Casey's POV

I was leaving in an hour to London and most people might be excited about traveling to London for college, but I wasn't. I wasn't scared either, I wasn't even thinking about London, surprise, surprise I was thinking of Derek.

"Casey?" asked my mom coming into my room.

"Yeah?" I said sitting beside my window glaring outside.

"Are you ready to go? You're plane leaves in about and hour."

I wiped away the tears I had cried earlier off my face. "Uh, yeah I'll get my suitcases." I got up and grabbed both of my suitcases which only contained my shoes and loaded them into the car.

After we loaded all 7 of my suitcases we got in the car and drove off to the airport. While we were in the car my mom was listening to cheesy 70s music and Lizzie was consumed in her ipod so no one was listening to me so I called Derek. He didn't pick up so I left a message.

"Derek hey it's me Casey. Um, I just wanted to call and say goodbye." I began to cry again. "I didn't want us to end like this Derek and I wish you felt the same about me as I do you. I love you and I always will. Goodbye." I hung up and put my phone away and glared out the window at the passing cars.

Later:

We finally got to the airport and we gave my bags to be loaded on the plane.

"Now you call if you want me to come down there and I'm on the next flight there." said my mom paniced.

"Mom, I'm going to be fine."

"You'll call when you there though won't you?"

"Yes mom I'll call." I looked down at my phone to see if Derek called but he didn't there wasn't a text, voicemail, or missed call.

"Casey I think you need to let him go."

I shut my phone and turned to look at my mom. "What?"

"Derek. You need to let that boy go."

I chuckled "Derek and I are over, I get it."

"Good, because it would never work."

"Right! Wait...why wouldn't it work?"

"Look at you Casey, your going to London and you're going to be a successful woman. Where do you think Derek is going to be?"

I couldn't believe my mom was saying this about the guy I loved. "Derek isn't just some burn out like you think he is, he's going to be someone." I turned away from my mom and called Emily.

"Hello" said Emily.

"Hey Em, do you know where Derek is?"

"No I don't sorry. Case, are you still hung up on him?"

"What?" I laughed to cover it up "No, not at all."

"Good because you need to let him go. You need to experiance London and that means the other buys too."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean don't look at Derek and you breaking up as a tragedy, think of it as a blessing. You get to really experiance different things in London without having to worry if it's hurting Derek."

I didn't want to do that but I knew Emily was right, I had to let loose and try to get over Derek by living a little in London.

"I'll call you when I get off the plane."

"Ok, have a safe flight. Bye."

"Bye" Just as I hung up I heard the announcement come on.

"The flight to London, England will be leaving in 10 minutes. London, England leaving in 10 minutes."

"That's you" said Lizzie smiling. "I'm going to miss you Casey." she gave me a hug.

"I'll miss you to Liz." I hugged her back then turned to my mom who was crying.

"Oh god, look at me." she giggled

"Mom" I began to cry too.

My mom looked back at me and smiled then threw her arms around me. "I'm so proud of you Casey."

"I love you mom"

"I love you too."

My mom and I stopped hugging and I grabbed my carry on walked toward the gate.

"Casey!" yelled my mom after me.

I turned around and looked at her. "Yeah?"

"Be careful."

I smiled "I will." I walked to the gate, took one last look at my family, and walked on the plane to London.

I knew that when I walked on the plane I was going to change. I knew when I went to London I was going to change and morph into someone new. I also figured that I would be there for a long time, but little did I know I was going to be coming home in 2 years for the wedding of the century.