[Saying Goodbye]

[Chapter 1]

[This isn't going to be easy]

It was a summer day, mid July, and Mackenzie had work in the late morning through the afternoon. Because she had awakened so much earlier then her typical self she decided to head to Tibby's for breakfast instead of grabbing her usual muffin.

She set out for breakfast after she got ready, cleaning herself up and changing into her work clothes. She pulled on her worn brown boots and frowned at them, she wished she could wear pretty shoes to work. None the less, she walked to Tibby's, and before opening the door she stood just outside of it for a moment.

She looked hopefully inside, but her heart automatically dropped, they had gotten there before she had.

She stood in that spot for a moment, torn as to whether or not she should turn back and go home, or grin and bare it. You've come this far she sighed to herself and pulled open the door to the quaint little restaurant and walked in.

She heard a wave of whispers as she entered, and didn't even bother to see who it was. She turned her blue eyes to the ground and found a 2-person table in the most secluded area she could find in such a small room, and sat down with her back to the crowd. She opened her book, and began to read as best she could, trying to ignore the whispers and to shake off the stairs she felt on her back.

This wasn't going to be easy.