Stop and Listen

California

Chapter 3

" Mom, do you want me to stay from school to pack up or? "

" Gabi, there's a reason I want you to go to school, go say bye to your friends, so yes! You will be going to school," my mother replies, " oh and btw I'll pack up the rest of your stuff for you."

As I go into the bathroom to do my routine for school someone knocks on the door.

" who is it?!" I shout waiting for an answer. Since the stranger behind the door wouldn't reply I started the water. Someone, again, knocks.

" Zach if it's you I swear I will come our and strangle you! " out of anger I yell. I hear a girly giggle followed my a deep laugh and instantly i recognized who it was.

Melissa and Dominick.

I squeal as I run to turn of the water. I hadn't seen my Bestfriend since I blacked out. Before I opened the door, I checked my hair. I threw it into a messy bun and opened the door.

" Hey!" I said as soon as I see my Bestfriend. Her and Dominick were sitting on my bed and I jumped on her.

"Girl, I can't believe you're leaving, how many hours do we have together?" She manages to get out as I'm still laying on her.

"Hey baby, how are you?" Dominick says.

I turn to Dominick and hugged him as well. Oh, that Mango Melon Twist body wash he used, I was going to miss that.

"Maybe 9 hours?" I reply to Melissa's earlier question.

I turn around to look back at Melissa as I heard a weird sound coming from her, she was crying. Which only made things worse because I started crying also.

There we are, sobbing on each other and Dominick trying to calm us down when my mother walks in to see that I haven't even dressed yet.

"Oh girls, it's gonna be okay! With technology now-a-days-" my mother says to us as she walks into my closet,"-you guys can skype call each other and text 24/7 if you want, everything will be fine," she walks out with a Chevron Print Maxi Dress along with my makeup bag.

"Ms.Hernandez-" "Please Melissa, call me Karen for the last time," as mother cuts Melissa off to correct her.

" Karen, just because we skype and text and call doesn't mean everything will be the same, "

"Sweetheart I never said things were going to be the same, there will be changes, obviously, that you'll have to get used to." My mothers straight forward responds just lead to more tears for Melissa.

I hugged Melissa one more time and got up to get the maxi dress and the makeup bag that my mother left at my bed. As soon as I went into the bathroom I hear Dominick saying,"Come on, let's not make it any harder for her."

***

Getting out of Dominick's car, Melissa's car following right behind, I stopped just to stare around.

Classes went by fast and farewells were said.

I decided to let Dominick and Melissa drive me to the airport. My mother wouldn't allow it but my father convinced her somehow. Oh the magic.

The hardest thing to say is a goodbye when you'd rather say hello all over again.

I like to substitute goodbye with see you later.

Tears, Kisses, and Hugs were exchanged and See You Later's were uttered.

AUTHORS NOTE:

Sorry I haven't updated In awhile, and sorry the chapter was short.

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