. From there we have to take a train. We have to download an app to board the train. As Jack helps mom to download an app I do so on my own phone so I can have my own ticket. After I am done I tell mom how it's done. We all board the train and Kevin puts our luggage away.

We sit with five seats facing each other, which would have been perfect if Kevin and Jack only needed one seat. Kevin has to seat on the other side of the aisle in as he takes almost both seats that is placed there. I take the seat at the window and Jack takes the seat by the aisle as he uses half of the seat between us too. Mom and dad are sitting with their faces towards me an Jack and their backs to the trains front. As people board the train everyone scaters as far away from everyone else as they can possible come. It is almost hilarious to watch.

After an hour the train stops at the capital of Norway which is Oslo. Suddenly a lot of people comes flooding through the doors and what was an almost empty train is now so overflowing with people that they can barely get the doors closed. One women squished her way in besides Kevin. I have no idea how she managed that, but Jack and I have a hard time holding our laughter. Then another man finds the seat between me and Jack empty and squeeze his place down between us. I am sitting so close to the wall as humanly possible. This only last four stops before the man leaves and another two stops before the woman besides Kevin makes her way out of the train. I am amazed that only her clothes are a little wrinkled but everything else seems fine with her. I know first hand how uncomfortable it is to sit next to Kevin and Jack. They don't have an ounce of fat on them, but they are tall with muscles. Jack is more leen while Kevin's muscles has muscles.

As we walk out of the train in Kongsberg we hail a big black cab. Kevin as the gentleman he is takes care of all our luggage again. I look at Jack who is not helping with anything an say: "You could learn a thing or two from Kevin". Jack cracks a smile and say: "Touchè". Well that ended that discussion because I honestly don't know what to say.

Mom gives the cab driver an address. I do not understand anything he says, but after a little back en forth they are agreeing on something. I put my buds in my ear and play some music as I take in the scenery outside the window. After a while on the highway we start driving on small roads. I am so happy that I am not driving because it is not much to go on when you meet a car. If you are so unlucky to drive off this road you will drive down a steep cliff and probably dye.

I start to see more and more cabins as we get closer to what I am assuming is our destination. Some cabins are large with an amazing view and others are so small I have a hard time imagining anybody able to stay there. It looks more like a shed then anything else.

We stop in front of a large cabin with multiple entrances and I take off my buds ready to get out off this cab. Mom turns around an look at us: "Your father and I am just going in to get the keys to the cabin. You guys can wait in the car. We will be right back". Mom and dad jump out of the cab before anyone of us has a chance to reply. I guess this is not the place we will be sleeping tonight.