"Paris get down here! We have everything in the car so let's go!" My mom yelled at me from the kitchen.
My mom decided to tell me last week that we were moving. I would have been totally fine with the idea of moving, but what pissed me off was that she only gave me a week to pack all my shit and say goodbye to everyone.
The one person I was probably going to miss the most is Andrew. We have been dating for the past two years so it's going to be hard not to see him anymore. But at least our break-up wasn't that harsh. He understood that long distance relationships don't usually work so it was a mutual feeling to break up.
I looked into my now empty room. 17 years of memories were stored in this little tiny room. I felt like I was about to cry.
Before I could regret agreeing with my mom to move I took one last glance at my room and closed the door.
I walked out to the driveway where my mom was sitting in her car. I opened the door and sat in the front seat.
My mom looked at me and said,"You are going to like Santa Cruz. They have beautiful beaches and the food is amazing."
I gave her the 'are you serious look' and put my earbuds in. The last thing I want to hear on this long way to Santa Cruz is my mom trying to convince me that my life will be much better than living in Oregon.
Everything important to me is in Oregon: Andrew, Paige, Stella, Scarlett, and my dad.
"Mom can we say goodbye to dad before we leave?" I asked her.
My mom nodded and took a right turn down a familiar street.
She parked under a tree and told me, "I already said goodbye to him so I'll be in here waiting for you."
I got out of the car and walked towards the Central Oregon Cemetery.
My dad's grave had fresh flowers in front of them that most likely my mom brought earlier.
I knelt down in front of his tomb and read the engravings written on it.
Robert Beare 1960-2007 A loving Father
"Hey dad. I just wanted to say goodbye to you before Mom and I left. Everyday I still wish that you would have not been in that car accident. But I guess things happen for a reason. Dad I have to tell you something that I couldn't tell Mom. I'm scared to move. I'm afraid I won't make friends or that I won't fit in at school. I know I sound really cliche it's just that I have been living in this town for all my life. I haven't experience what it is really like to live in the real world. Can you please help me get through this? I don't want to complain to Mom any more because I know she is having a hard time too with this move. But I will try my hardest to adjust to everything smoothly. Just don't forget that I love you and I'll come back soon."
Tears were falling down my cheek.
I walked to the car and sat back down in the front seat.
My mom looked over and asked, "You ready?"
"I think so." I responded. My mom started the car and drove away from the cemetery.
I closed my eyes.
Bye Oregon.
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Hello everyone. So this is going to be a little bit different from other story. But I hope you all enjoy it. Oh and I see Paris as Lily Collins but idk about her mom. I'll figure out something soon lol.
