Summersville

Goodbye Manhattan

I still can't believe my dad would just make Gabby and me change our whole lives for a job. I mean I understand that it's very important but my whole life is here in Manhattan. My friends, my family, and Michael. Especially Michael. When I told him the news he seemed heartbroken and told me he thought I was going to break up with him but I can't. I know that people say that long distance relationships don't work but we trust each other. I mean after 2 years we should be able to trust each other in this relationship.

"Gianna come on it's time to go!" I hear my dad yell

"be right there" I yell

"Gianna!" I hear my dad yell again

"I said I'm coming!" I yell back even louder this time

As I finish carrying my last box out of my room I can't help but remember all the good times I spent in this room. This is where I talked to my friends nonstop about Michael. This is where I had my first kiss with Michael. This is where I grew up. Where my whole life is. This is the room I woke up in for the last 16 years of my life and now I have to say goodbye.

As I close my door and mentally say goodbye to my room I bump into my little sister.

"Watch it!" she yells at me

"Sorry princess"  I say sarcastically not to get her annoyed but because I'm annoyed.

"ugh whatever" she says walking downstairs to say goodbye to her "boyfriend". To be honest I wouldn't even consider him a boyfriend to her. He's a little 9th grader who thinks he's such a bad ass. But I don't get involved in her "love" life because even if I wanted to she won't let me. 

I walk downstairs and see Michael standing awkwardly next to Gabby and Aiden kissing. Before I get the chance to even say anything to them my dad beats me to it.

"Umm Aiden, go home son." My dad says in a funny tone that just makes me laugh. 

"yes sir" Aiden says after breaking his "kiss" with Gabby. 

"no don't go" Gabby tugs on his shirt.

"nah it's okay, I have to be somewhere anyways" he says before saying goodbye to all of us and walking away.

For a second I feel bad, but then I remember that he was just kissing my little sister and the feeling instantly goes away. Instead I put the box I was carrying into the back of my dad's car and walk towards Michael. We just stare at each other until he grabs my hands.

"Hey, don't worry I can visit you on the weekends and we can still call each other on the phone and-"

Before he can say anything else I cut him off

" but it won't be the same"

"I know but we have to at least try" he says while squeezing my hand for reassurance.

"yeah....." I say because I can't think of a different response. I know that I said I thought it would work out but now I'm having second thoughts. 

As if they knew I needed saving I see my three best friends walking towards me. I put my hands down that Michael was holding and run towards them. All four of us running towards each other seemed like a good idea somehow in our stupid brains and we immediately regretted it as we hit our heads together. 

"ouch" we all say together and start laughing. 

"you guys came!" I say very happy that I could say goodbye to them before I leave

"of course we came" Sarah speaks up

"yeah we wouldn't let you leave without a proper goodbye" Ariana says

"and we got you this" Hanna says as she hands me a $50 dollar Starbucks gift card

"oh my god you guys know me so well" I say as I take the card and start laughing

I notice Sarah's eye is tearing and I pull her into a hug. Soon we all start crying and once we let go we all look at each other. As I look at their faces all the memories we have come back to me. I can't believe I won't see them on a daily basis anymore. 

"Okay" I hear my dad say as he closes the door on the back of his car. "Time to go"

I smile weakly at all of them and get in the car. I put my seatbelt on and I feel my dad start the engine. They're all looking at me as the car drives away. Goodbye. I sink into the seat and look outside the window as we pass by all the skyscrapers and people.

...

I wake up at the sound of Gabby singing and I roll my eyes. The sun is setting and we're nowhere near a city so I'm guessing that I've been passed out for a couple of hours. I sit up and I'm about to ask my dad how much time left until we get there but before I can I see houses out the window and decide to keep in my question.

Soon we stop at a driveway and my dad says "We're here". I unbuckle my seatbelt and open the car door.

Wow

Holy shit. This house is amazing. For once I'm actually excited and the thought of leaving my friends behind isn't so scary anymore.

I rush towards the door and notice that it's locked

of course

I wait until my dad gets a key out and he opens it. As soon as I step foot into the house I feel this amazing breeze. It's even prettier in the inside. Even though it isn't furnished and doesn't have much it's still breath taking. I immediately run up the main staircases and start looking through rooms. I see the first one which is obviously the master bedroom

my dad's room

I quietly close the door and rush to the other one. This one is so pretty. It has a beautiful view of the outside and it's so huge and pretty cool. I immediately yell "This is my room" so Gabby can hear me. I know I didn't look at the other rooms but I don't need to, this room is perfect. I then see Gabby walk into the room and I can tell she would have claimed this room if she got here first.

"Whatever, I get the room with the bathroom connected to it!"

"okay whatever" I laugh and go downstairs to get my boxes. I could only pack important stuff that I was sure I needed because the moving truck would come tomorrow.

...

I am disappointed that my first night here I'll be sleeping on an air mattress but it's okay. Soon I'll have my big comfy bed. I lay down on my bed and just as I'm about to text Michael he texts me first.

Michael: Hey, did you get there yet?

Gianna: yeah I just finished bringing up the boxes from the car into the room

Michael: Oh so how's the house?

Gianna: It's actually beautiful but tomorrow I have to go to a summer camp thing my dad put me into so I should really get some rest

Michael: yeah sure goodnight gianna, I love you

Gianna: goodnight, I love you too

I can't help but stare at the screen. He's so cute. I don't know how I got so lucky. And with that as my last thought I fell asleep.