𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥?

5 : goodbye

i slept well for once even though i was excited and had so much energy to be going to california in two days.

marie was going to take me out of school early today so that she could triple check that i have everything.

as i walked into the school with tracey and vance, kids from the school, some who i didn't even know, were coming up and giving me high fives.

"aye nice going bella."

"congrats!"

"hope all goes well down there."

but then someone said something that caught me off guard.

"nice job making the usa hockey team!" a girl told me and then walked off.

i stood there shocked, not knowing what to do. "how did they find out about this!?" i immediately turned to tracey and vance. 

they looked at me and were both speechless. i shook my head and walked off to my locker, somewhat annoyed.

"nice going there bella." i heard a familiar voice say. i stopped what i was doing and turned around to see riley.

i looked at him confused. "thank you?" i questioned, not knowing if he was about to prank me.

"i really do mean it. sorry for always being an ass. start over?" he told me as he held out his hand.

i took his hand in mine. "i guess we can." i told him. he smiled at me then walked off on his way to class.

it was a small town i lived in and i was going to play for a semi huge league, it made sense why everyone was so proud.

as the day went on, people kept coming up to me and congratulated me.

even the principal called me up to his office telling me how proud he was of me.

at lunch, i was taken out of school to begin packing. everyone wished me luck since they knew i was leaving tomorrow morning.

when i got home, we immediately began. pants, shirts, underwear, bras, socks, jackets, and any other of the clothes i needed.

then came in toiletry. tooth brush, deodorant, toothpaste, hair brush, this, that, blah blah blah.

after about two hours, we finally finished. all i had to pack last was my hockey gear.

drake and cole came home from school. we all sat at the dining room table, well marie needed to talk to us all.

"so, tomorrow bella is leaving for california and she will be gone for a little while. that means that i need you two to be on your best behavior for me." she said mainly to cole and drake. then she turned to me.

"you know my number by heart so if you need anything, are in danger, don't feel well, whatever it is, just give a call." she told me with a smile.

i grabbed her hand. "i will miss you so much marie." i told her. she squeezed my hand, meaning she meant the same thing.

i walked back up to my room and finished packing up my few things.

i grabbed the photo that was kept next to my bed all the time. it was of my mom and older brother. i smiled at the picture and placed it in my bag.

a few hours later i fell asleep since i was so tired from packing.

i woke up from my alarm. my flight was leaving at 8 and i needed to leave the house by 7:15 since we lived a little while from the airport.

i quickly got up and began getting ready. a smile was plastered on my face and it wouldn't go away.

i walked down the stairs with my big suitcase and bag in hand. i then ran back up to get my hockey bag.

i could tell marie was upset, seeing me leave. this was the first real adult thing i've ever done to be honest.

i loaded my things in the car and we were soon off. i had said my goodbyes to cole and drake the night before.

we got there quicker than i expected and i hopped out the car, opening the trunk to grab my things.

marie and i walked our way inside. i could see the words flight 116 is boarding in 20 minutes.

for the remaining time i had, marie gave me a long speech on how far i've come, how she's so proud of me, to call her if something happens, and all that.

"plane 116 is now boarding." a man said over the speaker. i looked at marie again with a sad smile.

"thank you for everything. you don't know how much it means to me." i told her as i held her hand.

"we will miss you bella." she said. we did our little handshake we had and then i was off.
i was waving goodbye to her as i was walking to drop my bags off.

i turned around to officially walk on the plane. a new adventure.

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