Goodbye || j.s. au

Chapter Nineteen//Moving Day

I awkwardly sit in Jacob's room. He sits at the end of his bed looking down, I could tell he feels the same awkwardness that filled the room.

"So," Jacob starts. Not breaking his gaze from the floor.

"Soo.." I look at him. Wanting desperately for him to look back.

I wanted to see his beautiful eyes once again, because who knows how long it would be until I see them again?

Sadly, he doesn't look.

"Remember, a few months ago when we started dating, I asked questions about you? Should we do it again? This might be the last time we could ever do it again." Jacob looks up, but not at me.

"Okay." I look away from him.

"How much will you miss me when you leave?" I look up and I see him trying to hide his small smile.

I laugh. "More than you'll miss me." I respond.

"Impossible." Jacob looks at me. The minute his gaze met mine, my stomach flipped. In an amazing way, of course. I looked at his eyes, he looked at mine.

"What's something you'll miss about me?" He asks, not breaking eye contact.

"Everything. What about you?"

"Huh?"

"What's something you would miss about me?"

Jacob smiles. "Your lips."

My cheeks flush.

"Okay." I try to laugh off my embarrassment. "Any other questions?"

"Nah." He shrugs. Jacob gets up and walks over to me.

He grabs my left hand and pulls me up then into his arms. We hug for a while. I treasured this moment, wishing time could stand still so I could stay in Jacob's arms forever.

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I wake up, expecting an alarm to ring. I open my eyes and freak out when my room is empty, but then it hits me and I realize I'm moving to New York today. Today.

I get up and grab my clothes that I chose last night.

Mom is downstairs talking to someone on the phone.

Without disturbing her I sneak out the door, ignoring all the empty rooms.

I run to Jacob's house and quickly knock on his door. I didn't bother to check what time it was and then I started regretting knocking the door a bit too loud.

Just my luck, Jacob opens the door, fully dressed.

"Abby!" He smiles and pulls me into a hug.

I laugh. "Why do you seem so surprised to see me?" I say as I hug him back.

"Cuz I am." He smiles, but it quickly fades away. "You're moving today." He whispers.

I frown, then lightly punch him. "Thanks for reminding me, dummy." I add a laugh, hoping it doesn't sound as forced as it felt.

Jacob grabs my hand and pulls me out the door.

"Where are you taking me?" I ask.

"It's pretty obvious, I guess." Our fingers have now entwined together, we walk side by side. Jacob leading the way.

We continue a few more blocks down. I start to realize why he's bringing me here.

We walk to the park and go up the playground. He stops at the top, near the slide.

"This is where I first kissed you," I smile at the memory.

"Yeah, went by so quickly." Jacob's voice faded at the end of the sentence. We both sit down, I lean my back against the bars behind me.

Tears fill his eyes, making me wanna cry as well.

A tear falls out of Jacob's eye, I reach up and wipe the tear away.

"Don't cry." I whisper.

"I'm sorry." He leans back and sighs. "I'm just really gonna miss you, I love you- you know that?"

I smile sadly. "I love you too."

He grabs my hand again then presses his lips against mine, the sparks building up again. And I felt like the chemistry between us could burn down the whole park, the same way I felt months ago when our lips first touched.