Life Moves On • Zach Herron

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i'm meant to be doing yet another assignment but i'm sat on my bed staring into space

i wonder where zach's dorm room is, hopefully it's as far away from mine as possible but it could also be just a few doors away

once i finish my assignment i decide to go through my emails because that's what i do when i'm bored

most of them were just random websites i had signed up to but there was one that caught my eye

"karenturner?" i say to myself, why has my mom emailed me?

oh wait, i never actually told my parents i got a new phone number and because they never seem to stop travelling i haven't seen them since before i moved here

i open it and see it's from 4 days ago so i read what she says

hi jasmine! hope you are okay, me and your dad have been calling and messaging you but you haven't replied so we were getting worried

we also wanted to let you know that we are coming back to LA for a week on thursday! we would love for you to come and see us, it's been too long and we miss you so much!

hope you see this because we know how you are with emails, you don't check them very often

we love you,
mom and dad xx

wow i think i should answer her because i'm not gonna lie i miss my parents a lot and would love to see them even if that meant i had to go back to LA for a week

i start typing a response

hi mom! i'm sorry i forgot to tell you and dad that i changed my phone number. it is (000) 000-000 now

i would love to come and see you both when you get to LA! i miss you and dad a lot too, we also have a lot of catching up to do

love you
jasmine xx

i send the email and go to make something to eat while i wait for a response, i make myself a chicken sandwich and a cup of coffee

when i sit back down i start to eat and decide to watch some netflix

i put on 13 reasons why and then check my phone, i had a message from a number i didn't have saved; my mom

imessage

(000) 000-000
hi jasmine it's mom

jasmine
okay hi

mom 
so tell me how's things been since we last saw you?

jasmine
good i guess, i moved  about a year and a half ago to minnesota and i've been enrolled in college for almost a year now

mom
hmm minnesota, that sounds lovely! would you still want to come to LA to visit us?

jasmine
of course i would! i miss you and dad like crazy!

mom
awh we miss you too, we land in LA tomorrow morning so just visit whenever you can really

jasmine
i can probably take off from my classes for a few days so i will come when i sort it out

mom
okay, we can't wait to see you

jasmine
i can't wait to see you and dad either

i decide to go and tell jonah what i'm doing

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