This is a story that I'm basing off the song Boston by Augustana. Hope you like it :)

Disclaimer - The show isn't mine, even though I wish it was. The song isn't mine either.

Meredith was running. Again. She knew in the back of her mind that she should really try to stay here. It wasn't like she had a chance with him anymore – he was dating Rose, and he was happy. Wasn't he? It didn't matter. He wasn't hers anymore, as much as she wished he was deep down.

If it hadn't been for her stupid commitment issues, they could be together, building a house, getting married, starting a family. But just the thought of those ideas made Meredith panic. She would always have that voice in the back of her head telling her that she wasn't capable of doing those sorts of things. She just wasn't that kind of person.

Her first breakup with Derek hit her hard – really hard. She had never fallen for someone like she fell for him. She was in love, and she knew it. Still, that voice was proclaiming that something would definitely go wrong. But then, it had been a whisper. Something that Meredith could ignore because she was so undeniably happy. Then Addison came.

That's where the broken trust started, and it had never seemed to resolve since then. That's the moment when the barely-there whisper in her head became an ear shattering scream.

"Meredith, rely on your job, money. On anything but other people because all they do is crush you."

Maybe her mother had been right. Meredith couldn't seem to shake the thought that she could have wasted two years trying to be good enough for Derek when she should have just listened to her mother in the first place and taken the easy way out. That was the thought that made her feel uneasy. It gave her sleepless nights. If she shut everyone else out, would she be happy?

Now, Derek was dating Rose. Although she worked at the hospital, Meredith never really realized her before. Until there was a reason she needed to be recognized. She had stolen her McDreamy, her one true love. But the thing was, he wasn't really hers anymore, and that hurt Meredith the most.

Then, more problems arose when Meredith got an offer to get out of Seattle, leave this place forever. Leave the hospital behind, her friends behind, Derek behind. Massachusetts General had called her the other night; she got the voicemail when she was staring across Joe's at Derek and Rose holding hands. They explained that she had a lot of promise, so much potential. They had seen it through the clinical trial. The one she did with Derek. The hospital offered her an opportunity to visit, maybe even work there for a couple of days, to see if she would possibly be interested in transferring. Giving her the opportunity to leave her old life behind in exchange for an attempt to start a bright and shiny new one.

This could be her chance – her chance to really start over. She had tried, really tried, to move on and forget about him. Maybe not seeing him every day at work would finally give her the chance.

So here Meredith was, walking across the catwalk to the chief's office at Seattle Grace to ask him for a few days off. She would be extremely lucky if he gave them to her, considering she was merely a resident – but she had to hope, had to hold on to her chance.

Luckily, he was kind enough to give her five days off. He begged her to stay, to only leave if she thought it was for the right reasons. Getting away from Derek was a good enough reason, she thought. Meredith purchased a plane ticket to Boston, and already had a bag packed at home. She was anxious, ready for a new beginning.

Then she spotted Cristina across the hall. Meredith began to doubt herself. Was leaving to get away from Derek more important than staying with her person? Maybe. Maybe not.

"Hey Mer," Cristina exclaimed.

"Hey. I'm going to Boston for a couple of days. Mass Gen offered me a job so I'm going to check it out."

"I'm pretty sure you're going to get away from McDreamy."

"Cristina!"

"What? We both know it's true. Mer, I have no problem leaving if you like more there. But please stay if the only reason you want to go is to get away from him."

"Ok."

Meredith could see the worry in Cristina's eyes that they might lose each other. She smiled and said goodbye, told her she would see her in a few days.

"And if they have better surgeries there, tell me. Then I'll actually want to come with you," Cristina yelled to Meredith.

That comment made Meredith laugh. No matter how crappy her life was going, Cristina would always be there.

Just when she was about to walk out of the hospital, she heard someone yell her name. The voice was easily distinguishable. It belonged to the one person who she really didn't want to see, especially today. It belonged to the one person she truly loved.

"I have a patient for the clinical trial. Surgery's at noon."

"Actually, Doctor Shepherd, I'm off today. I'm leaving for Boston soon. Mass Gen offered me a job. I was just about to head to the airport."

"You're moving?"

"Why would you care?" Meredith knew she was being unreasonable. It was a simple question. It just bothered her that he would even ask. She was hoping to disappear quietly, go unnoticed while doing it. She really couldn't deal with this right now. She turned around and walked out of the hospital toward her car, leaving Derek standing there, dumbfounded.

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You can also check out my one shot about the season 6 finale if you want :)