I'm Going Home Ch. 1
Carly POV
Its been two years, two long and painful years since I saw the boy I fell in love with at Ridgeway High School.
And you know what the worst part about it is?
He doesn't even know…
Two years ago we went our separate ways, I went to college in New York, and he stayed in Seattle. We still talk to each other every day, like true best friends do. But ever since I came to New York, I felt like a part of me was missing…..
It was Freddie
Its true, I've always had feelings for Freddie. It hurt me so much to hear him say in 6th grade "I'm in love with you, you just want to be friends, and I'm totally cool living with that constant pain." Yes, I wanted Freddie to be more, more than just a best friend, those words have haunted me for a long time. But what would happen if we broke up? Our friendship, if we had one anymore, would never be the same again. I couldn't risk it, his friendship meant more to me than A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G. Even Sam meant less to me than he did, and that's saying a lot. I can't just tell him I'm in love with him. It has been years since I kissed him after he saved my life. I thought from then on it would be different, but Sam's lie and Freddie's modesty led me right back to where I started.
Ahh yes, Samantha Puckett, that bitch…..
I never talked to her after graduation, because of that fight…
-FLASHBACK-
Carly is crying in the iCarly studio, holding a picture.
"Hey Carls!" Sam sees her crying, "Wait, what's wrong?"
Carly turns toward her second-best friend.
"I'm fine." She sniffs, tears still rolling down her cheeks.
"Carls, please just tell me-"
"WHY! WHY DID YOU TELL FREDDIE HE WAS JUST BACON!" Carly wails, and starts crying again.
"Wait what?" Sam asks confused.
"You told him! You told him that he was just bacon and that I wasn't in love with him! How would you have known, Samantha Puckett!" Carly still crying, but clearly angry.
"Because you weren't! You sai-"
"But I WAS Sam! I loved him since 6th GRADE!" Carly stops crying, still very angry.
"Well thanks for telling me that ahead of time! You weren't the only one who liked the nub!" Sam gets frustrated.
"If I HAD told ANYONE, you would have been first to- Wait, you liked Freddie?" Carly now shocked and confused.
"Yea, a little, but obviously I didn't want to be seen walking around and kissing a fucking nerd!"
"Freddie's NOT a nerd!"
"Carls, he's studying computer science and programming! That's pretty nerdy to me…"
"Freddie's not nerdy! He's a sweet, caring and pretty cute…"
"Carly have you lost it! He's a total NUB!"
"He's an awesome guy! I just wish YOU hadn't ruined EVERYTHING, and I could have still been with him! Because of you, he's dating Tasha!"
"Well then, maybe I should just leave!"
"Yeah maybe you should you skunkbag!"
Those were my last words to Sam.
See, the taco truck incident only confirmed to me what I already knew. Freddie and I were something special. He loved me like I loved him, and it gave me the courage to show my true feelings. Sam "the bitch" Puckett, that's what I still call her to this day.
Now that college is over, I only know one thing to do to fix my broken heart.
I'm going home.
Carly closes her diary. Her last night in her hotel room in New York City. Still, in the huge city, she could not find anyone close to matching Freddie.
It was risky, but she knew she had to try. What if he fell for someone else?
Carly couldn't let that happen.
She had to get home, and fast.