Hemmings' Goodbye

Chapter 3

We walked slowly hand in hand up to the flat and opened the door. We threw our stuff by the door and went to the kitchen to grab popcorn and some coffee to get ready for the movie marathon all-nighter that we planned, since Luke and the band were to leave London to go on the rest of their European leg of the tour, then to New Zealand and Australia where they will end off in Sydney. Snuggling on the couch, my head rested on Luke’s chest and his arm around my waist, I never wanted tonight to end. I looked over at Luke, and suddenly his lips were on mine, and his lips trailing kisses down my neck. I burry my head into his chest and we fell asleep after many more kisses and movie scenes, that we didn't even pay attention to.  Some hours later, I woke up with a start, noticing that the clock read 9:00, and the flight left at 12. I looked over to see Luke still asleep, his lips partly parted as he breathed in and out. I leaned in and gave him a little peck on the lips to wake him up. “hey Sarah,” Luke said groggily as he rubbed his eyes. “It’s 9, you better start getting ready, your flight leaves in 3 hours.” We slowly got up from the couch and I silently thanked the rest of the boys in my head for coming in last night quietly without disturbing us. As the comforting smell of coffee started to fill the air as the coffeemaker started, the feeling of goodbye heavily rested on our shoulders, almost bringing me to tears. Ash, Cal and Mikey filed into the kitchen reaching for mugs to fill with coffee, Ash looked over at me and giggled. “what?” I asked, suddenly feeling exposed. “Nothing, it just looks like you and Luke had a good time last night huh?” I see all of the boys’ gazes on my neck and I reach up to feel a small bump on my neck. “Well,” I say turing to Luke, “It’s not entirely what you think.” As I start to kiss Luke, I hear Ash and Mikey groan as Cal comments “gross” as they take their coffee and leave the kitchen. I smile. Because for now, in this moment, I stop thinking about Luke leaving, and concentrate on his hand that is holding my face, and his arm, that’s wrapped around my waist.  

At the airport, surrounded by security, tears streaming down our faces, is where we had to say goodbye. He would be on the rest of his tour for 6 months, and I had to go back to school. I hugged Ash Cal and Mikey tightly, and turned to face Luke. Our lips crashed together, and I felt a mixture of comfort, as I always did when I kissed him, with the bitterness of goodbye, the salty taste of our tears reminding me of the situation. As we pulled away I whispered “I love you Lucas Robert Hemmings, don’t you ever forget me” “Even if I wanted to forget you Sarah, I couldnt, because I love you too.”

Flight to Barcelona, Spain please start boarding through gate 497.

“Why do you have to leave?” I say, my head in Luke’s chest as we embrace for the last time in 6 months. “I’ll see you back here in 6 months, and I promise to Skype, call and text you everyday” he says clearly trying to hold back tears. I grab his face, and kissed him one last time, saying I love you one last time. Tears spilling down my cheeks, even though in that moment I knew it wasn't goodbye for the last time. “Good bye Sarah, I’ll miss you” Luke yells as the door to the pathway closed. In that moment, I didn't know that those 6 words would be the last I would ever hear Luke say.