The Book Exchange

Goodbye

GISELLE POV

"But mom!" I complained while following my mother around the house "I don't want to leave, I like it here in Saskatchewan, the people outside of here call bunny-hugs hoodies, they're all gangsters" I tried to reason with her, but she wouldn't listen.

"Honey, we both know that I've been looking for a job out of town ever since your dad passed, it's been years, I finally have my big break." she's been so frustrating this past couple years, I don't think she understands that there's other ways to cope than throw everything away and leave the country.

"Fine, but when I get pressured into drugs by the gangsters, you can blame yourself" I said angrily and stormed away into my room, slamming the door behind me.

The walls of my room where blank, they used to be blue and covered in stickers and posters, but that's all gone now. I sat on my bed, the only thing left, and looked around, at everything that used to be. I almost wanted to cry, but I was run dry from crying myself to sleep for the past week.

We would board the plane to Florida in four hours and leave Canada behind forever. I sure was gonna miss this place, free health care, legal Twinkies and best of all, the quant little library down the street.

"Zellie, come on, we have to leave now or we'll miss our flight!" my mom called, I hated when she called me Zellie, it sounded like some weird type of plant.

"Coming, mom!" I called back, taking one last look at my room before I left it behind forever, then closed the door behind me. My mom waited impatiently for me in front of the taxi and I walked as slow as possible just to tick her off.

"Come on Zellie, we don't have all day, we have to get to the airport before the plane leaves" I got in the taxi and sat down in the backseat as it started to drive me to my doom.