"It's a quarter after one I'm a little drunk and I need you now. Said I wouldn't ca-" I quickly turn off my alarm which is playing one of my favorite songs by Lady Antebellum. "Leah. Wake up." I whisper. She isn't moving so I pull the blankets off of her.

"Leah." I try again. Still no answer. "Leah if you don't get up now I will leave without saying goodbye." I threaten not meaning it, but hoping it will get her moving.

"Ugggg. Fine, apparently protesting your move by sleeping didn't work." She moans as she wakes up. I can't help but laugh a bit at her. The covers had been over her head, so when I pulled them down her hair got all messed up. She looks like Anna from Frozen when she wakes up on coronation day.

"Trust me I've tried to convince my aunt to just move here, but she won't. Sorry, but I don't think any form of protest will work." I say as we both get up and start to get dressed.

Leah is amazing I don't know how I'm going to survive without her. She's always been there for me and I've always been there for her. Maybe my aunt will let me kidnap her and take her with us. Ya probably not.

"Can you pass me put shoes right there? The blue ones?" Leah asks and I nod. Wait she can't see me because we have the lights out. Oops. "Yeah sure thing Leah." I say so that she knows I'm going to get them for her.

I look at the ground and search for her blue slip on shoes. "Leah where did you say they were?" I ask because I'm not having any luck finding them. "I don't know just somewhere over there. Look by my bed they might be there." I extend my arm under her bed and feel around for her shoes. Sure enough I find them.

"Here" I say and toss them at her. "Thanks." She replies. It doesn't take me long to finish getting dressed and packed. Leah sits on her bed with a sigh. I feel bad and sit next to her. We just sit here like this staring at the ground sighing. Then we both look at each other and without saying anything we hug.

I know that she needed it and quite frankly I did to. *sniff* a tear slides on to my shoulder. After a moment many more join it. I start to cry to, I think it's really sinking in that I'm not going to see my beat friend for a very long time. No more sleepovers, no more helping each other with homework, or meeting up at the park after school. I won't even get to graduate or go to prom with her.

"I'm so sorry." I finally say between sobs. She just nods in response, still not able to speak due to the tears streaming out of her eyes and done her face on to my shoulder. Eventually we realize we half to pull apart and go eat.

"You should go see him."

"What?"

"Zach, you should go see him before you leave."

"Oh. Yeah I should. I'll be right back just wait for me in the kitchen."

She nods and we both head out separate ways, me to Zach's room and Leah to the kitchen. Zach's room is at the end of the hallway that Leah's room is in so its not a long 'walk'. I knock on his door, but get no answer.

"Zach?" I whisper. "Zach? It's Kaitlyn. Are you up?" Still nothing. "Kaitlyn?" "Ahh!" I scream and turn around to face Zach walking out of the bathroom. "Oh it's just you. Sorry." "No, it's fine I'm sorry I scared you. What'd ya need?" "Well I wanted to talk and say goodbye while I have time." I say looking at the floor. It's hard to talk to him now because we are 'together' and I don't know what to do. I've never had a boyfriend before so this is all new to me. I didn't even tell my aunt and he didn't tell his parents either.

I really like Zach and honestly I think it's almost harder to say goodbye to him than Leah. Why did she have to die? Why do we have to move? I don't want to start a new life, I like the life that I'm living now.

"Here, come in and sit" Zach says interrupting my thoughts. I mouth 'okay' and walk into his bedroom. I sit on his messed up bed while he looks for a shirt. He just came out the shower and has pants on(thankfully), but he's still looking for a shirt.

"Sorry bout the mess." He apologizes. "It's fine." I say. "So. Leah said we should spend some time together before you know I leave and everything." I sigh. He sighs too. He finally finds a shirt and sits down next to me. I look down ashamed to look up, it hurts too much to look at him.

We may only be dating for a day, but we've been best friends forever and it's hard to leave a best friend. I feel his hand grab my face and turn it towards him. I close my eyes still afraid to look at him, to see the hurt in his eyes.

He wraps his arms around me and I wrap mine around him. We stay like this for a while. I open my eyes and we pull apart, "I'm so sorry." I apologize. "You and I finally get together and we're being pulled apart. It's all my fault-" He cuts me off before I can say anything else. "It is not your fault and you know that. You have nothing to be sorry about. Come on let's go eat I know you're hungry." I nod and we walk into the kitchen.

"Hey Leah." "Hey Kate." I walk over to her and sit in the chair to her right. Zach follows and sits on my right. For a moment we say nothing, just silence. Leah passes us our breakfast that she made us and we nod a thank you. I don't eat much though because of the move, I've got this like nervous feeling in my stomach and it's preventing me from being able to eat.

After about ten minutes Silvia, Ben, and Aunt Sarah all walk into the kitchen. Apparently Leah made breakfast for everyone because she hands them each a plate which take and start to eat.

It doesn't take long for them all to finish. Leah looks at my pretty much untouched plate with a worried expression, but shrug it off as if it's no big deal. The adults get up and take all the dishes. Leah puts my left overs in a bag for the car ride, I thank her.

My aunt looks over at me and I see a tear fall. "Thank you so much Silvia and Ben for taking care of her and letting us stay, but it's time we leave." She says and they all hug each other goodbye. Then she comes and hugs both Zach and Leah. A year slips down my face, my Aunt looks at me and she take a second to get out the words.

"Kaitlyn....." She sighs, "I'm afraid it's time to go. I'll be in the car while you say your goodbyes." I slowly nod trying not to cry. I run over to Zach and hug him as tight as I can. Silvia and Ben are at the car with my Aunt so I kiss him on the cheek and say goodbye.

Then I turn to Leah. Okay so remember how earlier I had said it's almost harder to say goodbye to Zach then Leah? Well, I lied. I walk over to Leah and give her a hug. Tears stream down our faces, I couldn't hold it in any longer.

"Do you have to go?" She asks although she already knows the answer.

"You know I have to, there's no choice in this for me." I sigh and she sighs too.

"Kaitlyn. It's time to go sweetie." I hear my aunt yell from the car. I look at Leah and she nods. We walk out to the car together.

"Goodbye." I finally get out. "Goodbye." She says back. I hug everyone one last time and then hop in the car. I roll down my window and wave. Leah walks or and whispers, "Please don't forget me." I reply "Never." and we drive away. It'll be a long time before I ever see her again, but I won't forget her.
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Hey guys here's another chapter. It is a little short but I didn't know how to make it longer because it doesn't take long to goodbye. Hope you all liked it!😀Please like and comment. Thanks so much for being patient!

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