Origins

I look at the pile of clothes neatly folded on my bed, shoes, socks, bras, knickers, t-shirts, singlets, shorts, skirts, a single pair of jeans and a jacket. I grin and begin placing the clothing into the suitcase soon all my clothes are in and I still have half the suitcase empty, which means heaps of room to bring things back. Blythe, Aimee and Denner are sitting around my room all with sad faces. I look at them and laugh telling them that I will be back in two weeks and we will stay in touch on MSN and Facebook. They pout and I grin obviously they had practiced this together and I hug them each tightly.

“You know I will be back soon, and we can have that Star Wars day,” I tell them and zip up my suitcase.

“But Frances we’ll miss you,” Denner whines as I carry my suitcase downstairs to put next to the front door.

“And what if you like it so much over there you never come back?” Blythe asks me.

“Or what if you decide we’re all a bunch of nerds and that you don’t actually want to be friends with us and when you get back you ignore us?” Aimee asks with real tears in her eyes.

“Oh my God guys none of that is going to happen, I’ll be back before you know it and I will bring you things and I love you all so much!” I tell them and we hug again.

“Oh my God guys are you kidding me? You get to see her at school tomorrow until 12 when her dad comes to get her, I won’t get to see her after tonight!” Spencer mimics our tone and pulls me into a hug lifting me up as he does, “You know sweetheart I’m not going to know what to do with myself while you’re gone, I’ll have to actually stay at my own house for once.”

“Well my darling Spencer I love you and you are more than welcome to stay here while we’re gone, Mum and Dad were going to tell you that tonight, but I just did so whatever,” I tell him and hug him.

“Yay, I’m sleeping in your bed!” Spencer squeals and runs upstairs to my room.

“Not yet you’re not!” I call after him and he comes back downstairs his head hung in sadness. “I lovers you Spencer but you’re not sleeping in my bed yet,” I tell him hugging him close.

*

“I will see you guys when I get back okay?” I ask as I hug my group goodbye.

“We love you Frances, don’t die while you’re gone,” They all call as I walk away towards where my sister and brother are standing with my dad. I hug my dad and we walk out of the gates, not really knowing that we won’t return for a lot longer than expected.