Chapter 12: The Ones Left Behind
(Warning! this chapter is very emotional... those who don't want to cry please do not read!)
I never really gave much thought to how much I would miss my old friends... They put up with so much shit from me... They put up with my constant complaining, bad jokes, negative attitude and more shit than I can count.
I've never claimed to be a perfect person but now that they are gone I wish I could have been a better friend... There's still so much I didn't know about them... What was Jarod's favorite color? What was Wyatt's favorite video game? Why was Josh such an asshole? Now I'll never get the chance to know...
The few friends that I did get to know and they got to know me now every time I think about them my heart splits right down the middle. I had joked about taking them with me but now I really wish I could have... I could use one of Calvin's hugs, one of my book chats with Braeden, and I especially wished that Sterling were here to tell me a story when I'm sad like he used to....
How could I leave that all behind? How come I can't have them with me forever? Why did I make this decision? I cry thinking of these questions and all I've left behind... all the friends that I had and all that were still to be made. I miss some of my teachers as well (shocker) I miss the building itself for crying out loud!
As I think back to that last day, the speeches given, the hugs taken... All the jokes that were made, the promises to stay in touch and remaining in my heart. It's true, they will always be in my heart and I never will forget.
(This chapter is dedicated to all my friends in Monticello high school. Love you all very much.)
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Teen FictionCortney makes the biggest decision of her life when she decides to go to Michigan to live with her mother, stepfather, and half sister. Will it be the biggest mistake of her life or will she finally find peace?
