Just Wait |Dylan O'Brien| ~IN EDITING~

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I woke up to the sound of birds happily chirping outside and I lifted my head off of the table.

"It's about time you woke up," my mom said as she walked into the kitchen with a mug of coffee in her hands. I could tell she was trying to avoid the fact that I would be moving in one day and I could clearly see the sorrow in her eyes.

"Yeah," I simply replied as I rubbed the tiredness out of my eyes. I tried not to talk to her all morning because it was just going to be too hard; in fact, this whole day would be so difficult, saying goodbye to everyone I loved.

"Jackson would be the hardest," I thought as I stood up to prepare my breakfast.

I had my cereal, brushed my teeth and got dressed, just like any other day. I tried to wear something subtle, I didn't feel like my usual self today and that feeling probably wouldn't go away the whole day.

"Goodbye," I called to my mom as I slammed the front door of house behind me as I began my walk to school. I did have a car, but I needed to clear my head and I would have been way too distracted driving and could've gotten hurt. As I walked to school, many new and old thoughts rushed in and out of my head, like, "I wish I said more to my mom this morning. This would be one of the last mornings I have with her," or "How am I going to tell Lily and Jackson goodbye?"

These life changing questions and thoughts haunted me the rest of the walk and they wouldn't slip out of my mind.

When I entered the familiar school, it was like I was experiencing a whole different life right before my eyes and I couldn't snap out of it.

"HEY GIRL! How's it going?" I heard Lily's distinct voice in the crowded hallway and that returned my focus to the task at hand; the truth. "I heard Jackson is going to say something important to you tonight! Eeeek!! I'm so excited! Tell me everything he says to you, word by word! Please!" Lily said and held out the 'e' at the end of 'please' as she bubbled with excitement and it was obvious I wasn't feeling the same way.

"It doesn't matter," I replied and started walking down the hallway.

"What do you mean?! You have been dating for 2 years! You guys are the school's most popular couple. Come on, Nicole, what's on your mind?" Lily said and followed behind me.

My eyes started to tear up and I couldn't stand seeing Lily being so excited about me and Jackson. I knew she wouldn't handle the truth well. And let's face it, I wouldn't either. "I'm moving... On Saturday..." I said bluntly, like ripping off a band-aid.

What?!" She yelled. The once noisy hallway fell silent and I suddenly felt awkward and I clutched the books in my arms tighter to my chest. "You can't be," she whispered. "You..." She was speechless, just like how I was when I first heard the upsetting news.

"Come on," I said, trying to sound comforting. "Let's talk about this somewhere else."

I led her to the school garden, our favorite place to gossip, share secrets, and just to catch up. It wasn't just any random place in the school, it was our place.

"I know it's extremely sudden. Trust me I don't want this to be the truth either." I said and started to cry.

As you can see, I'm a very emotional person, especially when it comes to leaving the ones I love and need in my life.

"Why?" she asked. I could tell there was disappointment in her voice, but it remained mono-tone.

"My mom doesn't have enough money to care for me. I have to live with my Aunt Cassie in New York, who I haven't seen since I was two years old so I will basically be living with a stranger!" The familiar rush of anger came back and I let everything out to Lily that I didn't even tell my mom.