i folded the flaps of the last box down, and grabbed some tape. i taped the flaps of tue box down, and then grabbed a sharpie. "memories.." i mumbled to myself as i wrote that word on the front of the box. suddenly i heard footsteps behind me and a girls voice. "hey baby, are you almost done?" el asked me. i stood up and turned around to face her. "yeah, here's the last box." i told her picking up the last box and handing it to her. "thanks love, i'll go put this in the truck." el told me as she turned around and left our room. i followed her outside.
the sun was shining down on us, as el put the last box into the moving truck, and closed the back. she took a step back, and admired the truck. "what are you doing?" i asked her. "it's so hard to believe it. 19 years of our life, boxed up in one week, in this truck." she told me. "yeah i guess.." i mumbled as i grabbed her hand in mine. "but just think, we're on our own now. just me and you, against the world." i told her as i put my head on her shoulder. "i guess so.. i'm just kinda sad.." she told me. "it's okay, it's gonna all be okay." i told her. she nodded and wiped away the single tear that was falling from her eye.
"some of our stuff is still inside, how about we go get it?" i suggested to her. "yeah, let's go." she told me as she wrapped her arm around me, and went inside. we walked upstairs to our room, and the cold empty breeze flowed though the room. there were some blankets on the floor still, and the camera el got me for my 18th birthday. i picked it up and smiled remembering that day.
this past year has been absolute shit, but el is helping me though it. she's helping me discover myself. i think i want to be a photographer. i told her that once, so she got me a camera. "hey baby, how about we take one last photo?" i suggested. "one last photo to remember this old crappy room?" she asked me slightly giggling. "yes- this old crappy room that is our room." i told her grabbing her hands. she smiled and nodded, so i let go of her hands and lifted the camera up. "smile." i told her as i smiled. she smiled and i heard the click of the camera.
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"you look gorgeous." el told me as she grabbed the picture as soon as it printed. "you look even more gorgeous." i told her. she smiled and hugged me. "i love you max." she told me. "i love you more el." i told her. she looked up at me and smiled. she was about to speak when i heard footsteps and a dog barking. i turned around and saw the puppy we had just gotten. "awwh come here callie!" el said as she bended down to pick up callie.
i looked up from el and callie, and saw joyce standing in the door way smiling. "come on girls, everyone is outside waiting for you two to say goodbye." joyce told us. "okay mom." el said as she stood back up and walked outside with me and joyce following her. there we saw el's brothers, will, john, and el's dad. they all looked really sad. will immediately ran to hug el, and he was crying. "i'm gonna miss you so much." he told her. "i'm going to miss you too will, and i told you i would be the twin to move out first." she smiled as she pulled away from the hug. he gave her a jokey death glare, and then el hugged john and her dad and talked to them for a few minutes. suddenly i felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around to see joyce. she handed me a box, while smiling. "send me photos." she told me. i smiled and nodded, before giving her a hug. el ran over and gave joyce a hug, and said one final goodbye to everyone, before finally getting into the truck. callie was on her lap, and i noticed she was also still holding the camera. without saying another word, i took the camera and pointed it at el and callie. she smiled and posed for the camera as i heard the click.
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we both smiled at each other, and i put on my seatbelt. i pulled out of the drive way, and started driving, before getting lost in my thoughts.
i looked over at el and smiled. i actually cant believe it. i can't believe the best person in the entire universe, is my girlfriend. she has helped me though so much shit, and the worst days and nights of my life. i couldn't do it without her.
i'm actually so in love with this girl, i can't even explain it.
i'm always gonna remember her as the person that is my soulmate. she is my soulmate.
i glanced down to the bag on the floor of the truck, and laid eyes on the ring box that joyce had given me to purpose to el.
out of all my memories, i know marring el will be my all time favourite.
