It's been two weeks since I've seen Chandler. We've been texting throughout the weeks, but still. I was actually thinking, what if we are taking things too fast? I mean yeah we are really close but I mean... I kind of wanted to be closer to him for a little bit longer before we really... "Got into a relationship", If i should call it that, we aren't even dating, we've just kissed. Actually it's funny though because some of his fan base actually thinks that we are. I can search up "#chayson"
And there are pictures of me at his booth and us hugging. Which I don't understand why us hugging automatically means we are a couple, but whatever.
"Payson!! You almost ready to go?" My dad yells down the hall of our little ranch house.
"Yeah, last box, I promise!!" I set the framed picture down of me and Chandler of the first time we met. Not the picture of him kissing my cheek, that's too personal to me. But the one of us standing together that his dad took. I look through the rest of the box, making sure I have everything. My cream/ sand colored Hollister sweatshirt, bag of gold fish crackers, kapri suns like the little kid I am, a bag of chips, (what? I really like food) a light fleece blanket, and one of my moms favorite necklaces. It's a thin, silver chain, with a small heart and a small amethyst diamond at the "v" of the heart, the birthstone of February, the month I was born and the month she died. I felt tears start to brim my eyes but I quickly pushed them back. I folded the ends of the box in, but not pushing too hard, I don't want to break the glass of the picture frame. I pick the box up, carrying it between my hip and my arm, an look around at my now empty room. The bare window with now just the white blinds, allowing the 1 o'clock sunlight to shine onto the light lavender walls. I took a step to hear the slight creaking of the wood floors, which I complained about for years, but now i'll miss it. I sighed and walked out of the room, taking in its features for the last time. I walk down the hallway into the living room and met up with my dad.
"I'm bringing this in the truck with us." I said. The curiosity must've gotten to him because he reached over to lift a flap. The first thing he sees is the bag of chips and the gold fish and he chuckled to himself.
"Go on, put it in the truck. There are some people here waiting to say goodbye to ya." He points towards the front door and I looked at him confused. I looked over and saw Danny, Maya, and Jake in the doorway. Maya's standing there, shorter than Jake and Danny, with her dark brown hair curled to perfection, and a cute matching outfit like always, and she looks like she could break down at any second. Danny is standing there with her fashion leather jacket on with her lips persed and arms crossed, being taller than both of them. And Jake, crossed arms with a half smile. Looking at them all standing there makes me want to cry. I shove the box into my dads arms and run to them. We do a big group hug type thing, and I can feel how much I'm going to miss them, it hurts.
"I'm gonna miss you guys so much!" Still in the hug, I feel a tear roll down my cheek.
We all let go of the hug, and Maya was the first to say something.
"I'm gonna miss you so much! I can't believe you're leaving me!" I chuckled at her words.
"You told me to!"
"I know. Cause this is gonna be a great opportunity for you!" She smiled.
"Well, if you go into modeling instead of acting while you're there, call me! I can give you lots of tips!" Danny said as she hugged me again. She is 5'7 and skinny as a twig, she was born to be a model, and it made me laugh.
"I will! I promise." I dabbed the tip of her nose and we both laughed.
"Well I for one am upset you didn't involve me in this decision." Jake said in a sarcastic tone, re-crossing his arms, and obnoxiously turning away from me, which put an instant smile to my face.
"Come here dork." I laughed and tugged his shoulder and pulled him in for a hug.
"I'm gonna miss you... So much Pay." He whispered in my ear.
"Me too." I whispered back. I never really told anyone about the feelings I had for Jake, cause I didn't want to ruin the friendship we'd had for 6 years. So I kind of just pushed it aside, and hoped it would go away, and it did sort of... But now that there might be a "me and chandler" I don't want to ruin anything. I turned back to my dad and grabbed the box from him and wiped a tear.
"Come on, go out to the truck with me." I called to them and they all followed out the door. Jake ran up beside me and grabbed the box from my hands and set it in the back seat of the truck.
"Thanks." I couldn't tell if I was blushing or not but I sure was smiling an awful lot for a girl who is leaving her hometown today. The thought made me frown again.
We all talked for a little longer while my dad talked to the moving truck guy. He was probably talking about the directions to the new house, which I still don't know where we are gonna live at. I mean, he's showed me the house, but he hasn't told me where it is... Which irks me because I'd like to know where I'll be living.
Maya, Danny, and Jake finally had to go. They didn't have they're parents pick them up since I guess they were all going back to Danny's house to watch a movie, and Danny lives in the neighborhood. I haven't even left and I already feel left out, but I don't want to say anything. I don't want them to not do anything since I'm not around, so I just a shrugged it off. I walked back into the house, and looked around one last time. The living room where I spilled so many things on the carpet, the kitchen where I had all my "cooking" experiments. My dads room, my room, the guest room... All the memories I had here flashed through my mind as if it was a movie, and then, in one instant, it's gone. I walk out of the house, and close the door behind me, taking in this beautiful sunny day. I hopped in the front seat of the truck, and we took off, to somewhere in Georgia.
"Dad?" I looked over to him instead of the window I've been staring out for the past 3 hours while songs from 'the fray' played in my earbuds.
"Yeah hun?" He asked, still looking at the highway.
"Where's the new house at?" I asked and looked back out the window, hoping he'd actually tell me this time.
"Well Payson, it's in Georgia."
"Well duhh, I mean, what city? What school district? What neighborhood, what zip code?" I was getting irritated.
"Uhhhh, a town in Georgia."
"Uuuuuggggghhhhh!" I grunted really loud.
This is going to be a very exhausting car ride.
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Getting Chances (Chandler Riggs Fanfic)
FanfictionPayson Wheeler travels place to place with her dad for his job. When it brings her to meet her favorite actor, will her life change forever?
