Blue Jeans

Leaving

Looking around the empty house I had lived in since I was 16 I almost started to cry. The memories forever being burned into my mind. Especially the memories of my father a year of living in this house without him and now it’s over.

“Georgette! Honey we need to make it to the new house before next month.” My mother cracked with a sly grin but under it all I knew she was a little sad about leaving too but this will be good for us. We needed a new start so with that I bent over, picked up the last box of my things, and headed for the moving truck.

“So were you just going to leave without telling me goodbye?” A joking voice said from behind me. I frowned. “You know that isn’t true Lisa.” I looked at my best friend of 14 years and smiled a little. “You do know your ass has to text me, call me, Skype me, Twi-“

“I know Lisa you’ve told me the same thing everyday since I told you about the move!” I interrupted her laughing. “I’m just going to miss you that’s all boo-boo.” her smile fading with every word. I grabbed her and pulled her into the biggest hug I could ever give someone.

Leaving is going to be hard but leaving here... this place that I’ve lived all my life feels like an relief. I won’t receive sympathy stares or have people treat me different. I can be regular Georgette in Huntington and that I can not wait for.

“Sweetie we need to get going.” My mothers voice breaks the silence. I let go of Lisa and give her a small smile one that she returns. “I’ll call you when I get to the new house once we’re settled okay?” I say as I wave to Lisa getting into the car. “You better!! Don’t make me stalk you!” she replies with a smile.

“You ready honey?” says my mom with a smile. I look at the house, my best friend, and the neighborhood I have loved since I could remember and say. “Ready as I’ll ever be.” She pulled away from the house and our old life without looking back. It’s time to stop pitying ourselves and get things back to normal or has normal as it could ever be again.

Resting my head against the window I remember all of today’s events. The sad look in Brantley’s eyes as we said our last goodbye. We both knew it wouldn’t work between us not being so far away. Breaking up with him was the hardest thing I think I will ever do.

“I love you Georgette Elizabeth Howard. You will always be my first love I hope you know I will always care for you.” He breathed out while raising his hand to my cheek to wipe away the tears that I was one hundred percent sure were coming out of my eyes like Niagara Falls.

Looking up I drunk in his features for the last time; those ocean blues eyes that always showed the love he had for me, his cheeks that always had a pinkish tint to them that I had always adored, and his lips the pale lips that were always made my pain go away with the simplest of kisses.

I stood on my tip toes and placed a firm but gentle kiss on those lips that I never want to forget. We both savored the moment because we knew it was the last.

“You need to get going Gigi” he said breaking the best kiss I think we had ever shared. Nodding my head I let go of the hold I had on him. Biting my lip I slowly walked away for the boy I had known since I was three and spent the last two years of my life being in love with.

He was always there for me. Brantley never changed how he looked at me after my fathered died. He stayed by my side through the entire funeral held me through all the long tearful nights months after my dad’s death. I had brought him all of his stuff back that I had expect for his favorite hoodie that hang loosely on my body.

It was time for I Georgette Elizabeth Howard to stop relying on everyone and finally act like the grown 16 year old girl my father raised me to be.

Looking away from the window towards my mom silently driving deep in her own thoughts I reached out and grabbed her hand that wasn’t on the steering and met her eyes and smiled because I knew that this move was for the best. We both needed a new start. My dad’s death had completely ruined us for about 11 months it’s now time to start living again.

A/N: Hi guys, so this is the first story I’m planning on writing on here and I would love some feedback. I know this was short but it’s only the firt chapter and I didn’t want to start it out directly in the new town lol. But things will get better and start moving along once she gets to Huntington. But please comment and tell me what you think it’ll mean a lot please and thank you. Xoxo – Borntodie22