You Found Me. (Jack Gilinsky FanFic)

My Home, Always.

Layla POV.
I guess this is it. I never thought the day would come where I walk away from my favourite place in the world. A lot things that have hurt me may have occured here but it's my hometown and it's where I have grown up. All of my memories have been made here and it is here where they will remain.

I sit up in bed staring at my empty room coming to the familar realisation that my bed is the only thing left in my bedroom. The rest of my things have already been flown to our new house. The clock stared at  me, daring to move as that meant that our time to leave would be creeping closer. It was 8:00am, we left for the airport at 1:00pm for a 3:00pm flight, and I could already hear mum and Mike downstairs making sure the last few things that had to be flown to Omaha were ready to go.

I got up, had a shower, got dressed etc. and packed up a few bits and pieces that I had to take in my carry on bag on the plane. It really was the last thing I wanted to be doing but I knew it had to be done.

Once everything of mine was ready to go it was about 9:30am so I went over to Ivy's where we had all agreed to meet one last time before I left. As always we went down to her basement/bedroom and did what we always do...TALK! Only this time we randomly started talking about something that happened years ago that we all found funny which then lead to a whole bunch of "remember when...". This went on for a couple of hours until I looked at my watch and saw it was 11:45. I still had an hour and a bit to be home to leave for the airport but there was somewhere I needed to go first.

"Well I guess this is it then." Marley said, awkwardly running her hand through her hair.

"Yeah. I guess it is." I replied, playing with my car keys.

A moment  of silence washed over us, no one completely sure what to say and no one actually wanting to say goodbye because we knew as soon as we did, our eyes' flood gates would open and there would just be tears everywhere..but I guess tears are inevitable in a circummstance like this.

Alex was the first to pull me in for a hug.
"Layla I'm going to miss you so much. You know I love ya so don't you ever forget that..or me." she laughed

"Love you too Al, as if, I would never." I laughed as well.

"You better at least message us every day. There will be no lost contact here." Emily winked as she walked over and pulled me in for a hug.

"No way. You guys better message me too! I'm the one being shipped over by myself." I said and they smiled

"Of course we will." Emily replied with a sincere smile.

Marley stood infront of me with her arms cross and it wasn't until she said, "this sucks.", that she came over and hugged me.
"I'm going to miss you so much Layla. This just sucks. Tell Mike we're not happy with him." she sooked.

I laughed,
"I defintely will."

Ivy was last. She was the first to shed a tear which automatically made me do the same.

"You know I don't want to leave you guys, Ivy." I said shyly

She walked over to me and embraced me in a hug and sighed.
"I know you don't Layla. This is just sucks! But I know you'll be fine. You are the strongest person I know and if any of us could do it, it would be you. I love ya."

I pulled away and wiped my eyes.
"It does suck. I'm so worried I'm going to get there and absolutely hate it. And I'm worried I'll run into Jack or even just see him at the supermarket, or at the gas station, or what if...what if he ends up going to the same college that I end up at! Or what if-"

"Layla!" Marley snapped me out of a potential panick attack
"You are going to be fine. I'm not going to lie. t probably will be a bit crap at first but you will adjust and you will get used to it. As for Jack, if you do happen to run into him at some point just be you! He's the guy you fell in love with for God's sake. It will only be weird if you make it weird."