Chapter One
Violet
"Oh, baby I'm going to miss you so much!" my mom said, hugging me tightly at security in LAX. I was finally getting away. I was moving out of Los Angeles. To New York City. This has been my dream for as long as I could remember.
"I'm going to miss you too, mom," I said, hugging her back. I looked over to my dad. "I'll Skype, text, and call you guys whenever I can. I'll come to visit whenever money's not tight."
"Oh, honey, don't worry about money," my dad said. "We'll help you out. We'll always pay for your plane tickets, and if you ever, and I mean ever, need help paying bills, don't be afraid to ask."
"Oh dad," I said, walking over and giving him a hug. "I picked the cheapest nice apartment I could find. Plus I start my job at Forever 21 in a week. I'll be fine. I can pay my bills."
"I'm serious, Violet." he said almost sternly, "please don't be afraid to ask if you need help. We're always here. Your mom and I don't want to see you struggling."
My mom then took her place beside dad, and dad snaked his arm around her shoulders.
"Thanks, you guys." I grinned. I can't believe my future was just a plane ride away. I then turned to my older sister, Helene and her fiancé, Derek.
"I'm going to miss you so much lil sis!" Helene nearly screamed, causing a few people to turn our way and give us odd looks.
"I'm going to miss you too, Helene," I said, giving her a big hug.
"You're going to come back for our wedding, right?!" Helene asked, taking her hand to Derek's. Ah, to be in love. That's what I'm hoping will happen to me in New York. To fall in love. To find my soul mate.
"Of course! We need to have wedding planning Skype dates. And if I'm not in town for when you're trying on dresses, I either want it all filmed or have tons and tons of pictures sent to me!" I demanded. One thing I'll miss about being in Los Angeles is being right there helping plan my sister's wedding, even though she just recently got engaged.
"I'll let you know everything that's going on." Helene said, smiling. You really could tell she was excited to get married. I don't blame her. I'm excited for that day to finally be me.
"Thanks, big sis," I said, giving her one last hug before I went to Derek.
"I guess I'm going to miss you a bit too," I added, lightly punching him in the arm. I've always liked Derek, and I'm glad him and Helene are finally getting married.
"I'm going to miss you too, Vivi," Derek said, hugging me. He was the only one who called me Vivi, because I don't really like anybody else calling me that. It has always been Derek's nickname for me.
We parted and I quickly spun around in a circle to my best friend, Kendall. Man, I never realized how much I was going to miss this girl until now.
"I'm going to miss you babe!" Kendall exclaimed, pulling me into a huge bear hug.
"I'm going to miss you too!" I felt tears welling up in my eyes.
"Text me when you land! When you come back to LA you have to let me know so we can hang out."
"Will do." I said, smiling. "Well, I better go. I don't want to miss my flight. That wouldn't be good at all."
"Text us all when you land," my dad said. "Have so much fun!"
"I will. Bye!" I said, walking into line at security.
About an hour later, I was sitting on the plane, waiting for it to take off. This was it. I was finally chasing my dreams.
"Hello this is your pilot speaking. We are preparing for takeoff to JFK airport in New York City. Please put cell phones on airplane mode and turn off all electronics. We will inform you when you may turn those back on."
I pulled my iPhone out of my bag and turned airplane mode on, and put it back away. Then the plane started moving towards the runway, just about to take off. I closed my eyes and drifted into such a deep sleep that I don't even remember taking off.
The plane ride went without a hitch. I had woken up ten minutes before we landed, and watched as we flew over the city. I was so happy. I was finally home.
When we landed, I turned my phone back on. It informed me that I had one text message from dad, one from mom, one from Helene, one from Derek, and two from Kendall.
I opened dad's first:
(3:48 pm)
Miss you already Violet. Have fun in the city that never sleeps ;) stay safe.
I replied:
(9:14 pm)
Miss you too dad, I just landed. I'll remember that :P
Mom's was next:
(3:59 pm)
My baby is all grown up! I remember when u were younger and always talked about moving to "the pretty city". Look where u are now. Love ya :)
I smiled at that one. I quickly replied:
(9:17 pm)
Awe mommy you're going to make me cry! I just landed. Love you too 3
The rest of the texts were pretty much the same, to reply to them when I landed. I quickly replied to all of them before I got off the plane.
I then walked quickly through the airport and hailed a taxi.
"Where to, Miss?" the taxi driver asked.
"Morningside Heights, please," I asked, and we pulled away and, as cheesy as it sounds, towards the rest of my life.
