29 September 2012
As I pack the boxes, and look around my room, I think
I'm never going to live here again.
I look at the box labeled in sharpie
"Pictures"
Oh god I have so many pictures, one of me and the girls, one of me and mom and dad, one of me in my cap and gown, one of me and Liam, ones from camp, and even more, there was just lots.
I picked up one of me and Liam, my favorite one, it was taken graduation night. i can remember exactly what how it was the moment the camera flashes, the lights from the football stadium flood lights are shining, but their starting to fade, far ones are turned off, the grass is green around us making the orange and black cap and gown Liam is wearing and the orange and white one I'm wearing seem so bright. There we were with our arms around each other, I'm looking into your eyes and you look back at mine, a warm breeze came through, making goosebumps rise, our noses almost touching as we smiled and you leaned in for a kiss, a flash scared us near to death, as we turned, the photographer stood smiling at the moment he just caught.
"Well look at that," Liam said staring into my eyes again with a smile,"He has a picture of my whole world"
I smiled and looked straight into his eyes, and said those words used too often, but never meant enough
"I love you"
My memory faded away and I came back to the preset, in my boxed up room, my life in cardboard boxes ready to be shipped off.
I shut the box of pictures, closed by suitcases full of clothes, and piled everything I would need for college on one side of the bed.
I flopped down on my back, laying on my bed, looking at the white ceiling, I felt like I was going to cry.
Leaving home, leaving my friends, moving life off to another place.
And suddenly I realized something, something so important.
"Ready babe?" I heard a voice from the door
I sat up quickly, and said with a smile "Liam"
"Yes?"
"I'm...I'm just glad I have you," I said, struggling to get the words out
"Me too, I don't know what I would be doing with my life, if you weren't in it," he looked at me, and we leaned towards each other, but were cut short by the slam of the front door.
"Are you two ready up there?" Mack yelled
"Ya, we've got some moving to do don't we?" Macey yelled
"And I don't wanna get there and be up until midnight moving you in!" Storm yelled
"We're coming I swear!" I yelled back at them
"So, ready?" He asked with a smile
"Never been more ready," I smiled, sliding off the bed and grabbing the bags, Liam picked up my few boxes, and we headed down the stairs, out the door, and into the car.
Liam started the engine and everyone clucked in for the drive to Liam and I's college, and all of ours new home, a new house just off campus.
I looked out the window as trees and house passed, as we moved along the road out of town.
I wasn't so sad anymore, not so hopeless.
I had my sisters.
I had my life.
And of course, I had my Liam, my love, my everything.
With love and life, home was wherever I made it.
Love&Life • Opuss № I