For the long good-bye challenge on jackoneill100 as well as the Loyal Trio!
Damn, but he doesn't want to go.
Gonna miss this place, gonna miss the people, even gonna miss the damn CORRIDORS for cryin' out loud, the too early meetings --
"Don't forget about us!"
"Come and visit, ya hear?"
"Jack, I'll miss you!"
No idea who has the nerve to call him by his name, but it feels good all the same.
He looks at these people, these well-wishers, and he feels lightness in his chest that lightness in his chest that wasn't there before this. He waves good-bye and starts the truck, and pulls out.
Gonna be a long drive ahead. Better get started.