The life and times

by alexbvac

Sophie Lawson is depressed. She has no direction in life, and decides it's time to pick up and move to England like she has always dreamed. With none of her friends support she leaves the only home she has ever known in search for a spark. And she might just meet some interesting boys who will help her along the way. This is a One Direction Fanfiction

I paced around my room, looking at how few cardboard boxes it took to pack my entire life away.

"Well, this is shit" I said to myself, I got a meow in response from my cat sammy snaking his way between my legs.

"Soooooooophie, come on, your plane leaves in 3 hours!" Serena called upstairs to me, I sighed and shuffled my way out the door, swinging my duffel bag over my shoulder.

"Well then you sods better get up here and help me carry these boxes!" I shouted back whilst ushering Sam into his carrier, "I already have a duffel and Sam to worry about, the lot of you can help me out."

One by one all six of my room mates, my best friends, walked through the door grunting as they lifted a box up off the floor. I looked back into my room, it was the last time I'd see it.

I padded down the hallway and down the stairs and out the front door. My friends all circled around me.

"Soph, you sure you want to leave, you don't even know if you will like England, you've never even been there!" Hayley looked at me, hands on her hips, always in a huff about something.

"Yeah, I mean you don't know anyone there, this is crazy" This came from Serena, looking at me from behind her glasses with a pleading look.

"I know this may come as a suprise to you guys, but I am really depressed. I know, I just know England will be better for me. I need a new start, I need to get a way from here." I turned slowly to face everyone while talking, hoping it would finally sink in.

"We offered to go with you!" piped up Mel, who really was willing to follow me to the end of the earth.

"I need to do this alone, I can't live the same routine. New setting, new me. If you guys came with me I would still be living in the past" I nearly shouted, Mel stuck her tongue out at me, "I always said I wanted to move to England, I know you're all angry, but you will find another room mate and you will all go on with your lives."

"Don't go on and replace us, we're your best friends, You shouldn't just be leaving, your ignoring your responsibilities, you only finished one year of college." This was Hayley again.

"Quit your nagging. This is exactly why I need to get away, I don't want responsibility. I don't want to be nagged, and I don't want to be miserable. If I stay here, major in some bullshit, and get a bullshit job I will blow my brains out in the attic. I need to get away from all of this. I am sorry if you guys have more dedication than I do. But I need to get out before I have anything tying me down. And I am leaving now. I am getting a new phone, I will have a new number, don't try my old one, You have my email address. If you need me utilize it!" and with an once of finality I got inside my piece of shit camry and backed out of the driveway. I looked back into my mirror to see my friends looking down the road at me, a few waving. I gave them a feeble honk.

"This will be good for us Sammy." I said more to myself than the cat.