The Dead Mate

Chapter 9

"When would we leave?" I asked, immediately serious. "In a few days, I was going to tell you after a romantic evening so it would be nicer to tell you" he said softly. I nodded, thinking it over. "Ok, but we should say bye to our new friends. And our old ones too" I said. He nodded, "we will throw a leaving party tomorrow and invite our new friends" he said. "Well lets pack everything upstairs!" I yelled as I ran to my room. He laughed, "I bet I could pack faster than you!" He yelled as he ran to his. "It's so on...like donkey kong!" I yelled, trying to rhyme, donkey kong was just at the top of my head. I could hear his laughter as I quickly pack my stuff up except two outfits. I then packed my bathroom and left a traveling case put that had the essentials I would need for the next two days and on our way to the new house. I finished and ran out of my room laughing. "I finished!" I yelled and then heard a noise downstairs, sounded like laughing. I went downstairs to see him cooking food. "I finished first" he said happily. I pouted. "No fair! You must've cheated!" I accused. "Nope" he shook his head. "Yeah! You did...somehow!" I replied back. "How could you accuse me of such things!" He said and put his hand over his heart feigning hurt. I stuck my tongue at him and sat down at the dining table. We talked about the party and after we finished our food we bought some items for the party. Since I packed my sheets, I went to sleep with him in his bed. Once I woke up I saw nobody next to me. I quickly got dressed and then went downstairs where I saw Derek placing snacks on a table. The drinks were already out and the banner that announces we are leaving is already put up hanging from the ceiling where underneath the banner was the drinks and snacks. Soon people came in. Derek was with his friends who were so desperately trying not to cry. I was with my friends who had mascara running down their faces from their tears. Once our new friends came, they looked at the almost crying and crying people funny until they looked at the banner. I ran up to James and hugged him. "Bye weirdo!" I whispered in his ear. "You're leaving?" He sounded almost like he would cry, as if we knew each other for more than a day. I nodded in response. Derek was hugging Kevin. I hugged Sarah and Kevin at the same time. "We'll miss you" they said as I felt something wet drop on my shoulder. I pulled away to see tears on their faces. "Wow you guys are emotional!" I said and laughed a bit. "Only when someone leaves" Sarah says, but I could tell that that's not the full meaning of that sentence. I hugged Justin. He gripped me tightly as if he was to hold me forever so I couldn't leave him. "Well, maybe you'll change your mind and come to Harvard with Derek and me" I whispered and then felt him shiver. He must be cold. "I can't believe your cold at this time!" I pulled back from the hug. He looked at me with a confused look on his face until I saw realization in his face and then him blushing as he looked away from me. "I'm not cold" he said and then pulled me in another hug, I looked at my other new friends and saw them looking at Justin with pity. As if me leaving was expected to be hardest on him.