My one and only

Chapter One

"Amy!!" I hear my mom's voice from the hallway! I can't believe I took this decision not even 6 months ago of moving to Toronto. My future was all planned and now I don't know where I'll be tomorrow. Six months ago I applied to the University of Toronto in medicine without thinking about it. All my life I wanted to move outside of Quebec and I decided that Toronto seemed awesome, I always had a crush on that city. A few months later, I got my acceptance letter and I was already preparing for today. My mom is at the door telling me to hurry while I'm picking my last suitcase and closing the door of what have been my bedroom for the past 18 years of my existence.

She has always been impatient and today she seems kind of sad so she's even worst: "Amy, we're all waiting for you down here, what's taking so long? ".

"I'm coming!" I yell back. I'm not feeling very well today; the stress is giving me a headache and I have a knot in my stomach. Saying good bye to my family and my best friend isn't the easiest thing. I get downstairs, close the car trunk and turn around, Elizabeth look at me with sad eyes and I say: "Stop it. You make it look like we'll never see each other again, but I'll come back every time I can and you'll visit me too".

«You better because if you find a better friend than me and don't come back I'll pick you up by the ass and bring you back here! » she says.  We're both laughing now and it feels good. Elizabeth always has something to say to clear the air even in the worst situations. «Give me news as soon as you can and mostly tell me if you see cute boys» add Elizabeth as winking at me. «Hahaha, yes I promise I'll be back and I'll give you news when I arrive there. Bye, I love you. » I respond. She knows how uncomfortable I am around boys and she wants to remind me that they're going to have a lot of them there. We hug one last time while saying how much we will miss each other and turn around to my mom. We never get along me and my mom because we are too similar, and we won't say it but we both know it's time for me to leave the house. It breaks my heart to leave her but I feel we love each other even more if I'm away. I hug her until she stops crying and I sit in the car.

I start the engine and leave the parking while looking at the left mirror and I see my mom and Elizabeth standing there watching me leave. I sigh of relief and I didn't know I was holding my breath until now. It's all done, everything's packed and in 8 hours I will be in my new city. As I get on the highway I feel like I'm ready for what is coming. Or at least I think I'm ready.