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Welcome to Florida

Justin Bieber sat in front of me an old little diner with checkered walls. We spoke and he held my hand. I ordered a vanilla milkshake and he ordered chocolate. We both walked up to pay and the cashier looked exactly like me. She was me. The biebs paid for our meal and we walked outside. I saw Jay walking on the sidewalk and he was walking with another girl. The waitress from the muffin place. Justin grasped my hand and said something, but I didn't hear. Somehow, I was wearing my homecoming dress. It was light pink and went to my thighs. I wasn't wearing it before, but I was now. Anger boiled up inside of me. I didn't feel very mad though. I stormed off and walked up to him. The waitress was wearing a skanky bright red romper and light blue heels. She seriously needs some fashion advice. I started yelling at him, but I couldn't hear myself saying anything. He stopped listening to me and then he turned and started making out with the waitress. They stopped and she grinned at me. Jay opened his mouth to say something, but he started beeping. What?

I opened my eyes and looked at my beeping alarm clock. It was 7:05 in the morning. It all flooded back to me. I shot up and starting getting ready and cleaning myself up. I might be the weirdest person ever according to my dream. I put on dark denim jeans and dark blue tee on. My hair was pretty long and straight. As always. I put on my black converse and headed downstairs to make sure I got everything I wanted. I had gotten most of the family pictures we took throughout the years and I got some things that reminded my of my mom and dad. Our house still looked pretty full. I went in my parents room only the second time since they passed. They're bed was a little messy, because I had slept in there the one day. It still smelled like roses and aftershave. Which smelled exactly like both of my parents. I had grabbed pictures and some of my parents stuff in here, but other than that everything was there. I looked at the whole room and decided that I should leave before I started to cry. My room was pretty empty. My dresser was empty, my butterfly chair was in my empty closet and my bedside table clear except for my hot pink lamp. I was all packed. I only had 2 big suitcases. I lugged the suitcases downstairs by the door and plopped down on the couch. Jay wouldn't be here for another few minutes, so I probably should eat. I stuck a bagel in the toaster and spread cream cheese on it. I used to have a bagel pretty much every morning before school. I haven't gone to school for months. Isn't that illegal or something? Oh well. I'm leaving for Florida anyway. My aunt will probably enroll me in some private school or something. 

Jay came and helped me put my suitcases in his trunk. I told him I left my purse inside, so that I had an excuse to say goodbye to my childhood home. I twisted the golden metal handle and breathed in our Glade plug in for the last time. I muttered a goodbye to the house, but along with that the memories that I made here with my parents here. I grabbed my purse on the couch. I inhaled and exhaled and opened the door to leave making sure to lock it. Jay was leaning against his car and smiling at me. I walked down to the sidewalk that I had previously drawn princesses and frogs on as a seven year old girl. 

"Are you okay?" Jay opened the passenger side door for me. 

"I'm fine. At some point, we all need to let go. Right?" I set my purse down by my feet in the car. 

"Right." He nodded and we drove off to the airport. 

I reached the security check and got in line. Jay said he couldn't go passed it. Other words, It was the moment that I was dreading the most. Saying bye to Jay. I sat my luggage down and engulfed Jay into a giant bear hug. 

"I'm going to miss you so much." I could see tears start to form in his eyes.

"It's not goodbye forever. I will never let that happen, Jay." I messed his hair up a little.

"I love you." He said messing up my ponytail. I giggled at him.

"I love you too." We kissed and before I knew it, I was at the front of the line. He started to cry and I didn't want to look at him because then I would.

I told him that I would call him tonight and he nodded seeming a little bit happier. He started walking and I watched him. He turned around and I blew a kiss at him causing him to grin. 

I got through security and I dragged my suitcases behind me. I finally arrived at my gate and saw about 40 people already there sitting in the black plastic chairs. I sat down close to another family. The mom and dad were talking about something political and their daughter was trying to get her mom's attention to show her something on her tablet. I put my stuff around me sort of forming a weird nest.

About 25 minutes later, everyone boarded the plane and got situated. I was assigned a window seat. The best seat you could possible get in a row of three people. A plump woman sat down by me. She spoke to the other person in our row. She sounded like she was from Texas. I put my ear buds in and pushed shuffle on my iPhone. I fell asleep and next thing I knew I was being poked in the arm by lady. I took out my ear buds.

"Sweetheart, we are in Florida now!" She shook with excitement. I smiled and muttered my thanks. The flight attendant said something and the first class got off first. Eventually, we all got off walked into the airport. There were to fake palm trees. One on each side of the walk way and on the ceiling a sign hung down that read: Welcome to Orlando International Airport!

I went through a series of checks and finally went down an escalator where people waited for there loved ones. There stood my Aunt Jade with a sign that said my name on it. She wore a beachy looking dress over what looked like a bathing suit. She had sunglasses on her head and was sunburned on her back. She half smiled at the sight of me. As I got off the last step, I said a final goodbye to my old life and a shy hello to my new one.