If happiness was with you

Chapter 1: Last day

Amanda

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My heart sank when I packed the last box in my room. I can't believe that in 48 hours I will be in a new state. Far away from my friends, family and my boyfriend Andrew.  I'll be in a new state for my junior year of high school. I don't have any friends there. I'll be the outcast of my class. I take a very deep breath of the fresh Georgia air. I will miss the southern lifestyle. I'm not much of a city girl. I am more of a country girl, with my plaid shirts and boots. My family owns a farm in Georgia. Mama and I would take care of the house and the barn, while my father is a full time priest in our local church. Mama doesn't work. Down here in the south, men go to work while the women stay at home and take care of the house and the children. Mama would always tell me that I have a choice when I graduate from high school. I can go to college and start my career as a nurse....or I won't go to college and stay at home to be a housewife.

Being a housewife isn't in my plan for the future. I want to go to nursing school and become a pediatric nurse. I fell in love of the idea being in the medical field. When I was only eight years old, my aunt who is a physicians assistant, would always tell me stories about her life being a PA. Ever since then, I fell in love for the medical field. But I didn't want to be a PA. I was interested in being a pediatric nurse. I love being around kids and I want to be in the medical field. Here in Georgia there isn't much options for nursing school.  But in Chicago there is a great nursing program that I'm excited about applying to!

Knock, Knock, Knock

I was deep in my thoughts that I didn't notice my mama standing in my doorway. "Are you okay pumpkin ?" Mama asks in a soft loving voice. Mama is my everything in this world. She always has my back in any situation the world throws at me. She is like my best friend....she won't ever abandon me from anything the world will throw at me, she will always stick by my side. "Sweetheart are you okay? You have been standing there for over ten minutes starring at the boxes,"  mama says in a concerned voice. Ops, I forgot to answer her....again. "Yeah mama I'm okay. Just going to miss my room and all the memories I have here in Georgia" . I say as a single tear rolled down my face from my left eye. 

I take a look at the marks on the door frame. I giggle to myself, I remember mama and papa would always mark my height. They would always say "Wow pumpkin, you are becoming a big girl!" I take a look at my empty trophy case where my Miss Georgia teen pageant awards were placed. I won Miss Georgia since I was thirteen years old and I won ever single one of them. I even won Miss America beauty pageant just recently! My whole life is based on school, piano and pageants. 

I also have a very loving boyfriend that every girl wishes she had. Jax Anderson, captain of  our schools soccer team, the IT boy who has straight A's and a squeaky clean record.  All the girls want him and all the guys wishes they were him, but I was the lucky girl who scored the him. We started dating since we were in the seventh grade. We are about to celebrate our six year anniversary together today, since I won't be here on our really anniversary date.

"So honey , why are you all dressed up nicely? Are you and Sam hanging out together today?" Samantha is my best friend since Preschool. We have been through everything together. She is my sister from another mister. Mama loves her a lot. She treats her as if she was her own. But mama will be disappointed to find out that I'm all dressed up to hang out with Jax, not Samatha. Mama isn't a big fan of Jax, she says something about him rubs her the wrong way. But Jax is a nice guy. If she only have him a chance, she might really like him. I can't lie to mama. I hate lying and I'm pretty bad at it too. But before I can answer her question the door bell rang

Ding Dong, ding dong

"I'll get it", mama says as she makes her way to the front door. Fuck, I'm screwed. As I look at my watch I see that he's an hour early. We aren't supposed to hang out until three thirty and it's two thirty. I don't think too much of it because I heard the door open and a familiar voice coming from the front door. Jax is here! We promised that we will spend the day together before I leave for the air port tomorrow morning.  All of a sudden I hear mama call out my name, "Mandy come downstairs! Jax is here to take you out!" Excitingly I grab my purse, lipsticks and some tampons....you will never know! I take a long deep breath before making my way out of my now empty bedroom to the front door, where I am greeted by my perfect boyfriend.

"Hey babe, you look beautiful as always", says Jax as he pulls out flowers from behind his back. "Awh, you are so charming Jax". I can hear a hint of annoyance in mama's voice. She isn't a big fan of Jax. She believes he is only with me just so he can take my virginity. I think she is just being the ideal overprotective mom that everyone finds annoying, but I admire that about mama. It shows that she cares about my safety and happiness. Mama's stern voice interrupts my thoughts yet again, "Have her home no later then eight o'clock". "No worries Mrs.J, I'll have her home before you know it", Jax says as he rolls his blues eyes. He then looks at me and smiles slyly, "Lets go". He takes my hand and leads me to his BMW before I can say goodbye to mama.