Grad-a-Rooney

by Teddiursa48

When Diggie gets back from Tundrabania he and Maddie share their first kiss. But since Diggie is a year older, he's graduating. When Diggie graduates and goes to college, will his relationship with Maddie stay strong long distance?

11. Chapter 11

Chapter 11

*Maddie's POV*

September 6th 2015 was the day Diggie left for his first day at the university. He had an apartment about two miles from the school and he was moving in that day. I was to start 12th grade the day after and I was upset that I couldn't go with him. I felt like I should be there with him when he moved into his own apartment, but I couldn't. I had to prepare for school the next day.

"I hope you like it there," I said. I was trying to make small talk seeing as we were packing his car and he would be gone in an hour.

"Don't worry, I will. If I don't, I'll just suffer through it and look forward to your visits," he replied.

"Aww," I said and kissed him.

"Promise you'll visit every weekend?" he asked, with big puppy-dog-eyes.

"Every weekend I can," I corrected. "I still have basketball tournaments and gas is expensive." I'm starting to sound like my mom!

"It's okay," he said, and closed the trunk of the car. "I'll just look forward to then."

"Sounds good," I told him and watched as he got into the front seat. He put down the window.

"When will be your first visit?" he asked.

"In a week," I replied.

"See you then," he said and kissed me goodbye.

"Bye," I said. He rolled up the window and drove off. I felt like I was going to cry. A week was going to last forever.

*Diggie's POV*

I pulled out of the driveway and watched Maddie in the rear view mirror. Even in the distance, I could see a single tear drop down her face. I felt like turning back and comforting her. Telling her everything was going to be alright. But I couldn't. I had to keep going. There was no turning back now.

I arrived at the university at 4:30 in the evening. It was a long drive from Steven's Point and I was starving. So after I got a good look at the school I would be attending, I drove to my new apartment building.

"Room 523" I thought, as the elevator brought me to the fifth floor. I walked down te corridor and found my new residence. I unlocked the door and went inside. I was in the kitchen. The floors were recently waxed and really shiny. The countertops were marble and the appliances were really nice and mostly chrome. Outside the kitchen, there was a small family room and a bathroom in the corner. The bedroom door was on the back wall of the family room, so I went in and unpacked my stuff. It took a while and by the time I was done I had to get supper.

I ordered delivery pizza and ate it on the floor because I hadn't set up my table yet. It took me a while to get the bed set up, but as soon as I was done, I collapsed on it and fell into a deep sleep.