"Great!" – I thought sarcastically to myself – "This couldn't be going better"
My father is an architect and 2 weeks ago he received an offer to work on a firm in Washington.
The thing is he wasn't called to work in a very known place, he was offered a job in Portland and so we are moving to a super small town nearby, Forks!
At the moment I'm a junior and I'm ready to start 11st grade, rephrasing, I was ready
Now, that I had made amazing friends and lived in a very sunny place, I have to move out.
I can't believe this!
"Rachel!" – my mother called – "hurry up packing your stuff because after you say good bye to your friends we just need to get in the car to leave for the airport"
It's true, I'm moving today. Today is the last day that I have with my friends, I'll never see them again and I already miss them
"My bag is ready mom" – I yelled – "I'm leaving to Megan's now"
Megan is my best friend. She chose the same path that I did (Science), because both of us dreamt of becoming doctors someday.
I met her this year and just like that we became best friends, and soon we joined a small group of other teenagers.
Our group was composed by seven members. Me, Megan, Ethan (Megan's boyfriend), Bianca, Adriana, Chad and Andrew (Bianca's boyfriend)
Exactly, me, Chad and Adriana were the only singles in the group
"Okay honey. Don't be late, the flight leaves at 6 p.m."
"I haven't forgotten" – I told her while I was coming down the stairs towards her – "I won't be late, Megan and all the others promised to take me home at 4 p.m."
"Fine. Have fun"
"I'll try" – I murmured as I was heading out the door
Supposedly, me and my friends were meeting at the park near my house, but first I was going to pick Megan up from her house that, for my huge happiness, lived across the street (lucky isn't it? Well I thought so, until now)
I got to her door and knocked twice
"Coming!" – I heard her yell from the other side of the door as she always did when I came to her house
"Cameron!" – she smiled when she opened the door – "come on in. Give me 2 minutes and I'll be right back"
Then she disappeared running to her bedroom.
When she wasn't present I stayed admiring her living room, the space that endured many of our conversations. Tomorrow all this won't pass of a memory.
"I heard you were living" – told me a familiar voice
"It's true" – I sighed – "I told Megan to ask you if you wanted to come with us to the park today, I'm saying good bye"
"Yeah she told me but, you know how sensible I am and if I go with you I think I might start crying in front of everyone and then I would never be able to let you go"
I was feeling tears in my eyes
"Well I think I understand, I really loved for you o go but I think you're right"
"I going to miss you girl" – he told me trying to smile
"Me too Justin!" – I told him while I hugged him strong – "you know that you have always been like a brother to me"
Justin was Megan's older brother, he was 18 years old and he always treated me like his own sister, sometimes more than that
For me he was like that brother that I never had, he was my best friend.
"Of course" – he said with a sad tone – "a brother"
"Oh Justin, you know that I'll always love you no matter what. But you know that's only brother's love"
"I know. Knowing that you love me like a brother is enough for me. But you know that I will miss you every day. Nothing will be the same around here, and you know that".
"Thanks, it's good to know that I have such good friends like you"
"You're welcome. It's always a pleasure. Don't forget to keep in touch, I want to know every single detail about that place that you're going"
"Sure. I'll call you every chance I get. And you too, I want to know about the party that's going to happen when I'm gone – I said to him kidding"
"You know that's going to be everything but a party"
"I'm ready!" – Megan yelled when she reached the living room, stopping
immediately mine and Justin's conversation – "let's go"
I laughed
"Well it seems that this is our good bye" – he said to me
I tried to smile but only tears came out
"Are you sure you don't want to come?"
"Yeah, I prefer breaking down alone"
I reached and hugged him tight
"Take care of yourself bro"
"You too sis"
And with that, me and Megan got out of their house
"Difficult?" – she asked me when we left
"What?"
"Leaving my brother behind?"
"Of course it is Megan. He's like a brother to me, you know that"
"Yeah I know but, I know that it's going to be pretty hard on him too. You know that he has always loved you"
"I know that too Megan, but I can't do anything. I've never felt that way towards him. But he has always been special to me. I'm going to miss him very much"
"And he's going to miss you too, just like me. Nothing's going to be the same without you"
"Thank you. I don't really know how to survive without all of you!"
By the time we reached the park all of my friends were there waiting for us
"Cameron!" – Adriana yelled coming for me – "come here, we have a surprise for you"
She took my hand and I followed her with the rest behind us
"Tarannnnn" – she made a sound pointing to our usual spot
Our place was all decorated. There was a table with many candies, and balloons all over the place. There was a sound system too
"Wow, is it someone's birthday?" – I asked playfully
"It's for you" – Andrew said – "it's our way to tell you that we'll see each other very soon, and, until then, you won't forget us"
"I would never forget you guys! It's simply impossible!"
"Well, enough with the heavy, let's go dance!" – Bianca said while she touched the sound system
We danced, sang, ate, talked, laughed, cried, we did a bit of everything, but so fast that I didn't notice the time passed and it was time to go. It was time to say good bye
"We have one more surprise for you" – Chad said
"Another one? Isn't the party enough for a surprise?"
"It's from all of us, so you won't forget" – Megan said
She gave me package to my hands and I unwrapped it quickly. Inside there was a frame, a frame with a picture from all of us.
This picture was taken at Ethan's birthday party. We all went to Vasco da Gama's mall to see a movie and this picture was taken out side at the Nation park near the flags. We were all there: me sitting in Adriana's lap with Chad looking at us, Megan was sitting in the lap of the birthday guy, Bianca was laughing because of the face her boyfriend Andrew was making, and Justin was sitting normally beside me and Adriana
I started to cry, I've always loved this picture
"Thank you" – I said to them – "I love you all so much and never in my life I'll forget you, it's impossible, you are too important to me. I'm going too saved this like a treasure. I love you guys"
And then we all gave a group hug full of crying sounds
"Well" – Megan started while she cleaned her tears – "shall we go Cameron? You don't want to miss your plane"
"Right. Bye guys"
I hugged each one of them saying "good bye" or "I'll miss you" or even "come to visit" before I returned to my path with Megan back home.
"You have to come visit me someday" – I told Megan at my car's door before I left
"I will, I promise. But you have to come visit too alright?"
"Of course. I'll miss you so much"
"Me too girl, me too"
I hugged her tight before I got in to the car, and when I got in and started moving I yelled from the window
"See you soon!" – and I closed the window again
This is going to be a start of a new life. The beginning of my future.