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chapter twenty five

i woke up to my alarm blaring, earlier than usual for this trip. today was the day i leave. it was around seven thirty in the morning, val and i had to get on our flight at ten but we all wanted to get breakfast before and i wanted to have enough time to pack up everything. i turned to see that george was still lying next to me. i recalled the events of last night as i lightly pushed on his shoulder.

a light pressure on the bed next to me woke me up from my sleep. i turned over tried my best to see what it was past my puffy eyes and the darkness of the room.

"hey sleepy head." i heard george say. i mumbled in response as he moved his legs into the bed and pulled the cover over him, opening his arms so that i could move into him. as i looked up to meet his gaze, i saw concern on his face. "y/n," he said bringing his hand to my cheek, inspecting the tears that stained them. "i'm still here with you. you haven't gotten rid of me quite yet. so please don't cry, okay?" he gave me a small reassuring smile and i nodded, bringing my own hand up to wipe my eyes.

"okay." i said as i put my head back down, feeling george kiss the top of it.

"gooooood morning sunshine." i whispered to george as i slightly shook him, trying to get him to wake up. he fluttered his eyes open and squinted, looking at the clock. he plopped his head back on the pillow and i laughed. "i'm getting in the shower. you better be out of bed by the time i'm out. or else." i stood up from the bed and gave him the i'm watching you signal before picking up the clothes that i set out last night and walking into the bathroom. my shower was quick and simple as i wanted to have as much time to eat as possible. i stepped out onto the cold tile floor and grabbed my clothes, putting on a pair of black shorts and the sweatshirt george had given to me the night before. i found the hairdryer and lightly dried my hair so it wouldn't be dripping wet while we went to eat. i walked out of the bathroom to see the bed made, george sitting on top of it. i smiled at him as i walked over to my suitcase and put it in the bed, slowly beginning to fill it with my clothes.

"let me help." george said as he walked over, grabbed articles of clothing from the closet and folding them into the suitcase. i had finished putting all my clothes away and looked back at the closet to see if anything was left, the hangers were empty. the only thing left was an article of clothing in george's hand. the strawberry dress. he walked over to me and delayed for a moment, looking down at it. i remembered the first night, us dancing in the rain.

he spun me around as we listened to the sound of the rain mixed with our laughter, accompanied by various songs coming through the window. we danced for what felt like hours, no worries nor cares. just the two of us. suddenly the beginning notes of 'can't help falling in love' by elvis presley played through the screen. george pulled me to his chest as i wrapped my arms around his neck.

we both smiled as he folded the dress and put it into the suitcase. i grabbed my toiletries and other miscellaneous items that i was planning on putting in my carry on. looking at the bed, i saw the teddy bear george had won for me. i picked it up, twisting the bow to face the front.

i saw george walking over to me with his hands behind his back.

"guess what?" he asked as i looked at him suspicious.

"what...?" i responded with.

"BOOM," he said, "this is for you." he smiled as he pulled out a medium sized teddy bear from behind his back. i gasped as i walked up to him, taking the bear in my arms and hugging it tightly.

i laughed at the memory as i put the bear in the top of my carry on and grabbed all my bags, walking into the hallway. i turned to face the room and scanned the length of it. "thanks for everything." i said to the room as i turned and made my way down the stairs.