I'll Keep You A Daydream Away.

The walk back to the apartment was a cold one, but neither girl was bothered. They were making jokes and talking, nothing seemed wrong. Harry was awake but wasn’t crying, he was just gazing up at his mother with an intrigued expression as they strolled down the streets. Olivia’s feeling of someone watching her was back; she kept shaking it off and telling herself that she was just being paranoid. Meganne was just happy to spend the time she got to spend with her friend before she left.

Turning the corner both of them glanced at each other before shrugging and heading into the video store to see what they could find. Laughing at some of the titles they saw and smiling when they spotted some of their favourite films, they picked a few up and grabbed some popcorn before paying and leaving the store. The city was much emptier than early, but it still wasn’t empty, then again it was New York. It was windy again, but not raining.

‘I’m going to be so lonely when you go’ Meganne stated while pulling her coat around her body as Olivia turned her attention towards her friend and gave her sympathetic eyes before speaking.

“I’ll miss you, I’ve spent over four years with you, it won’t be the same” She replied, holding in the tears that were threatening to fall, both girls just nodded at each other before going silent and continuing to walk.

Someone shouting Olivia’s name caused her to jump and make both girls’ heads to snap in the direction of it before seeing platinum blonde hair and a girl with an angry expression coming towards them.

“Oh my god, how are you? How is the baby? How is Alex then?” Jennifer was all Olivia could think.

Holding back the things she wanted to actually say, really this girl hadn’t done anything to Olivia but Olivia couldn’t help but hate her.

“We’re all fine thanks” Olivia replied while faking a smile.

“Awh good, oh hi, I don’t think I managed to get your name when I saw you last” She referred to Meganne who just raised her eyebrows before speaking.

“Meganne” Monotone, no expression just Meganne speaking and an awkward feeling fell over the group.

“Oh well I must be going, but you take care, say hi to Alex and well maybe you’ll be looking better when I see you again, bye!” and with that she clunked away in her ridiculously high heels.

Both Meganne and Olivia looked at each other with disgust before rolling their eyes and walking back.

~

After an hour of being back in apartment, Harry was asleep and Meganne was sitting alone in the living area and Olivia lay in her bedroom, debating calling Alex. Sighing she just responded to his last text message before locking her phone, dropping it on her bed and making her way out into the main area to spend the rest of the evening with Meganne. After around 20 minutes, they were snuggled under a blanket with ice cream laughing at the dumb films they’d chosen before Olivia finally spoke up.

“Megz, do you think I look bad?”

“What do you mean by bad?”

“Like I don’t know, bigger than normal?”

“Livs, you’ve just had a baby, of course you’re going to be bigger”

Silence echoed through the room before Meganne spoke up.

“You aren’t really listening to what that dumb bitch said are you?”

“No, I’m just thinking about everything and how it's all changing so fast"

~

The three weeks went by within a flash; Olivia spent all her time deciding on what she was taking to Maryland with her and what she was getting rid of. Meganne did the same, she was taking most the furniture and the moving people had already been and taken a lot of it away, the apartment felt very empty. Olivia wasn’t taking any furniture due to the fact she wouldn’t need any, currently she was living out of boxes and suitcases as all of her wardrobes and drawers had been dismantled and gotten rid of, there were three days left of living here.

It was 6:07pm when Olivia heard the intercom buzz, looking at Meganne with a confused facial expression, she moved into the other room leaving Harry in the arms of Meganne who was playing with him. Pressing the button, she heard it crackle before voices came through.
“OLIVIA AND MEGANNE LET US IN, IT’S COLD” A smile stretched across Olivia’s face before she pressed the second button which allowed people into the building, calling Meganne’s name, she waited until a knock was heard on the door and Meganne was standing beside her before opening the door and revealing two girls, one blonde and one red.

“LILY! SOPHIA!” Olivia squealed pulling her best friends into her arms before taking Harry from Meganne to allow her to hug them.

Much excitement was shared before the four girls wandered back into Olivia’s room as that was the only place with somewhere to sit.

“He’s gotten so big” Was all Lily could say as she watched Olivia place Harry into his crib, turning to face her friends; she saw the concern in their faces before she sat down.

“What’s up?” Sophia spoke first.

“It’s just, what if something goes wrong In Maryland?” Olivia’s concerns were worrying her too much.

“I’ll come and hit the idiot?” Lily suggested while smirking at her friend.

“You have nothing to worry about baby girl; you’ll always have a room in my life” Meganne spoke, causing Olivia’s eyes to water.

“No don’t cry!” All three of the girls stated before pulling her into a mixture of their legs and arms.

“I’m gunna miss you all, and all the memories we had in this place”

The four girls fell asleep tangled in each other’s arms and legs.

Coming to terms with the fact they were all finally going their own ways was slightly panicky for the girls, but in the end they knew they’d all still have each other, even if they weren’t together.