1000 Miles - Chandler Riggs // Austin Abrams

Chapter Fifteen

[A/N: I was writing this and I'll Always Remember You from Hannah Montana started playing. Lol rip.]

June 14th 

Summer Day 15

Today's the day I leave. I'm not ready, I don't want to go. I don't want to be in a court room around a bunch of adults in suits, I don't even want to be in Knoxville or around Elliot. Or anyone for that matter. 

We're taking a bus back to Knoxville since we didn't want Kaylin's parents to waste gas, and we leave at noon. It's 11:45 right now and we're waiting at the bus station with everyone. 

Nat's over at a vending machine trying to get a poptart, but it's not dispensed yet. It's took about a minute just for it to accept the dollar. Poor guy.

"You guys don't have to wait with us." I speak aloud. "We do too. What kind of friends would we be if we didn't?" Halston says and I smile a little, staring down at the giant stuffed pig Austin won for me at the arcade. 

"As soon as you get home, you better text us. And text us everyday after that, and make sure to video chat us often too. Oh and if there's a problem you let us know and we'll come beat their ass." Austin says and I nod. "Yeah, of course I will." I tell him and then they announce on the intercom that our bus will be here in 5 minutes. Time to say our goodbyes.

I stand up and Austin wraps his arms around me, pulling me into a hug. I wrap my arms around his neck and bury my head into his shoulder. "I'll miss you, Poppy Seed." He whispers and I pull away, the warmth of his body leaving mine. 

"I'll miss you too." 

I go to hug everyone else. When I hug Nat he starts tearing up. "Now who will tell me when I'm being an idiot?" He mumbles. I smile sadly up at him. "Don't worry. I'm sure Kaylin will." 

By now, tears are pouring out of my eyes and down my face. Kaylin looks at me and then throws her arms around me. She's crying too. "I'll call you as soon as I get to L.A. And if I meet Dan Howell I'll give him your number." She tells me and I smile a little. "Thanks Kay." I can't think of what to say. 

We pull away from our hug and Karson grabs onto my arm. "We gotta go." He mumbles and I nod. "Yeah." I look up at everyone and wipe the tears from my eyes. "Bye." 

I grab my suitcase and Bacon, the pig, and follow my Mom onto the bus, not bothering to look back.

Kaylin's going off to become an actress, the others are going off to do who knows what, I don't see how they'll have anytime to talk to me. I'm going to have to get through my last couple of years at school by myself probably. 

We make our way to our seats and I sit by the window, Karson next to me, and my mom next to him. The bus starts moving and my phone dings.

Nat the Bat: .-. we miss youuuuuuuuuuuuu

I smile a little. I'm going to miss them.

The next 2 hours went by very slow. Karson slept the whole way, but I couldn't. I was too busy in my thoughts. 

When we got back to Knoxville we had to get a taxi. My Dad has the car. 

As soon as we pull into the familiar driveway of my house, Mom pays the taxi driver and we get our stuff and head up to the front door. 

Mom twists the door open to reveal our house is a mess. It's like a tornado hit through here. All of our pictures we had were knocked off and busted much like a lot more of our valuable items. 

My mom lets out a sigh and tells Karson and I to go unpack, so we do. 

I run up the stairs to my room and push my door open. Just like I left it. 

I leave my suitcase by the door and pull my phone out of my shorts pocket. I can unpack later.

Poppy Seed: I made it home. 

Nat the Bat: Are you okay?

Poppy Seed: yeah i am. the house isn't though.

Kaylin the only ten i see: have you seen Elliot?

Poppy Seed: No. I don't know if I want to.

Kaylin the only ten i see: oh.

Elliot, Kaylin and I have all three been best friends for years. We met Elliot in 1st grade and the three of us have stuck together since then. Well until now. Elliot left the group chat back when he came back to Knoxville, and I don't know if he's changed his number or not. 

Karson walks into my room and sits on my bed with a solemn look on his face. "It's not the same." Was all he said. "No. It's not." I tell him. 

"I feel bad for Elliot."

"Why?" I ask.

"He has our Dad as a father." 

I smooth out the fabric of my quilt with my hand and stare at it. "You don't need to feel bad for him. Elliot's tough. We're tough." 

Karson nods. "Yeah. I know." 

"Are we going to go to Kaylin's movie premiere?" He asks after a few minutes of silence. I look up at him. I've honestly not thought about that. I guess when the time comes closer I'll think about it more. 

"I don't know." I tell him. 

"I'm happy for her. I'll just miss her." He says. He seems so calm about everything. Like it's gonna be how everything used to be. I smile. "Yeah. Me too bud."

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[A/N: SHORT CHAPTER I KNOW SORRY. Why am I apologizing not like anyone reads this anywho pfft.]