I do not own Grey's Anatomy unfortunately

Meredith Grey woke up a Sunday morning feeling groggy and unfocused. 'One more day' she thought. 'one more day and my summer is over', back to her last year of college. It really wasn't like she did much over the summer anyway. Living with her mother, she had had no romantic relationships, much less sexual, in the two to three months she had been there. Thank goodness for college roommates, who were probably, back at Seattle University unpacking for the upcoming year. God, she missed Izzie and George. Meredith picked up the phone and called her best friend Christina Yang.

"Chris? It's me"

"Mer... it's six a.m. What do you want?"

"You're going back up to Seattle U today right?"

"Yes. Now hang up and call me back when something is dying"

"Fine. I'm leaving at five today. We'll carpool or something!"

"Whatever. Leave me alone"

"You know Christina... you are a pain when you're tired!"

"Well you know what Mer? You're dark and twisty. Goodbye!"

And she hung up. Meredith chuckled to herself. Memories flooded back. She had met Christina her second year at the university, realized they had way too much in common that there was no way in not being friends. Later that year, Meredith had stuck by Christina when her hot shot ex boyfriend Preston Burke broke up with her to be with someone else, and had gotten a job at Seattle Grace Hospital, working with Meredith's mother, the renowned surgeon, Ellis Grey.

Sooner than expected, four pm rolled around. Meredith had already finished packing when she heard the front door open. "Meredith Grey! Come down here this instant!" Oh great... her mother. As she slowly trudged down the stairs, Meredith could see her mother look around disapprovingly of the boxes scattered around the house.

"What is this?" Ellis Grey asked, eyes still skimming the room.

"My stuff I'm moving back into my apartment for college" She replied

"Mmhmm..."

"Look Mom, we can skip this awkward goodbye... whatever. I'll be back in a few months or so."

"Meredith! I did NOT come home from work three hours early to 'skip' this goodbye. And would it really hurt to

come home more often? It is only a half hour drive from your school to home"

"No mother, I like living with my friends, with my own responsibilities. Seriously, I need to go."

"Meredith. You know it's not too late to change your courses. You should be focusing only on the path of medical sciences. Not having elective courses like law and literature. No great surgeon studies medicine reciting Shakespeare"

"No mom, I'm not going to argue with you today. I love literature, and I am still focused. For once, just please let me do what I want."

"Fine" and with that Ellis walked over to Meredith and gave her an awkward hug then went back to the hospital.

Meredith quickly loaded everything into her car, and drove to Christina's just in case her mother decided to do a U-turn, and give her another lecture and career choices.