Chapter 12:

"Going Away"

The morning after that, I walked out of my room and saw Ashley with luggage waiting in the hall.
"What are you doing?" I asked
"I need to tell you something," She said. "Yesterday, a Pokémon contest judge saw me and Jigglypuff's performance, and she offered me a career of performing at Pokémon contests."
"Did you accept it?" I asked
"Of course I did, she said I was amazing."
"Well, when are you leaving?" I asked
"Actually, in about ten minutes," She said.
"Ten minutes!?"
"Yeah."
"Does Zack know?" I asked
"Yeah, I just told him."
"Okay then."
"I'm actually going to head down to the lobby right now."
"I guess this is goodbye then," I said.
"Yup," She said, "I hope our paths cross again someday."

After Ashley left, I went and knocked on Zack's door.
"Come in," He said.
"Can you believe that Ashley's leaving?" I asked.
"Actually, yeah. I know how it feels to be offered a great deal," Zack said.
"What do you mean?" I asked
"The Calypso Pokémon Caravan offered me a job as a dueler and a trainer."
"YOU'RE LEAVING TOO?!" I screamed.
"Yeah, sorry," He said.
"What will you be doing?" I asked
"As a dueler, I'll fight other duelers, so people in the caravan can watch, and as a trainer, I would help people in the caravan become stronger Pokémon trainers."
"Let me guess," I said, "You're leaving today too?"
"Five minutes," He replied. "I better get going."
"Well, Bye," I said.
"Yeah," Zack replied.
So there I was, on a journey, all alone, no one traveling with me.