Chapter 6:
Saying goodbye was the hardest thing to do.
The first person that pulled me into a hug was Maggie. "Promise to visit?" She said trying not to cry.
"Of course."
She let go of me and then my brother comes and hugs me "Even though your my cousin now, I still think of you as a brother."
He doesn't say anything at first. Just 3 simple words. "I love you."
"I love you too." Then my mother joins in on the hug.
"I'm hoping this won't be the last time I get to hug both my babies at the same time." Usually me and my brother would try to find a way out of my moms hugs but this time I wanted to hug them as long as possible.
Then I hugged Erick. This was the worst goodbye yet. Before I could even say anything I started to cry and I couldn't stop I just ran into his arms.
"I'm sorry I'm leaving. I don't know what I'm going to do without you!" I said. There was a silent pause.
"I'm going to call you every day I don't care where I am or what I'm doing if you call I will pick up. Please visit soon!" He whispered kissing my forehead.
"I promise I will." I let go and go to my father to hug him.
But he doesn't hug me back or say anything. He just turns away coldly. I thought Erick's goodbye was the worst, I was wrong not saying goodbye to my dad was the worst feeling on the planet.
My mother just looked at him. Pulled me into another hug and said, "I'm sorry. He's just... upset he loves you just as much as I do sweetheart. I love you and don't ever forget that! And come visit as soon as possible!"
I let go of my mom and look back at my friends. My two best friends in the whole world. I hug them both at the same time I like we did as kids.
"Oh WE ALMOST FORGOT!" I hear Maggie practically yell.
"This is for you... So you'll never forget me and Erick." I open the bag and hold a picture frame of my seventh birthday the day Erick, Maggie and I became best friends. And I also pull out a photo album and inside was written 'for the greatest person ever Helena Rose Mackenzie' my tears fell on the page as I turn it to see the book filled with pictures of us. I pull them into another hug hopefully not my last.
"I love you guys. I couldn't ask for better friends." I say to them
"We know. We love you too," Erick says for the both of them. Even though I really didn't want to I had to let go and I walked to the car and got in seeing Dory with a sad smile.
"I know it's hard." I looked out the window-waving goodbye to my family and my two best friends and I started a new life.
