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Casablanca

Never Say Goodbye

She put the last shirt into her suitcase and closed the lid. She sighed as the phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey Moze. How ya feeling?"

"Not too bad." Moze let out a breath. "Actually, not too good at all, Ned. I didn't think it would be this hard…"

She stopped herself, to close to tears. She wouldn't risk him seeing her cry again. Moze looked over to her window and saw him gazing at her, a strange look in his eyes.

"It's gonna be hard for us to be apart for this long." He said. "but its for the best, even if it doesn't seem like it now."

"I know, I do, it's just…" she let her voice trail off.

"It's just what?" He asked gently. "You can't be having second thoughts this late."

Through the window she could see him running his fingers through his hair, a sure sign that he was nervous. She couldn't disappoint him now. She just couldn't.

"No, I'm not…" Moze said unconvincingly. "It's just that… I'm going to miss it here so much."

"That's understandable." Ned replied. "I know I'm really going to miss you when you're gone."

She couldn't keep the tears back anymore. "Ned, I have to go." She said, her voice starting to break. She hung up the phone and went to the window to close the blinds so he wouldn't see her cry. But as she looked out the window, her eyes locked with Ned's. A stray tear fell down her cheek. Ned mouthed something to her, but Moze had always been terrible at reading lips. She tore her gaze from his and closed the blinds, letting out a sob. She slid down to the ground in tears.

This could not be happening, not now. She had a flight to catch in a mere hour. She could not break down, not here, but no amount of reason could stop her. She felt herself begin to sob even harder. Her breathing got heavier, and she could feel her heart pounding madly against her chest. She tried to focus on all the good things that would come from her going away to College but none came to mind. All she could think about was leaving her Ned behind.

As if on cue, she heard a pounding knock at her bedroom door. She felt too weak to move.

"Come in," She mumbled through her tears.

"Hey Sweetie, it's just me." Ned said walking into her bedroom, knowing that this might be the last time he would be able to do this for a great deal of time. As he got a good look at her, he instantly noticed her tears.

"Oh, Ned!" Moze cried and buried her face in her hands. "What are you doing here?"

This caught Ned as a surprise. "I was only seeing if you were okay."

Moze let out another sob. "Oh, Ned! I'm going to miss you so much!"

Ned rushed over to her and sat with her against the wall. Tears streamed down her face. "Shhh… Its okay." Ned assured her. She buried her head into his chest and let the tears flow. She felt safe in his arms. It saddened her to know that she wouldn't feel that safety in four years. Her body shook in frustration and sadness.

"It sure doesn't feel like it will be." She muttered now more angry than sad. She could still feel herself breathing heavily, as she let out yet another frustrated sigh.

Ned hated to see her so upset it was very rare for him to see her so down. He fingered a few strands of her chestnut brown locks. This was a good way to sooth her. So many nights they had spent in this same position while watching movies, him stroking her hair and her falling asleep in his arms.

"I love you Moze," He told her sincerity in his tone. "And don't you ever forget it."

Hearing this made her only want to cry harder.

"Oh Ned." She said softly, leaning in to kiss him. As she leaned in, her eyes caught on something. "Oh my gosh, I'm going to be late!" Moze leaped up and grabbed her suitcase.

Ned blinked, "What?"

"I need to be on my flight in 40 minutes. That's not enough time!" She said nervously, grabbing a jacket and making her way out the door. Ned got up and quickly followed her.

"Let me give you a ride." He offered. Mozes parents were both at work. They said their goodbyes last night and this morning. Moze thought over this idea for a moment.

"Okay." She agreed. "But come on! We don't have any time to spare!" She grabbed his hand and pulled him out the door.

The pair ran out of the house quickly. She was in such a hurry she almost forgot her cell phone.

"Ned wait," She cried out.

Ned paused, just as he was about to open the Mosely's front door.

"Yes?" He questioned her curiously.

"I forgot my cell phone," She told him.

"Hurry there's no time to loose go and up to your room and get it, quickly. I'll be out in the car waiting for you." He said dangling her car keys in his left hand.

"Thanks so much!" She responded, gently kissing his cheek. She took each step two at a time as she ran up the stairs to retrieve her cell phone. This would be her only way of communication besides the dorm room phone. There was no way she was leaving this behind. She grabbed it off her nightstand and held it in her hand as if it were the golden ticket.

She rushed to the car and quickly got in. "Step on it!" She said.

Ned smiled and they were on their way to the airport.

With only 5 more minutes to get onto the plane, Ned and Moze stood together in the terminal by her flights entrance.

"So this is it." Moze said quietly. She looked down, her eyes beginning to shimmer with tears. Ned grabbed her hands and she looked up into his eyes.

"I guess so."

"Goodbye." Moze said, turning to leave. He grabbed onto her arm, keeping her from going.

"No, not goodbye. Because goodbye means going away, and going away means forgetting. And I don't want to forget." He leaned into her and swept her into a magical kiss.

Time slowed, and the people surrounding them blurred. Moze wrapped her arms around his neck and her hand found it's way into his hair. The kiss was perfect, but it was interrupted by the flight attendant calling for everyone who is boarding the plane one last time.

They parted and looked sadly into each others eyes.

"Here's looking at you, kid." Ned said with a sort of sad smile. Moze returned the smile and picked up her luggage. She handed the flight attendant her ticket and disappeared onto the plane.

A:N

:0 How sad! But don't worry, we're not that mean. This is a two shott! We wrote the whole thing around 11-12 at night, so if there are a few typos that's why. And if you say anything about them, we'll throw you out the window. (Just Kidding!) So enjoy! Oh and of course review because we worked really long hours and this has some pretty awesome description and emotions. It's one of our favorites that we have written together in a long while! We love you all! :)

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