Jess' POV

This was it. After years of dreaming, months of waiting and weeks of packing today was the day we would leave the town of Rosewood behind and embark on the new chapter of our lives. I tried my best not to get emotional as I turned off the light in my room for what seemed like the final time, as I leaned my head against the cool window of the car and watched the familiar house fade away from my sight, I tried my to keep my composure as we passed the Rosewood sign as much as I liked to believe that I hated this town there was something about that refused to release its hold on my heart.

The ride was quiet, my ears constantly plugged with the white head phones fueling my body with the sweet sound of my music the only thing that seemed successful in calming me down. I couldn't say it out loud but leaving scared me, starting over in a completely new territory terrified me to my core. I knew the others were scared to, Miranda having basically peed herself when she found out she had to think about what she wanted to major in the blonde putting it off until the last minute, as she often did with most things. Tori was the same, although she was freaking out about the possibility of her still earning her medical degree with dealing with her epilepsy. Emma was different from the rest of us, she worried about school and being away from her family, she worried about struggling daily to get back onto her feet.

It wasn't going to be easy, that much I knew. Tori and Emma having to constantly check in with doctors while Miranda and I constantly watched to make sure nothing bad happened to them. Essentially Miranda and I would transform into the parents of the apartment while Emma and Tori remained the children, an analogy I refused to let Emma hear, the brunette always furious when people thought she was younger than she truly was.

"Are you okay?" I heard the faint sound of my mother's voice turning to face the blonde as I removed the headphones from my ears "Are you okay?" She repeated noticing that I hadn't fully heard it the first time

"I'm alright, it's a little harder than I thought it would be but, I want to do this, I need to do this" I answered resting my legs on the dashboard darting my eyes towards the window watching the tress fly by "Are you gonna visit me?"

"Of course I will" She laughed as if my question was absurd "I'll be there so often it'll be like you never left"

"Maybe not that often" I giggled not wanting my mom lingering around my apartment while my friends and I were taking in the college experience

Out of all of us, I think I was the one most excited for the benefits of college. The parties, the lack of parental supervision, the staying out late, I was excited for it all. "Get your ass out of the car!" Miranda demanded banging her hands playfully on the window "We've arrived at Casa de Miranda!"

"More like casa de amigas" I corrected swinging my door opened skipping towards the U-Haul behind Miranda and I instantly throwing the truck opened grabbing the first box that I could reach "Now let's get moving!" I shouted happily making my way towards the apartment

There were no words to describe how magnificent the apartment was. It wasn't the apartment of a million, it didn't have ten rooms and five bathrooms or a private tennis court but it did have two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a kitchen with a fridge which in my view the best thing I could ever ask for. "Dibs!" I called bursting into the first bedroom I found spinning around like a child happiness spilling out of me as if I had no control

The rest of the boxes were brought into the apartment a few minutes later the entire process taking just under an hour. It was sad that it didn't take longer, it was sad that our parents had no reason to stay longer, that they had no reason to linger, that the only thing we had left to do was say goodbye. And saying goodbye was the one thing I didn't want to do, because once I said goodbye I would finally have to accept that I was in fact an adult.

"I love you!" I heard Miranda say as she threw her arms around her parents her mother and father both enveloping the girl in there tight embrace the three of them as doing their best to hold back there tears

"Call me every day, promise?" Aria said looking down on both Tori and Emma wiping her eyes free of tears "Both of us" She clarified reaching for Ezra's hand a smile forming over her lips as she sunk into the familiar feeling of her husband's hand

"Promise" Emma and Tori answered in unison

"I don't want to say bye" I admitted sliding my hand into my mother's my heart breaking at the thought of seeing her walk out the door

"I don't want to say bye either" She said riding her face of tears "But before we do someone else wants to talk to you" She said glancing down at her watch a grin etched upon her lips as she glided towards the door opening it happily as she invited him inside "Right on time" She stated giving her son a quick kiss on the cheek

"Noah!" Everyone screamed excitedly the four of us practically knocking him down as she wrapped our arms around him

"Hey guys" He greeted giving a light chuckle "You didn't really think I'd let you leave without saying goodbye"

Everyone remained at the apartment for another hour or two no one wanting to be the first one to leave, no one wanting to be the first one to admit that this was truly happening, to truly say that we weren't coming home, to finally accept that this apartment this seemingly unfamiliar territory was our new home. I admit I lost my mind when I watched them leave, my tears falling down my face faster than I could wipe them away.

"This is it" I spoke feeling Tori grab a hold of my hand

"Were home" She finished linking her other hand with Miranda as Miranda latched onto Emma the four of us standing in silence hour hands tightly bounded together as we waited for it to sink in. This was it, we were finally out of Rosewood, finally out of our parent's house, finally in the place where we had been dreaming of, finally starting our lives as adults.

Author's Note: Thank you so much for reading It's Time To Grow Up I hope you enjoyed it if you have any comments or suggestions for the next story in the series please leave comments in the reviews and be sure to check out Adults? -A