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chapter eleven

george: yeah so about that... um i'm not able to come.
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wait, what? i felt my entire mood drop when i saw his message. my breath hitching in my throat. i didn't even know how to respond to it.

eleanor: noooo george omg </3

bella: WHAT????? why??

val: george what why are you not coming???

clay: wtf george we were supposed to see nick together this year.

george: i know i know. if i could i would you all know that. my family is coming into town this week and i promised my parents i would be there. they would KILL me if i missed a reunion again. also nick's birthday is in like 3 days there is no way i can get a ticket and plan everything that quick. i think you all forget i live in a WHOLE DIFFERENT COUNTRY.

tommy: oh so now i have to be the odd brit out...thanks a lot mate.

george: shut up tommy. you guys know how bad i want to be there! he's like my best friend ever its not my fault.

i reread the chat over and over, trying to think of anyway i could respond but my brain was empty. my heart felt so heavy in my chest as i carefully put my fingers on the keyboard.

y/n: damn. looks like we wont get to all be together :(

i tried to sound as calm and collected as i could, not wanting everyone to know how sad this truly made me.

george: i guess not...

for the next few minutes that chat consisted of everyone saying stuff along the lines of "we'll miss you" and "wish you were coming!" i didn't pay much attention to it as i stared at my screen, watching the notifications ring in.

i can't believe after all this i won't even get to see him. i thought to myself. it would've been the perfect time, together with all our friends. i stopped thinking about it, not wanting to feel sorry for myself. i still was going to meet everyone else, and that was something. right? i pulled myself off my bed and walked into vals room in hopes of thinking about the positive aspects of this trip. i walked in and was immediately greeted by val.

"hey y/n" she sad with a slight sad tone in her voice. i walked over to her bed and threw myself into the pillows, i replied to her with a muffled voice.

"val. do NOT let me think about george at all on this trip pretty please." i looked up at her in a pleading manner. she laughed as she moved over so that we both could sit up and face each other.

"i promise i will not let you think about him." he held up her hands, "swear on it." we both laughed as i saw her phone screen light up, she reached over and read the notification.

"hey so today is monday and we are supposed to leave on wednesday right?" she asked. i nodded in agreement. "well eleanor just texted the groupchat and asked if we all could come tomorrow instead so we could have more time to set up and just be together." she added on, showing me the messages. i quickly read them over when nala suddenly walked into the room.

"oh wait, if we are leaving early what are we gonna do with her?" val asked rubbing her head. "the only day ida and amanda are available to get her is wednesday." she picked up nala and looked at her, trying to think of what to do.

"i can stay here until wednesday. you can go tomorrow. i probably will need extra time to pack anyway i havent started yet." i picked up nala from her lap and pet her back. "plus we don't have to worry about this girl then." i smiled as i continued to stroke her back, hearing a slight purr.

"are you sure? i mean it really no problem we can find somewhere els-" i cut her off before she could finish.

"yes val its perfectly fine. i need this time anyway there is no way i would be ready to go tomorrow." i removed nala from my lap and put her on the bed before swinging my feet off the side of it. "alright I'll go let the group know and then i think we should probably get to bed, especially you. dont forget to change your flight!" i said to val as i walked out of her room. i heard a faint 'okay' as i closed the door behind me. when i got back to my room i grabbed my phone off the nightstand and sent a message to the group chat.

planning committee

y/n: okay guys so basically val is gonna fly in tomorrow like the rest of you but i will stay here until wednesday and fly in originally as planned because of nala. do NOT steal all the good rooms in the airbnb or i will literally turn around and fly back home :).

eleanor: one less day with y/n :(( but i promise we will leave you the best room there (probably not)

bella: AHHH im so excited to see you all. we wont have too much fun without you y/n!

y/n: yeah yeah whatever you say. goodnight weirdos. see you soon.

with that i went into my bathroom and did everything i needed to get ready for bed. as soon as my head hit the pillow i was out for the night.

i woke up in the morning to the sound of val moving around in our apartment. i walked out of my room yawning and looked around to see her suitcase and carry on waiting by the door. i walked into her room and saw her packing a final few things into her bag.

"c'mon," i said, "ill bring you to the airport." i helped carry her bags out to the car and drove the twenty minute drive to the LAX airport. i walked with her all the way until security and gave her a big hug.

"don't have too much fun. i'll see you so soon." i said to her as we broke the hug.

"promise i won't! see you soon!" and with that she got in line for the security and was on her way to texas. i waited there for a few more minutes before turning around and driving back home. when i got back i decided to make a small breakfast and decide what i would pack for my trip tomorrow. i texted george to see if he was available to facetime while i packed.

"heyyy. im packing for tmr. wanna call?" i sent to him as i washed off my plate and put it in the dishwasher. he responded a few minutes later.

"yes sure let me call you in a sec." i sent back a thumbs up and made my way back into my room, grabbing my suitcase from under the bed. i heard the facetime notification and quickly answered it.

"hiii." i said as i saw his face pop up on the screen. his room looked dark and i wondered why before i remembered he lived in Europe. "what time is it for you?" i asked checking my watch 1:04 pm.

"9:04 pm." he replied looking at his clock. i forgot how big our time difference was.

"JEEZ i forgot it was a whole 8 hours difference. I'll make this fast i swear."

"first of all, we NEED strawberry dress." i said as i dropped it into my suitcase. he just laughed and nodded in agreement

we stayed on facetime for about four and a half more hours. i finished packing around 2:15 but we got carried away just talking. he begged me to facetime him at the party so he wouldn't miss anything and i promised i would. i said i would try my best to get everyone in the frame and make it feel like he was actually there.

"okay i should probably leave you alone so you can get some sleep. i'll text you tomorrow. i really wish i could see you." i made a frowny face at the camera and he laughed.

"i wish i could see you too. I'll talk to you soon." he replied. i waved at the camera as he hung up the call. i went into the kitchen to make something to eat for dinner and the watched tv for a little while longer. i checked the clock and saw that it was almost nine. since i had an early morning flight and had to drop of nala, i decided i should go to bed earlier than usual. i washed my face and brushed my teeth before changing into my pajamas and getting into bed. i scrolled through twitter for a while before i felt my eyelids start to get heavy. i put my phone down and laid my head down on the pillow.