*Juliana's Move-In Day at MIT*
"Well, Juliana, that was the last box. You're all unpacked now. Anything else you need help with?" Aunt Grace asked, resting her hands on her hips.
"Nope." Jules took a deep breath. "I think Lauren and I should be good."
Lauren Smalls was Juliana's roommate for the year; I really hoped that she and Juliana were going to get along well with each other. My worst nightmare was my girlfriend being over 1000 miles away from me with a bad roommate and no friends.
"Do you want us to wait for Lauren and her family to get back before we leave?"
"Nah." Juliana shook her head and took a seat on her bed. "I think the longer y'all stay, the harder it's gonna be when y'all do leave."
"Okay, Sweetie." Aunt Grace gave her a hug and kiss. Uncle Chris, Brandon, and Alex just hugged her. "We'll give you and Robbie a little bit of time alone before we head out."
Everyone left the room except Juliana and I. Jules was crying, so I wrapped my arms around her and just held her, letting her sob in my arms.
After a few minutes of that, I quietly said, "Hey, hey..." in an attempt to soothe her.
She looked up at me. "This sucks, Robbie."
"It's gonna be okay, Jules." I kissed her. "It's gonna be different, but it's still gonna be awesome."
"I'm going to miss you and Aunt Grace and Uncle Chris and Brandon and Alex so much. I know nobody here."
"You are an amazing person, Juliana, and any person that doesn't see that is an idiot. You're gonna make friends; trust me. Lauren seems cool. Doesn't she?"
"Yeah." She sniffled. "She's not half bad."
"See? You're going to be just fine."
Juliana nodded her head; she had finally stopped crying.
"Bye, Robbie." She started to tear up again.
"Jules." I smiled at her. "I have an idea. How about instead of bye we say see you again, soon? Bye just seems so finite."
She nodded. "See you again, soon, Robbie. I love you."
"I'll see you again, soon, too, Jules, and I love you more and plus one whatever you say."
We both smiled, and I pulled her in for once last hug and kiss before I left. "I'll call you tonight, alright?"
She pasted on a smile as I walked out the door and said, "Alright."
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Juliana
Teen Fiction*FIRST DRAFT FINISHED* Being blonde, pretty, and young made Juliana every cliche Robbie knew he wanted to stay away from. Once she opened her mouth though, things changed. Juliana, unlike most other girls, enjoyed working hard and was serious about...
