Finding Jess

Chapter 16 - Time To Go

By the time I got home, my mother was ready to leave and patiently waiting for me, folded arms. Yes, because I don't know how you can be so calm when this is the last time you'll be able feel at home. Perfectly normal.

I met up with her and grabbed by backpack - the only thing I had, so that we could begin our slow journey to the train station. It took us approximately fifteen minutes to get from my house - or what was my house, to the train station. Nobody spoke, not even a whisper.I spent the journey racking my brain, wondering why we didn't just drive.

 Finally, after sneaking peeks of her, I swallowed my pride and asked my mother why. She explained that our car had been driven by one of her friends to London for us. Why couldn't we just drive it? Then again, the train ride is quicker, and my mother knows how car sick I get. Who wouldn't? Being cooped up in a metal box and shit. That's just child abuse.

Once we arrived at the train station, my mother set ahead to get our tickets. In the mean time, I made a pit stop at Star Bucks. I needed a Nutella Frappuccino in my life and since my mom was sweet enough to give me her coat - she never gets cold... I swear that's just wrong (but true) - I got her a Caramel Iced Macciato, her favourite.

Star Bucks was quite empty and basically had no line so I hopped to it. The place was filled to the brim with serenity and I enjoyed it. All until a loud high pitched voice broke the silence.

"Jess! You were gonna leave without saying bye to your best friend?!" The vaguely familiar voice beamed and echoed across the empty station.

"Mikky." I yelled excitedly as I was showered in hugs and kisses by my bestie.

"First I don't see you in ages, then you almost DIE, now I have to heard from Brad that you're moving." She said over dramatically. "Oh yeah and now I have a friend that looks like Harry Potter." She said pointing at a hideous scar left on my forehead from my fall. I hadn't really taken much note of it. I haven't taken a look in a mirror in days. I have no idea how my hair looks. Harry must've secretly been laughing at me. Frankly, I don't care. I just skimmed my thumb over it and left it as I laughed.

"Hello to you too." I replied in monotone. "And I just found out today." 

"That's terrible." She said, stopping and helping me carry my mom's drink.

"Jess, our train's here!" My mom yelled.

"My train's here." I said glumly.

"Don't leave Jess. I'll miss you too much. Who's gonna be my everything and who's gonna help me up when I'm down?" She said with tears filling her the grey specks in her crystal blue eyes. She did always have the prettiest eyes. 

"More like you need me there so that you can help me up." I laughed through endless sniffling, trying hard to hide my sorrow. I wasn't very good at it since the tears kept coming and pouring out of my eyes. I was always the luckiest person world having Mikky as my friend... no - sister.

"Yeah, but who's gonna do my job now." She said playing it cool as tears started streaming down her pink cheeks. She tried laughing and fake smiling, but it wasn't helping so she just bit her lip as the salty droplets rolled down her face.

"I don't know?" I sniffled and wiped my wet eyes. "But they'll never replace you." I laughed. 

"Better not." She sniffled laughing pulling an 'I'm not going to cry face' whilst holding back the rest of her hidden tears.

"Never. I remember the first day I met you. We were seven and you screamed because I was being bullied. The same girls that invited you to sit with them at lunch. The cool kids." I laughed as more tears fell. This was true. She ruined her reputation just to help me. If she didn't, she would have been apart of Megan's popular gang, and all the boys would have been at her feet. She was probably the prettiest girl in my grade and still is. If you didn't know this story, you'd wonder why a gorgeous girl like her doesn't have every guy in the school. But over all of that, she chose me.