Disclaimer: I don't own iCarly.
"Carly, don't go." I begged, for the billionth time.
"Sam." She laughed softly, but sorrow was thick in her voice. "You know I have to do this."
Carly was leaving for New York. She was going to pursue her dream of acting at the New York Film Academy. She was also interested in directing, and figured that New York gave her the best shot to make her dreams come true. So just like that, she decided she was going to leave me.
I know it wouldn't be fair to keep Carly here, where she would be unhappy. She really did earn this chance. But that didn't change the fact that I was going to miss her like crazy. I wasn't going far; I'd be off to Washington State University in a little while. I know it sounds horrible to say, but I really lucked out when my great grandfather passed away. I was upset, obviously, but I won't lie and say I knew him well. I probably met him once or twice in my whole lifetime. He owned his own business, and left our family a bunch of money in his will. My mom did the only responsible thing she'd ever done in her life, and put the money in a bank account for my sister and I for college.
I was nervous about dorming at Washington State. My high school life was easy. Carly was my best friend, and she was used to my weird personality. I honestly felt like everyone was going to judge me in college. I wasn't a girl who put up with other people's bullshit, and I certainly wasn't one to pretend to like someone when I don't. I'm not the easiest to get along with, but Carly attracted people left and right. And when you became friends with Carly, you kind of became friends with me too.
Which brings to me to Freddie. He, of all people, knows how honest and aggressive I can be. But it's not that I don't really like Freddie. We just have a different relationship than most people. When I first met him, I really did think he was the nerdiest kid in the world. But he's a really nice kid; it's just that it was too hard to stop the game we were playing. After everything I had done to him, how could I just go up to him one day and do anything other than cause him physical/emotional harm?
Freddie was also going to Washington State. He was doing something in computers; I could have told you that without even asking him first. I was majoring in art. I love photography, painting, sketching, all of that kind of stuff. Yup, I sure surprised everyone with that decision! No one even knew I was into that kind of thing, or that I could draw pretty well myself. But that's me, full of surprises.
"Bye kiddo." Spencer's voice brought me back to the present. He hugged Carly tight and then stepped back.
"Bye Carls." Freddie hugged her too.
"Bye Carly." I said, stepping forward to be the last to hug her. I could hear the disbelief in my voice, as if I couldn't believe my best friend was actually flying across the country in just a little while.
"Sam, stay out of trouble." She said simply, with a laugh. But I could see the seriousness in her eyes when she said that to me.
I sighed. "I'll try for you."
We heard a voice fill the airport, and before I could register what was happening, Spencer was pushing Carly away from us, towards her gate. I saw her disappear through a crowd of people and my heart sank. This was real. Things were really changing.
I looked down at my shoes when I felt tears threatening to fall from my eyes. Spencer stepped towards me and hugged me. I felt another pair of arms join in the hug, and I knew it was Freddie. I looked up slightly, and saw his eyes wet with tears as well. I waited for another pair of arms to join in the hug, to make it the four of us, like it always was. Like I always thought it would be. It took me a minute to realize that she wouldn't be able to join us in a group hug for a long time.
Hope you enjoyed the prologue of my new story. I'm not entirely sure where I want this story to go. I guess we'll just see where it goes. I'm open to ideas/suggestions for this story, so please feel free to let me know if you have any good ideas. Reviews make my day, just to let you know. :P