AN: I don't know where I'm going with this story, I've never really written anything before. English is not my first language, so be gentle. I hope you like it! Let me know what you think :)
Summer is almost over and it's time to say goodbye. I'm going to college far away from Rosewood. Phoenix to be exact. I'm kind of nervous about leaving, but thank god I'm not going alone. At first all four of us decided on going to different schools, but when it came to making our final decision Spencer and I decided on going to the same University without knowing it. It was a big surprise when we told each other. And although the other girls were sad about having to leave us and go to college by them selfs, they were also happy we still had each other. I know I was.
"I'm going to miss you guys so bad!", Hanna said while pulling us in for a group hug. We dreaded this moment for so long and now we were here. Tears started to form in my eyes. All those years we spend together as a group were now coming to an end. Of course it wasn't the end of our friendship, but studying so far away from each other.. We knew how hard is was going to be for us to stay this close. This is usually how friendships fade. "Just promise me we'll FaceTime at least once a week!", Aria said sternly. Her voice sounded like she was trying to be strong, like she always was, but we all knew she was about to break down. I knew, because I heard Spencer laugh for a quick second and then I heard her sob. She and Aria were very close, the closest of all. Hearing Spencer sob made me realise how Aria must be feeling. Spencer doesn't usually cry, she never does. At least, not when I'm around. Spencer cries because she hates to see (or hear in this case) Aria being hurt and knowing that makes me cry. Hell, it probably even made Hanna cry.
We all care so much about each other and in these moments it really showed. We just stood there for a while, hugging each other, not willing to let go even though we had to at some point. We had been through so much together, survived so many teenage struggles and not to forget; we lived through one of our friends disappearance. There wasn't a group as tight as we were. We had been through it all and we were still standing.
With our eyes bloodshot and somewhat swollen we broke our embrace and took one last look at one another. "I guess this is it then. Time to go.", I managed to say. "Yeah, I guess so..", Spencer added. We looked at each other, knowing we had to be the first ones to walk away. If it were up to Hanna and Aria we would've missed all of our flights and that wouldn't make our situation any better. I took one last glance at my friends and smiled, "I love you guys, be safe! Text us when you've landed". And with that Spencer and I both turned around and walked towards our gate.
Spencer and I didn't really talk much on our flight out to Phoenix. I guess I fell asleep pretty much right away and when I woke up I found Spencer sleeping with her head on my shoulder and we were about to land. "Spence, wake up. We're almost there", I whispered. Spencer slowly started to move and opened her eyes. Her eyes were red. Bloodshot. Did she cry again? "Are you okay?", I asked concerned. Spencer looked away and focused on her seatbelt, "I'm fine..". She wasn't, I knew that, but I decided not to ask again. She was probably still upset about leaving Hanna and (especially) Aria, I was too. I just never expected Spencer to be so emotional. If anyone had to be, I thought it would be me. But you can't really predict these kind of things now can you? We never really had to say goodbye to each other, it was always to others. Outsiders. People who we cared about in a different way. We cared for those outsiders, but we loved each other.
I decided to give Spencer her space and didn't bring it up again for the next few hours, but regretted my decision almost immediately. Before we got to our dorm room we had spend at least 2 hours waiting. First we had to wait for our luggage at the airport, which seemed to take forever. Then we had to wait for our driver, the one who Spencers parents arranged for us to pick us up, but was stuck in traffic. And when we arrived at campus we had to wait for someone to guide us to our dorm room, although we could've easily found it ourselves if they'd let us. There were so many awkward silences between Spencer and I. And all I could think about was her crying on the plane while falling asleep. "Which side do you want?", she suddenly said. I quickly looked around the small room, "Uhh, I don't see a difference?". The room was pretty much identical on each side, one bed on the left, one bed on the right. The windows perfectly center. We were lucky to get this room together, our dorm guide told us. Apparently they don't always pay attention to requests, meaning most friends would still be separated when they got to the dorms. Spencer put her suitcase up on the left bed and sat down next to it. "I guess this will be mine then", she smiled while brushing the sheets with her hands. "And this one..", I said while walking towards the other bed, ".. will be mine".