in another life - dnf

4.0 ; two worlds apart

no tw's this chapter. :]

georges' pov

my mom told me her job is in florida. that's a pretty major difference in the weather temperature. i won't be needing all the jumpers and jackets i own here in london.

the whole next week in school was just a bore. i had tried to pay attention in class, yet i just wasn't able to focus. tommy, being the loud mouth he is, told one of his music friends, and his friend told others, meaning the news spread like wildfire.

i had risen in popularity in the last few days i was going to be in this school. i received goodbyes walking in the hallway, in class, even while i was grabbing books at my locker. all i could do was return a weak smile. i didn't want to break down in tears in front of people who barely know me.

it was finally after school on friday. most people's school break. my last day. i was showered in leaving gifts from people - chocolates, flowers, cards, pretty standard items. my friends, however, went above and beyond, though the cards were the most special things that i received from then. i got a "don't forget us," and a "see you soon," card which really made me on the brink of tears.

i was on my way home from school, lugging my gifts with me. the amount i was carrying was actually insane. i also had to grab all of my school supplies with me to take home. i found some pretty unexpected things way back in my locker, like a three month old mouldy sandwich, for instance. 

i got home and noticed my father was actually walking about. he was hopefully at least half sober, yet he was still making a lot of noise. my mom still hadn't gotten home yet, she must be finishing up her final shift in the uk. 

the house was full of boxes, though we couldn't take everything we had wanted to america. we ended up managing to sell the majority of our items, which was surprising considering the how little time there was to purchase the unwanted furniture.

i went upstairs to lie down. i hadn't realised how many emotions i was bottling up just until now.

this was all too overwhelming for me, i put in my airpods to drown out my fathers' background noises. i hit the shuffle button on my playlist and the first song started playing into my ears. it was an upbeat song, which to me, didn't really suit what was going on. i pressed skip and that's where the water works came.

song recommended to play : astronomy by conan gray

this song matched how i was feeling. my friends and i have gone through so much together, and to know i was leaving them in a matter of days, was truely heartbreaking.

We drive through the woods, rich neighborhoods to watch
We joked as we looked that they were too good for us
'Cause socially speaking, we were the same
With runaway fathers and mothers who drank
A tale old as time, young love don't last for life

And now I know, now I know
It's time to go, it's time to go

We've traveled the seas, we've ridden the stars
We've seen everything from Saturn to Mars
As much as it seems like you own my heart
It's astronomy, we're two worlds apart

we're two worlds apart
(It's astronomy) we're two worlds apart

why.

why me?

i just don't understand why i have to be leaving.

tears streamed uncontrollably down my cheeks.

though, we are not two worlds apart, it sure will soon feel like it. 

they really do own my heart. i don't know where i'd be without them, they really deserve the world and more. i don't even know if i will ever see them again.

this, will forever be my goodbye song.

my tear stained face rolled onto its side and pressed into my pillow. the song now echoed softly in my ears, as i drifted off to sleep.

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