Song of the Chapter: Never Knew I Needed by Ne-Yo
"Goodbyes are hard. It may be hard for the person leaving, but it's always harder for the one being left behind." -Anonymous
✕ Yvonnie ✕
1 month later:
Friday
Today was the day I wasn't looking forward to. I was leaving to go to Florida to live with my grandma. My family, Giana, and Odell were all at the airport with me. I cried the night before, and I cried on the way here. I really didn't want to leave everyone behind, but this is what I had to do.
We all stood outside the departure gate I had to go through. My flight wasn't going to be here for another 30 minutes, so I guess I have enough time.
I went up to my aunt/mom Selena and my uncle/dad Darryl and gave them a big hug and started crying. Even though they weren't my real parents, they treated me like I was their child.
"Thank you both. Y'all really raised me to be a great young lady. Thanks for loving me like I was your own." I thanked them and kissed both of their cheeks. "I love you guys so so so much."
"You're welcome. We love you too. " They both said at the same time. You could tell they were trying to hold back tears. They both kissed my cheek and sniffled.
I turned to my mom/aunt Loren and dad/uncle Maurice. Loren was crying hysterically. I hugged her tightly and cried. "I'm going to miss you, so much. Even though I found out you were my mom, you've been the best auntie. Thank you." I thanked her and wiped my tears.
"No problem darling. I love you, always keep in contact with us." I nodded as I gave Maurice a good and exchanged a few words with him.
I kneeled down and looked at my baby brother Eric in his car seat, who was almost 2 months old. "Even though we haven't spend much time together, just know your big sister loves you. I hope I can see you when you're older." I kissed his cheek. He smiled and started forming little bubbles in his mouth.
I smiled and went to Giana. I couldn't help but to start crying again. We pulled each other in a long hug and cried like babies.
"I can't believe you're leaving." Her voice cracked.
"I know." I wiped my face with my hands. "Thank you for being there for me since Kindergarten, Giana. You stuck with me through thick and thin. All the hard times I was going through, you were there for me. Whenever you had a problem in your life, I was right by your side. Even though we would have our altercations, we would always find ourselves being friends again." A tear rolled down my cheek. "You're like the sister I never had."
"I love you Yvonnie, please don't forget that. Call me at least 3 times a week and tell me how it's going." Giana said, tears began to form in her eyes once again. She opened her arms and I hugged her one last time. I was leaving my best friend of 13 years. I can't.
After that hug, I went to Odell. He looked at the floor, covering his eyes with his hands. I grabbed his hands and put them down to see him looking at me, teary-eyed. I wrapped my arms around him and laid my head on his chest. We hugged and swayed side to side. My bottom lip trembled as silent tears left my eyes. As much as I wanted to stop crying, I couldn't. They just kept cascading down my face.
"Odell, I damn near hated you from 9th grade, to the middle of 12th grade. I'm not even going to lie, I'm glad you made the bet cause if you haven't, we wouldn't be here and you would probably still be with Kalissa. I didn't like how some things played out but it all came together in the end." Him and I both chuckled a bit.
"I agree. I don't want this to be the end." I wiped the tear from his eye with my thumb.
"I don't want it to be the end either." I looked down. Odell pulled me into a long kiss and hug.
"You're my headache, my princess, my world, basically my everything. I know what I did in the past hurt you but I'm glad for doing the bet too. The more I talked to you the more I realized I was falling for you. There was never I day where you weren't on my mind. I thought about you more than I thought about Kalissa when we were together. Your smile is so beautiful, your laugh is infectious, but it makes me laugh cause it's so cute on you. I love it when you're mad cause your nose scrunches up, and you just make me want to kiss you. Yvonnie Marie Campbell, words cannot describe how much I love you." He looked into my eyes.
"Words cannot describe how much I love you too, Odell Cornelius Beckham Jr. When I leave, you can date whoever you want, just stay in contact with me."
"No other girl compares to you Yvonnie. I promise you. And don't worry, I will." He said.
"Gate A14, Flight SJ128 to Tampa, Florida is now boarding." The man spoke over the intercom.
"That's my flight. I love you guys." I grabbed the handle to both of my suitcases and sighed.
They all waved as I walked through the Departure. I looked back at Odell and let go of my suitcases before running to him and hugging him. He held on me tightly, and cried in the crook of my neck. I had to pull away before my flight left me. I hugged Giana and the rest before walking back to my things.
I walked through Gate A14 and outside to the warm weather. My luggage was taken to the luggage hold before I boarded the plane. I took my seat and looked out the window.
Florida life, here I come.
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Congrats, you all have reached the end of this story. Thanks for the ones who were there for me from the jumpstart, I love y'all. Y'all motivate me to write, honestly.
But let's talk about the sequel which is named "Love on the Line." (Big thanks to raven6498 for the name💜)
A lot of things will be changed in the sequels, even the characters. Y'all will see a lot of new faces, and there will be sooo much drama, I just cannot wait. It's gonna be lit!
I'm working on the prologue right now so I'll be sure to let y'all know when it's published. I love you all!
