descending (dove cameron x thomas doherty)

Chapter 17: Travel Goodbyes

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A/N
this book is flopping (thank you for 7.1K reads!!), but it's ok. my fault. i need to write and update more regularly. but thank you to y'all that read this still! im sorry im not active

also bc i feel like wattpad is dying? i have my own opinions on that but regardless i feel it's dying. even from before the additions and updates and stuff but yknow

also im sorry this isn't a great chapter. it's kinda short and i wrote it over a time span of months. whoops

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Sunday November 27, 2016 - 2:00pm
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Thomas and I leave for Belfast on Wednesday. 3 days.

Honestly, I'm not sure if I'm excited. Obviously, I'm excited to audition for the guest role in The Lodge, but I'm gonna miss all my friends.

There's a mini Descendants...get together, if you will, today. It's with all the cast and crew; kind of like a small final goodbye. Honestly, Sofia and I almost cried. 

But on top of that, I have to pack. Knowing me, I'm going to end up packing last minute on the day before/of the flight. I don't know what to pack. Like do I pack sweaters? Thick jackets? Thin jackets? I don't know. Although, I know that the UK is generally very rainy and a little dreary. It's also almost December, so probably should have a long is sweaters and long sleeves, stuff like that.

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Around 9pm, i heard Thomas say, "I think it's time for us to go now."
As much as i would love to stay with our friends, he was right. We had to start packing for Belfast in 3 days.

i watched as a bunch of people turned around and frowned. We started to walk near the door before a pile of people surrounded us wishing us goodbye and good luck.

"I'm gonna miss you best friend." I turned around and saw Sophia standing there, a few tears in her eyes.

"Oh my god. Sof, don't cry. It'll only be a few months and then I'll be back before you know it. I swear." I wiped a few tears from her face before embracing her in a hug. We probably stood there for 5 minutes.

China didn't say anything to me. I mean, even though she tried to get with my boyfriend, I wanted it to be civil between us. She looked me in the eye while we all were saying our goodbyes, but she ignored me otherwise. She walked over to Thomas and said goodbye to him only She was a little too touchy in my opinion and I saw Thomas look over at me but it was okay. I'm over it. I'm willing to reconcile with her but if she isn't, then we won't. It's just upsetting I had to lose a friend. 

Regardless, I think we said goodbye to about 30 people. I was emotional during the majority of the time. People kept telling me to break a leg and honestly, I've never felt so grateful.

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I think I almost cried on the way home. Personally, I think there wasn't much of a reason to, but truthfully, those people are like my family. Even though it was only 3 months, I'd spent about three months with the original cast for the first movie. Plus, the new cast members fit in so well and so easily. It was like we'd been friends since the first movie.

I don't know how long I'm gonna be there. I want to go home to be with my family, and auditions are due on December 20th. I think I'm gonna record my audition so I can send it in early so I can make it home for Christmas. Thomas also suggested meeting his family, which I would love, but we'd have to make a plan, find a time and date, and sort that out. He told me not to worry about that, considering we're not even in Scotland yet. Well, he's not wrong, but I tend to worry in advance. He knows that, and I know that, but I can't help it sometimes.

"Tommy, how much clothes should I pack?"

"Well how much do you want to pack? Your entire closet?" He joked with a laugh. He knew me too well. "Well, we're gonna be there for about a month, so I'd pack a fair amount of jumpers, joggers, long sleeves, leggings, y'know. The works. Don't forget about Seattle." 

I rolled my eyes at him, but with a smile. "Yeah, I think that'll be good. It's cold and wet in Scotland and Seattle is cold too." 

He ran over to me and grabbed me into a hug. "My baby! Don't freeze! I will make sure you have the thickest jacket and all the layers."

"Roger that," I laughed and kissed him. "I love you."

"I love you too."

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