I awoke to the sound of the birds chirping, but somehow they didn't
seem happy. Maybe it's because today, I was leaving for college once
again. Excitement filled me as I thought about new classes, a fresh start.
Sadness filled me as I knew I would be leaving, away from mom again. I
sounded and felt like a baby. I was almost twenty years old and still
couldn't bear the thought of leaving my mommy. How pathetic. But I knew
that most people don't have the relationship that she and I do. A
relationship that was too close for us to be apart. It was unique in a way
that no one could understand. Sort of like Jess and I. That relationship
was broken and ultimately forgotten, if not by two, then by one. The only
relationships that I had in my life were those of mom, Lane and the people
of Star's Hollow.
Just as I was thinking those thoughts I heard mom banging around in the kitchen, a nervous habit of hers. Whenever she felt sad or lonely, she would take it upon herself to either rearrange or mess up the kitchen. Why was it the kitchen? That was the one room in the entire house we hardly ever used. Bringing a smile upon my face of those fond memories, I got out of bed, dressed and went into the kitchen. Mom had calmed down, and was now sipping coffee at the kitchen table.
Rory: Hey.
Lorelai: (looks up and smiles) Hey. You all ready to leave?
Rory: Pretty much.
Lorelai: (Plays with the corners of the coffee cup) Good. That's good.
I knew that she was nervous. She was hiding it not so well. It was that time again. It was time to get all mushy saying how much we loved each other before parting once again. Mother and daughter bonding, was what it was.
Rory: Mom?
Lorelai: Yeah.
Rory: I had a great time this summer.
Lorelai: (smiles) Yeah. Me too.
Rory: (Gets an idea formed in her head.) I have a great idea.
Lorelai: What?
Rory: You can sleep at my dorm again!
Lorelai: Really? Rory: Yeah we can make it a mother daughter tradition.
Lorelai: Oh Rory you mean it?
Rory: Of course. I can't believe I didn't think of it before.
Lorelai: (smirks) you were probably dreaming about your new classes. Or boys. Either one.
That kitchen table talk was the most incredible talk we both have ever had. It was filled with much needed laughter that morning. With my nerves and her happiness we were both ready to take on the Yale world once again. With her staying with me that night, I felt sort of at ease. What I didn't know was that I was going to need it. At that moment I didn't know what was in store for me that day. Nothing could have prepared me for this day. Nothing at all.
As mom and I were driving to Yale, we figured we could ask Luke to borrow his truck again. We both figured that would be another mother daughter tradition. Taking Luke's truck and watching mom driving it would be the highlight of my day, no doubt.
Lorelai: Ok we'll say Luke can we please borrow your truck? Rory's leaving for Yale today.
Rory: Yes. And make sure you use your puppy dog lip.
Lorelai: (sticks out her lip)
Rory: Wow. That's good. He'll fall for that.
Just as we were getting closer and closer to Luke's I saw a very familiar car. The car looked like a former boyfriends, but nicer. It brought back a lot of memories that clouded my head. The reminder haunted me back to reality. Mom and I stepped out of the car. I took a look at the car across the street, taking it all inn.
Lorelai: Ok let's get this over with. Rory you coming?
Rory: Yeah. I'm coming.
Once we got into Luke's their seemed to be a lull, no one else in here but us and empty tables. It was very unusual considering in was 10:00 in the morning.
Luke: Hey guys.
Lorelai: Dude did you realize that there's no one else in here.
Luke: (rolls his eyes) haven't we been through this before? It's called a lull Lorelai.
Lorelai: Creepy. (Shudders for dramatic effect)
Luke: Very funny. (Turns his gaze to Rory and quickly adverts his eyes) So what can I get for you two?
Lorelai: You know funny you should ask. Can we borrow your truck?
Luke: (Puts the rag he was holding down.)What for?
Lorelai: (sticks out her bottom lip) you see Rory starts Yale today, and we can't drive our Jeep. We thought it could be a mother/daughter tradition.
Luke: (Suddenly gets uncomfortable) Sure. Go ahead.
(There's a pounding noise from upstairs)
Rory: Luke what was that?
Luke: (Gets a suspicious look in his eyes) Well you know I got a lot of boxes up there, one of them must of fell or something. You better get going, you know lots of traffic.
Lorelai: (Suspects something's up, but doesn't press on it.) Sure. Ok. Before we go though can you at least draw a picture of how to drive that man infested truck you got out there.
Luke: (amused) Man infested?
Lorelai: You know what I mean.
Luke: (draws a figure of the gears on a piece of paper) There you go.
Lorelai: Ha! There we go. (Kisses the paper) We're off! Let's go Rory!
As soon as we left the diner and were on the road, I was in a fit of giggles. Mom was driving the truck very slow as to not startle it. She had no idea what she was doing. Between those giggles I thought back to the conversation at the diner. The way Luke wouldn't even look at me and the pounding from upstairs, made me think twice. I had seen those looks before. My stomach got tied up in a knot. Thankful that I was heading towards college and not towards home, seemed to make the feeling unwind a bit. That familiar feeling awaked in my heart as much as I tried to fight it, as I thought: Jess is back.
Just as I was thinking those thoughts I heard mom banging around in the kitchen, a nervous habit of hers. Whenever she felt sad or lonely, she would take it upon herself to either rearrange or mess up the kitchen. Why was it the kitchen? That was the one room in the entire house we hardly ever used. Bringing a smile upon my face of those fond memories, I got out of bed, dressed and went into the kitchen. Mom had calmed down, and was now sipping coffee at the kitchen table.
Rory: Hey.
Lorelai: (looks up and smiles) Hey. You all ready to leave?
Rory: Pretty much.
Lorelai: (Plays with the corners of the coffee cup) Good. That's good.
I knew that she was nervous. She was hiding it not so well. It was that time again. It was time to get all mushy saying how much we loved each other before parting once again. Mother and daughter bonding, was what it was.
Rory: Mom?
Lorelai: Yeah.
Rory: I had a great time this summer.
Lorelai: (smiles) Yeah. Me too.
Rory: (Gets an idea formed in her head.) I have a great idea.
Lorelai: What?
Rory: You can sleep at my dorm again!
Lorelai: Really? Rory: Yeah we can make it a mother daughter tradition.
Lorelai: Oh Rory you mean it?
Rory: Of course. I can't believe I didn't think of it before.
Lorelai: (smirks) you were probably dreaming about your new classes. Or boys. Either one.
That kitchen table talk was the most incredible talk we both have ever had. It was filled with much needed laughter that morning. With my nerves and her happiness we were both ready to take on the Yale world once again. With her staying with me that night, I felt sort of at ease. What I didn't know was that I was going to need it. At that moment I didn't know what was in store for me that day. Nothing could have prepared me for this day. Nothing at all.
As mom and I were driving to Yale, we figured we could ask Luke to borrow his truck again. We both figured that would be another mother daughter tradition. Taking Luke's truck and watching mom driving it would be the highlight of my day, no doubt.
Lorelai: Ok we'll say Luke can we please borrow your truck? Rory's leaving for Yale today.
Rory: Yes. And make sure you use your puppy dog lip.
Lorelai: (sticks out her lip)
Rory: Wow. That's good. He'll fall for that.
Just as we were getting closer and closer to Luke's I saw a very familiar car. The car looked like a former boyfriends, but nicer. It brought back a lot of memories that clouded my head. The reminder haunted me back to reality. Mom and I stepped out of the car. I took a look at the car across the street, taking it all inn.
Lorelai: Ok let's get this over with. Rory you coming?
Rory: Yeah. I'm coming.
Once we got into Luke's their seemed to be a lull, no one else in here but us and empty tables. It was very unusual considering in was 10:00 in the morning.
Luke: Hey guys.
Lorelai: Dude did you realize that there's no one else in here.
Luke: (rolls his eyes) haven't we been through this before? It's called a lull Lorelai.
Lorelai: Creepy. (Shudders for dramatic effect)
Luke: Very funny. (Turns his gaze to Rory and quickly adverts his eyes) So what can I get for you two?
Lorelai: You know funny you should ask. Can we borrow your truck?
Luke: (Puts the rag he was holding down.)What for?
Lorelai: (sticks out her bottom lip) you see Rory starts Yale today, and we can't drive our Jeep. We thought it could be a mother/daughter tradition.
Luke: (Suddenly gets uncomfortable) Sure. Go ahead.
(There's a pounding noise from upstairs)
Rory: Luke what was that?
Luke: (Gets a suspicious look in his eyes) Well you know I got a lot of boxes up there, one of them must of fell or something. You better get going, you know lots of traffic.
Lorelai: (Suspects something's up, but doesn't press on it.) Sure. Ok. Before we go though can you at least draw a picture of how to drive that man infested truck you got out there.
Luke: (amused) Man infested?
Lorelai: You know what I mean.
Luke: (draws a figure of the gears on a piece of paper) There you go.
Lorelai: Ha! There we go. (Kisses the paper) We're off! Let's go Rory!
As soon as we left the diner and were on the road, I was in a fit of giggles. Mom was driving the truck very slow as to not startle it. She had no idea what she was doing. Between those giggles I thought back to the conversation at the diner. The way Luke wouldn't even look at me and the pounding from upstairs, made me think twice. I had seen those looks before. My stomach got tied up in a knot. Thankful that I was heading towards college and not towards home, seemed to make the feeling unwind a bit. That familiar feeling awaked in my heart as much as I tried to fight it, as I thought: Jess is back.