I Mean It

Ch (1) All The Way

I have never been taken care of to this extent. All my family looked at me in awe as i packed my bags and got ready to leave. My mom has cooked my favorite meal, pasta and cheese fries, Dad had cleaned my bags, while my sisters cried at my departure. It was my turn to leave and start my new life in England. My older brother had to leave us a couple years ago to study there too. It was a tradition in our family that every person has to leave and study college in England.

"Honey did you pack your charger?" My mom shouted from the kitchen where she was preparing some food for me to nibble on the way.
"Yeah mom, i did" i shouted back.
I zipped my bag and took a last glance at my room, shut off the lights and closed the door behind me for the last time.

"Mom, i think im ready" i said it with tears in my eyes. Yes, i had a choice whether or not to leave. But in England, there are much better jobs and colleges than in Sweden. So, i decided it would be better for my future if i studied in England. Of course that would mean that i had to leave my family, and of course i was sad and all but this is all for my future.

I went to the car where dad and mom were waiting for me. My sisters weren't coming to the airport because the car wouldn't fit them with all my bags. So i had to leave them both in the house. I said goodbye while i was crying the whole time.
"When will you come back?" My six year old and youngest sister, Sierra, asked.
"Soon, soon" although i new i will never be back.
I hugged her and said "be a good girl, okay?"
"Okay" she sighed.
I also cried while saying goodbye to Cara who was 12 years old and the boy crazy girl in our family.

I sat in the car and dad drove. All the way, we were silent. Every now and then, i would hear my mom sniffing a sad sniff.

When we arrived, mom couldn't handle her tears and burst out crying. My dad soothed her although he had tears in his eyes too.

I cried too but when the crowd of the airport swallowed me, i knew i had to stop and start handling serious matters.

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Once i had sat on my seat in the airplane, i slept. I was so tired of all the drama back at home. Home. I don't know if it was even called that anymore.
"Miss...Miss" someone shook my shoulder.
I gasped as i opened my eyes remembering that i wasn't on my comfy bed but in a skeletal airplane seat.
"Are you okay?" The attendant asked. Which returned me back to reality.
"I'm fine" I said in a sleepy voice.
"You have reached your destination, miss."
"Oh, okay thanks."
I got up and took my bags before leaving to the airport. Although there was a strange feeling as if my brain stopped working as I was walking through the crowd. Strange...

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Once I reached my brother's apartment, (We haven't told him that i was coming today.) I rung the bell and waited. When the door opened I saw Aaron, my brother, gasp and I was smothered into a hug.
"OMG! SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN HERE?"
"I just came!" I said cheerfully.
"Come in, let me show you around."
He led me into his living room which had a fireplace, a big screen TV and comfy looking sofas. Then, he showed me the kitchen, bathroom, and his room which I thought we had to share until he led me to a room just like mine at Sweden.
I gasped as I took it all in. From the striped walls to my desk to my queen-sized bed.
"I LOVE YOU AARON!!!"I squeezed him until he said "I love you too, but can you just release me?"
"Sorry, sorry. But why did you do that?"
"Because I have been waiting for this moment in my life since I moved here. I couldn't wait till I had company. When I realized that you would be next to come, I knew you would be depressed because you left home, so, I built this to make you feel like your at home."
By the time he had finished, i engulfed him in a long hug then he hugged me back.

After he had helped me unpack, he prepared something for us to eat while I talked to my parents. By the time we had finished eating, I had learned two things:
1. I will miss home.
2.This life is going to be better.