Hold On - Sam Wilkinson {On Hold}

Good Bye Massachusetts

It was raining when I got up. My last day here in Massachusetts. I went around my house packing any last minute things of mine. Most of my stuff had already been sent out to Omaha all that was left here was some of my clothes and other essentials that I would need up until the last minute. Today was going to be hard, leaving everything I've ever known and starting a new life 1,500 miles away. My mom keeps telling me that this change will be good for me but I disagree. Why did it have to be this year, my senior year? Next year I was going to go off to college anyway, she couldn't have waited one more year before she sends me somewhere across the country? 

I came down the stairs with the last suitcase. My mom was down there waiting for me. "You all ready?" she asks as I reach the last step. "Yup as ready as I'll ever be." I reply giving her a fake smile. She pulls me in for a hug "Now I know this isn't going to be easy for you but I think it will be good for you to see the world a bit. You're whole life as revolved around this place and I want you to see how differently life is somewhere else." I know she's trying to not make it seem so bad but I still think she's putting on an act and secretly can't wait till I'm gone. I really want to tell her right now that all I hear coming out of her mouth right now is bs but I can't just say that to my mom. 

I wheel my suitcase out to the car in the garage and throw it in the back seat. My mom hops in the drivers seat and I get in the passenger seat. My friends had texted me earlier saying that they would meet me at the airport to say our last goodbyes. 

My mom started the car and pulled out of the garage and in to the rain. I looked out the window taking in the last look of my house, the last look of my street, the last look at everything I've ever known. I hated the thought that I a few hours I'd be in a car on my way to my Aunts house seeing unfamiliar streets and street signs and houses and a new street that I'd be living on and a new house that I'd be living in. 

I walked into the airport with my mom following. I was pulling my suitcase and hand my purse flung over my shoulder. I saw all my friends there waiting for me Julia, Brianna, Katie and Taylor. They looked as sad as I did, I could tell that they had all been crying. When I reached where they were they all pulled me  in for a hug. The five of us all cried together knowing that it would be our last moments together. "I'm going to miss you guys so much." I manage to say. "Not as much as we're going to miss you." Julia replies. "Dana you're always the one that makes us feel better, you're the problem solver. When somethings not right you're always the one to fix things. Without you who knows what's going to happen." Katie says trying to stop crying but the tears keep coming. 

"Flight 327 to Omaha is now boarding" I hear them call my flight. "Okay guys this is it." I say as I pull away from them. "Can we take one last picture of the five of us before you leave?" Taylor asks. The five  of us get together, our arms wrapped around each other as my mom takes the picture. I give each of them a hug before I grab my stuff and make my way to the gate. Before I enter I turn around and give them all one last look. They're all crying even my mom. I hold back my tears and I walk on to the plane. I find my seat I'm in the front on the section. There's just one seat next to me that's empty. I look out the window as the plane takes off. "This is it." I tell myself,"Hold On Dana its going to be a bumpy ride."