Wrong Number - A Josh Richards Fanfic

Leaving

Maddie's POV:
A tear falls down my face as I sit on my bed and watch Josh pack up all his stuff. I sigh, I have to take him back to the airport in 1 hour. He looks back at me with a small, sad smile. 

"Hey, look at me." I meet his eyes. "It won't be too long," He assures me. "Oh, and I need to pack up my hoodie." I sniffle. I didn't know he wanted it back. I go over to my closet and slowly start to take it out. "I was kidding! Keep it!" He says quickly. I take it out anyways however, and just throw it on over my head, smiling at him a little. "It looks better on you anyways." I run and hug him.

"I can't believe you have to leave. I don't want you to! Why can't you stay?" I start feeling more tears rush down my face, but I could care less. He hugs me back and rocks me back and forth with care. 

"Hey, hey, it's ok, it won't be too long." He says in a soothing tone. 

"No, it won't..." I say, remembering the plan. Whenever Josh is asleep, me, Anthony, and Jaden have been plotting my arrival to LA. I'm leaving in two and a half weeks, and staying for 3. I'm excited because Josh was only here for a week and a half! I also get to meet Noen again! It's going to be so fun. Over the past few days, I've gotten really close with everyone who DM'ed me 3 days ago, and I also get to meet them because they're all going to be in LA at the same time! I smile, and stop crying. "Ok, now finish packing, loser." I say teasing him and pulling out of the hug. He chuckles and pulls something out of his suitcase. 

"This is for you. Open it when I leave, but only after I'm gone. Not when I'm still in the car with you, not when I'm still in the parking lot, open it after I am well inside the airport." He hands me a present, and I smile and nod, holding it close. Soon, he finishes packing and we put the suitcases in my car. 

"We have an 2 and a half hours till your flight. Want to do one last thing near the airport?" He nods and plays music without me even having to tell him. I drive, he plays music. That's just how it is. We end up going to the Dave n' Busters that is 1 mile away from the airport. We can be there for 1 hour, but then we have to go to the airport. I am going to cherish every second of the next hour. We get cards for games, play everything, and then combine our points. Josh buys a ton of candy with them. He hands it all to me. 

"Here, to makeup for all the candy we ate when I was here." I smile really wide and he smiles back. I put it all in my bag and check the time. The hour has flown by in a whirl. I look up at him and give him a sad smile, and his face mirrors my own. "Well... looks like it's time..." I nod and he grabs my hand. Together, we walk out of the arcade and to my car. We get to the airport and he has 1 hour until his flight leaves. We get out of the car and he grabs his bags. We go in together and in the lobby, I completely break down. He has to leave. But... why? I start sobbing. He holds me tight in his arms. "I'll see you soon. And we can text every day, ok?" I nod, but keep holding on like he is my lifeline. He kisses my head. 

"I'm s-sorry," I say, letting go. "Y-you ha-have to go. Bye Josh. I'll miss you." I say, wiping my face with my sleeve. He smiles. 

"Bye Mads. I'll text you when I'm off." He tells me quietly. With that, I turn away and walk out towards my car, willing myself not to look back. That would've made everything so much harder. As I get out, I reach my car. I sit in the front seat and fish out the present he left me from the back seat. As I open the box, I start feeling myself crying again. I slowly pull out what feels like clothes. I let out a sort of sound that sounds like a mix of crying and laughing. He gave me the Still Softish merch. The hoodie and the pants. I start sobbing again and just hug the merchandise. Anyone who may have been walking through the parking lot at that moment would probably think I'm insane. I'm sitting in a car, sobbing, and hugging a hoodie with a crown on it. Yay me. 

I end up leaving 2 hours later. 

(A/N: Aw, poor Maddie! Anywaysss I have some angst coming so... be ready! The chapters are sort of getting longer so soon they'll be really long. Also, I think I'm going to start doing shoutouts! If you want a shoutout, comment here and vote on this chapter! Anyways, thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed! K, bye bby's💖✌🏻)