Goodbye England

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Chapter One

"But mum, why do we have to move? Why can't we just stay here?" I whined. "Mai, me and your father have already went through this, and its for the best and didn't you say you always wanted to go to Australia, and now we are." Mum said sternly, by the sound of that, I knew not to argue back. Just because I've said I always want to go to Australia doesn't mean 'oh let's go and move there'.

You're probably wondering who I am, and why I'm moaning. I'm Maisie Jones, but I don't like it when people call me Maisie because it reminds me of a cow, don't ask me why, it just does, so people call me Mai for short. I'm seventeen and I am currently at my last year of school, but since we're apparently moving, I'm guessing I can't finish my last year.

I love England, but I don't want to move because I won't be able to see my friends everyday, mum said that I can just make new friends, but it won't be the same. I am currently packing my suitcases, its so hard to decide what to bring and what stuff to throw away. It's just all of a sudden. I wish they would have told me sooner.

"Mai, have you finished packing yet?" Mum yelled from downstairs. "Yeah, I'm just adding a few more clothes, but I should be done soon, why?" I asked. "Because we're moving tomorrow, and we need to be ready." Mum said sternly. I don't know why my mum always leaves things till last minute. It doesn't help of you have a father who panics a lot. I try to not get involved, because either way, someone will end up falling out with one another.

We're moving all the way to Australia, I am not looking forward for the plane journey, I hate planes, why couldn't we teleport? I wish the country was closer to England, so then we won't have to be on a plane for as long. Everything is going to be so different there. I'm so used to everything in England, I guess I just have to adjust with their customs their.

I heard my phone beeping in the distance. I walked over to my now empty room and saw that I got a message from my best friend; Skye.

From: Skye
Please tell me you're staying :'(

I frowned. I've explained several times to her that I am in fact moving. I hate saying goodbye, it's like the worst thing ever to do.

To: Skye
I wish I was :'(

From: Skye
But you love Australia

To: Skye
Not as much as I love my best friend :'(

It's not like we're not going to talk anymore. But I won't be seeing my best friend anymore. Yeah we can Skype, and FaceTime and even message each other, but it won't be the same.

From: Skye
I'm coming round. I have to say goodbye in person :(

To: Skye
Of course! :'(

I walked downstairs to find my dad finishing the last box that we're shipping out. Yet again, were late in that. So when we get to Australia and to our new house, we have to wait for the boxes to arrive with our belongings. That's the Jones' for you, always last minute with things.

"Ah, last box." Dad said joyfully, I don't know why they decided to move to Australia, maybe because I said I always wanted to go there, but I never thought about actually living there. I can't physically set my mind straight and believe that we're moving. I've never moved before. I've been living in the same house for seventeen years. It's going to be so foreign not coming home to this place.

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