Tomorrow is the day, that I've been waiting for since I was a little kid. I was finally moving into my own apartment with my best friend Katelyn. We are finally

going to be room mates! We have been talking about this since senior year of high school. I finally finished packing up all of my stuff at my aunt and uncle's

house in St. Michaels, which is in the middle of freaking no where! I take a last look at my room, and it is completely empty, with just boxes and the love seat

that was here when I moved in. I take the last of the boxes to the truck before I go have my last meal here in town. I head over to Town Dock, where I have

worked for the last three summers. It has felt like such a short time since I have moved here. I walk in and everyone that I know and loved is here, throwing

me a goodbye party. My managers, Jon and Mary Joe were standing at the door, holding their hands out for hugs, along with everyone else. I have never felt

this important, ever in this town actually. Everyone from my old jobs are here and so are my aunt's friends that I have met and became friends with. I sit at the

bar, around with Becca, Corey, Liz, Wells, Kevin, Deon, Rob, Thomas, Cookie and everyone else! Robert and JoAnne were behind the bar, serving us and Robert

is serving me my first alcoholic drink, since I have turned 21. Everyone is laughing and having fun and dancing, just like I wanted it to be. I feel a tap on my

shoulder, and it's Aron, with his hand out. "Can I have this dance?" he asked me. I got all red and Becca pushed me off my chair onto the floor. She knew that I

have a little crush on him, but Kevin got a little upset, so I danced with the both of them, along with everyone else. Everything was great tonight.

It finally ended and everyone was leaving. My aunt and uncle left early, so I had to walk home. "Hey! Wait up!" I heard from behind me. It was Aron! "Hey,

what's up?" I asked him. "I don't want you to walk home alone. Let me walk you home." I was totally not expecting that. He grabbed my hand and we started

to walk the back roads home. "I had a lot of fun tonight. Jay told me that you were the one who set up and everything. That was really sweet of you. Thank

you." He started to blush bright red. It was super cute! I started getting a chill and I shook my arms. "You must be cold, here. Take my hoodie." He handed me

his hoodie and I didn't know how to react, so I just put it on. He wrapped his arm around my waist and I wrapped my arm around his shoulder blades. Me and

him have never been alone like this before, it was kinda awkward, but I really liked it. We saw headlights behind us and we got off to the side. A black Honda

pulled up next to us. It was a car full of guys. "Hey Aron. Why you with her? She ain't your type. She's thick, and you like sticks." Aron's face got red and he

looked mad. I wrapped my arms around his waist. "Fuck off! You guys are just assholes!" I yelled at them. They just revved off into the darkness. "Thanks

Mandy. I owe ya one." I smiled and grabbed his hand and continued walking. We finally got to my street and we stopped. "Well I guess this is goodbye. I didn't

want this night to end." I smile and blush at him. He pulls out a box and it was a bracelet. "I don't want you to forget about me and this town. You moved here,

and are getting out, like I want to. You have made these past couple years working there the best years of my life." I blushed bright red and smiled. "Aron.

Since I have first met you, I knew we were going to be friends. I am so upset that I am leaving, but I will never forget you, and I will come visit, I promise." He

wraps his left arm around my waist and places his right hand on my cheek. He leans down and I push up into a long lingering kiss. He moves his hand onto my

waist and I move my arms around his neck. His lips are hot and soft. He looks up into my eyes and I look into his. "I am going to miss you so much Amanda. I

don't know what I am going to do when you're gone." I place my hand onto his cheek. "You will be okay, trust me. We will talk all the time and Skype. It's going

to be okay." He gives me another kiss, one onto my forehead. And I kiss him on his cheek. He lets go of my hand. "Hey! Don't you want your hoodie back?" He

just smiles. "Keep it baby. It's yours." I smile and go into the house. My aunt and uncle were already asleep, so I took a shower and put Aron's hoodie back on.

This is going to be the last time I sleep in this bed, well at least for a while. I heard my phone go off and it was a text from Kate. "See you at the new place at

noon!" I smiled and laid down on my bed. Aron's smell is still on his hoodie. I set my alarm for 7. Tomorrow is going to be hard.

I wake up to the smell of bacon and pancakes and my alarm going off. It was moving day! I jumped up and got dressed into a pair of black cut-off jeans, a

purple vans tank top and my flip flops. I flat ironed my hair and I looked into the mirror. I had short hair when I moved in, and now I have long hair, down my

back. It's blonde, with some highlights in it. Bridgette did my hair before I moved. I went out to the kitchen, and aunt Mari, uncle Jerry, and my aunt's friends Pat

and Dan were sitting there, with breakfast and a cup of coffee. "Come join us sweetie, before Mari starts crying again." laughs Pat. I smile and sit down. I

cannot believe today has come. I eat and I put the last of my stuff into the car. Everyone was outside again to give me my last hugs. Jon and JoAnne gave me a

Town Dock v-neck tee, Char gave me a Foxy's hoodie; Jen, Taryn and Payton give me a camo hat and jacket. My aunt and uncle stand before me. "Well I guess

this is goodbye." I shake my head and give them each a big hug. My uncle hands me a box. "Don't open it till you are settled, okay?" I shake my head okay and

I start crying. I don't wanna leave, but I want to pursue my dream. I get in the car and I start driving. I was hoping to see Aron, but I know it's probably too

hard. I take a deep breath and put the car into gear. I am ready to live on my own.

I make it over to our new place. It's a loft and I am so ready to see the inside! Katelyn gets out of the truck with her boyfriend, Danny. She jumps onto me and

I fell flat on my ass! "Ouch Kate! What was that for?" She helps me up. "You ready to unpack?" I shrug my shoulders. The worst part about moving is the

unpacking part. We walk in and the place is huge! With gigantic windows and a little deck. We have two bedrooms and two and a half baths, a huge living

room, dinning room and kitchen combined. Each room has it own bathroom and huge closet. The washer and dryer are both in the kitchen in a closet. I walk

into my room and I have a bench seat, with a gigantic window, that opens onto the roof. I love it! Danny, Wes, and Tyler helps us move all of our stuff in. I

finally finished decorating my room. I choose black furniture and turquoise as my other color, and my bathroom is black and purple. I covered my one whole wall

with pictures of my friends and family from over the years, and my other walls have art work that I have drawn over the years. I look at the box that my uncle

had given me on my bed, but I wasn't ready to open it yet. I helped Kate finished up unpacking the kitchen and living room. We plopped down onto the sofa

and took a breather. "The guys are going out tonight. Do you want to come with?" I got up and looked out onto the city of Baltimore. "Thanks Kate, but I think

imma pass this time. I'm going to go see my mom." She got up and rubbed my shoulder. "Do you want me to go with you?" I shook my head no. "No, you go

have fun and I'll catch up with ya later." She gives me a hug. I go grab my keys and my bag. "Call me if you need me." she smiles at me and gives me a thumbs

up. I rush down the stairs and got into my car. I never imagined that I would be living in the city. It amazes me. I drove out to the cemetery, the one place

where I can talk to my mom, and have no one bother me. I pull up, and no one is there, thank god. Right next to my mom, is my grandparents. They died last

year, but we still haven't touched the house at all. I sit down next to my mom and I look at the picture of me, her and my dad. We were a happy family, once

upon a time. I lay down and look up at the sky. It's bright blue and the sun is shinning bright. I heard footsteps coming up and I jumped up quickly. It was Zach,

my drug addict cousin. I haven't talked to him in three years. "Hey. Nice to see ya sis." He still called me that. I look at him and he got buff and tan! He isn't the

same little guy that I knew years ago. "Still doing drugs?" He smiles at me. "No, actually. After I told u that I would never talk to you again, I overdosed and

ended up in the hospital, nearly dead. But I got clean and I've been clean for two and a half years. I started working out, got a job as a mechanic, and I'm living

a better life. I wanted to call you so bad, but I figured that you never wanted to talk to me again." I shook my head and gave him a hug and a kiss on the

cheek. "You idiot. Why would u say that?" He smirked at me. "So, just visiting?" I smirked back. "No. Actually moved back. I got an apartment in the city, this is

my first day back." His eyes lit up. "Amanda Crockett, moving out of the country, and into the city, or is that still your last name?" I laughed. "Yea, it's still my last

name. I'm still a Crockett." He smiles. "Well I gotta get going bro, so call me, okay?" He laughs at me. "Okay sis, maybe we'll go out for a beer sometime." I

smile back and get into my car. I drive to fells point to a local pub. The gang was sitting up at the bar and Kate comes over and gives me a huge hug. "How'd it

go?" I have a big grin on my face. "I ran into Zach." Her face got sour looking. "No, don't do that. He is actually clean, and looks good too!" She rolls her eyes at

me and hands me a beer. "Tonight, we are going to celebrate!" We toast to it and drink. Tonight is going to be interesting.

I had a couple beers and I finally got a seat at the bar. The gang were talking about fire department stuff, so I just hung back and slugged down another beer.

I looked up towards the bar, and there was a hot guy, a really hot guy, was handing me another drink. "This one's on the house, for such a pretty girl." I rolled

my eyes at him and snarled. "Is that what you say to all girls when you wanna get laid?" He laughs at me. "Ha ha, very funny there. Can I at least get your

name?" I took a drink from the bottle. "Crockett. What's yours stranger buying me drinks?" He puts a smile on his face. "You can call me Riley." He hands me a

piece of paper and a pen. "I'll write down mine, if you write yours." I gave him a glare and took the pen and wrote it down. "I don't need yours." He smirked at

me as I left him a tip and got up. I walked up to the group. "Hey guys, I'm going to go home, okay?" Katelyn got up and said the same thing. The guys

shrugged their shoulders as Danny gave Kate a kiss goodbye. When we walked outside, I slapped her on the shoulder. "Why are you leaving with me? You can

stay, if you want to." She wrapped her arms around me for a hug. "I'm worried about you, plus I want to spend some girl time together." I opened up to the

door and hit her in the head. "You idiot."

Kate and I spent most of the night vegging out on pizza and junk food, as we watched One Tree Hill. I took a shower for the first time in my new bathroom and

it was the most relaxing thing ever, plus I have a huge tub, that I sink down into. I changed into a pair of my lacrosse sweatpants and a black tank top, and sat

out on the roof with a cup of coffee. I have so much running through my head right now: new apartment, new job, seeing old friends, missing my other friends.

It's all so confusing! I laid back and looked up at the stars. They look so much better on the shore. I heard a noise and it was Kate. "Hey girl, wanted to make

sure that you were okay." I smiled. "Yea girl, I'm okay, let's get some sleep." We crawled back through my window and she gave me a hug. I set my alarm for

tomorrow and laid down. I can't wait to start tomorrow, it's going to be interesting.