I Found You

Chapter 17

When I get home my parents are waiting at the airport with Lex. I never thought I would be this excited to see them. Lex and I run to each other. I have to remind myself that Lex is smaller than me, so I don't jump at her. "I missed you so much" Lex said while hugging me. "I missed you too" I say and start to cry. I am really emotional for some reason.

I say goodbye to the Davis' and leave with my family. On the car ride home, I tell everyone about my trip. I leave out the part about mine and Jordan's fight about his ex. I'll probably end up telling Lex about it later.

When we get home, mom says order some lunch while I unpack. Lex helps me bring up my bag and unpack. "So, are Jordan's friends as hot as he is?" Lex asks. "Not even close, but they aren't bad looking, maybe I can introduce you to them if you come to visit me when I move," I tell her. "Logan you were gone too long you forgot about Jake?" Lex says. She right I actually did forget she had a boyfriend. We talk about my trip some more, and she promises to come to visit and I promise to come home every holiday.

"Logan, Lex, the food is here." Our mom calls from downstairs. We both rush downstairs. I didn't even realize how hungry I was until my mom said the food was here. She ordered every type of pasta the store had, with extra garlic just for me. When everyone is full there is lots of food left. As mom and dad put the food away, they tell me to pick a movie, we can all watch together. Lex and I go to the living room. "They really missed you, you know," Lex says as I look for a movie. "Really," I say without thinking. I never thought they would notice me not being around. I always felt like I was just a person in the background.

I settle on a horror movie. Lex and Mom scream and a bunch of times and dad and I laugh. It's not an overly scary movie, but it does have a couple of jump scares. When the movie is over its only 5:00 pm. Mom goes off to make dinner. The rest of us stay in the living room to talk. Dad looks at Lex and I sitting beside each other. "You two look so much alike it crazy, and you both look just like your mom!" He says with a smile. I never thought me and Lex looked alike, I always thought she looked like mom though. I look a Lex and Lex looks at me. "We do look a lot like now Logan," Lex says with a smile as big as dad's. We all talk about our looks and personalities. We come to the conclusion that, we both look more like a mom than dad, personality-wise, I'm just like dad, and Lex is just like mom. We all laugh when mom walks to tell us dinner is ready. Mom had a huge smile on her face, telling us that she was definitely listening to us talk from the kitchen.

After dinner, I go to bed. I don't know why but I am exhausted. When I lay down, I realize I forgot my phone in my room all day. I grab my phone *its weird not being with u, I miss u already baby* Jordan's text makes my heart flutter. I text me back. *I miss you too, love you*. Before he replies I fall asleep.

When I wake up the next morning, I have a quick shower then head downstairs for a coffee before Jordan picks me up for school. "Good morning Logan," Mom says as I walk into the kitchen. "What are your plans after school this week?" Mom asks Weird she doesn't even ask Lex usually. "Nothing why?" I counter. "You have to go for your second road test before you move or you might have to start all over. I can book it for you if I know when you're free." Mom says. I forgot all about my second road text to become a fully licensed driver. Last year I could wait for my birthday to be able to drive on my own. This year my birthday came and went and I hardly realized. Jordan texts me to let me know he's here breaking me from my thoughts. "Book it for any time and I'll make sure I'm free, got to go mom love you" I say as I walk out the door.

When I get in the car I think about if Jordan had to restart when he moved here. "What happened with your license when you moved here?" I ask. "Nothing they just switched in for a Nova Scotia license to an Ontario why?". "My mom told me I need to go for my second road test before I move so or I might have to restart," I tell him. "You probably will if you're not fully licensed, Dani did" He said. I stare at him he is only a month older than me how did he already have his full license when he moved here in September. "I took drivers ed, got my license early." He says. Sometimes I actually think he can read my mind.

After school Jordan drives me home, "I'll pick you tomorrow, I going to be doing my driving test and I've barely driven in months." I say as I get out of the car. "Okay baby, but please don't make me late." He says jokingly.

"Good news Logan you have your test tomorrow after school" My mom says excitedly as soon as I walk through the door. Crap now I have no time to work on my driving. I should have told her to make it for next week. I drop my bag and grab my keys. I need to drive as much as I possibly can.

I leave with no destination in mind but I end up at Lacy's house. I text her to see if she wants to drive around with me and within seconds, we are off again. "Brad broke up with me." She says with no emotion at all. "Are you okay?" I ask. "Yeah he said feeling has changed and he now thinks of me more as a friend than a girlfriend, he asked to stay friends, and in all fairness, I was losing feelings too." She says. I feel like crying, I'm more upset than she is. What is wrong with me lately?

We drive around town for two hours. It reminds me of the day I got my car, the first thing I did was drive to Lacy's and we went driving for hours. I hard to believe that it was just over a year ago. It feels like a whole other life. I drop Lacy off and head home. I need my sleep, tomorrow has to go perfectly. It's already April, and I need my full license before I move in September.

When I wake up the next morning my stomach is in knots. I don't remember being this nervous for my last driving test. I feel like my whole body is shaking as I try to walk downstairs. I need to calm down my test isn't until after school, and there is no way I'm going to past like this. I text Jordan to tell him to come to pick me up. I feel like I'm going to puke no way will I be able to drive.

When Jordan gets to the house, he tries to calm me down. When I go to open the door, it happens. Vomit goes all over the side of his car. I am mortified, but I think that was just what I needed. I don't feel like my stomach is in a knot, and my shakes have stopped. I still can't believe I puked on the side of Jordan's car. At least he is nice about it. "We are going to have to stop at a car wash before we go to school" Is all he said about what happened after he made sure I was okay. I am happy he didn't turn it into a big deal. I'm already so embarrassed.

When we get to school, we meet up with Lacy, Jade, and Dani. "So, todays the big day!" Jade says happily, for a minute I get scared I'll get nervous again but I don't, thankfully. When I get to Chemistry, I realize, Brad is my lab partner. What if he doesn't want to be my partner anymore since he and Lacy aren't together anymore. I walk into the class and Brad is in our normal spot. I sit down beside him. "Hey did you hear about me and Lacy?" He asks. "Yeah" I say. "Are we still okay?" He asks. "Yeah of course." I say. Thank god, it's way too late in the year to get a new lab partner.

At lunch it's weird not having Lex, Jake, or Brad with us. Lex and Jake have gone back to sitting with Alexis at lunch. "I can't believe you guys are leaving me in just a few months to go to my favorite place in the world," Dani says as we talking about college. "Yeah but it's for college so it doesn't count," Jade says. "And besides you'll be joining us in a year anyways." Jordan adds. It's still months away but Dani seems really worried about Jade leaving. Maybe, its because they will be so far away from each other.

The school day ends way to fast. Before I know it, I'm off to take my second driving test. It's funny, this morning I was shaking and puking. Now when I actually minutes away from taking the test, I feel fine. I got this; I know I do.

I pass without any trouble. I am officially a fully license driver. Then something weird happens. A wave of sadness crashes into me. I'm not a kid anymore, I am a legal adult, and in just a few months high school will be over. I will be moving halfway across the country for college and for the first time I will be on my own.