She drove back and by that time, it was 2 pm, and her flight was at 3:30pm. She sighed sadly and drove to AJ's, were everyone was meeting. She walked in and everyone said hi, and pretended to be happy but no one could fake it. Everyone except Howie was there, because he was with his mother.
Leigh walked up to Kevin.
"Thanks for being such a great friend to me Kev. I am going to miss you a lot." she smiled.
Kevin nodded and hugged her.
"Your a great girl and I'll miss that smiling face." he said.
Leigh's bottom lip trembled and she fought to fight back the tears.
She went to Brian next.
"You've been such a wonderful friend, and I can't thank you enough for everything you have done for me." she said hugging him warmly.
"I'm going to miss you so much. I want you to call us when you get down to Houston." he said kissing her cheek.
Leigh walked up to Natalie and hugged her tightly.
"You have become such a great friend, I don't know what I am going to do without you. I'm going to have to actually listen in class!" Leigh said with a sad laugh.
Natalie wiped away a tear and smiled.
"Girl, you better call me the minute you get down there." she said.
They hugged again and Leigh whispered, "Take care of AJ."
Natalie smirked, "I told him I'd be his girlfriend." she said quietly.
Leigh smiled and went to AJ.
"I'm going to miss you so much, you have been like a brother to me." she said with her eyes filling with tears.
"I can't believe little Leigh is venturing of on her own." he said smiling proudly.
A few tears ran down Leigh's face but she wiped them away.
"Call me when you get there." he said kissing her cheek.
Then Leigh moved on to Anna and swallowed hard, knowing this was going t be a hard good-bye.
"I can't believe I am leaving my best friend. You've been with me through everything. And-" she said wiping her eyes, "I'm going to miss you so much."
Anna hugged her tightly, "I want you to call me every minute of the day. I don't know what I'm going to do without you. Who am I supposed to turn to?"
Leigh and Anna clung to each other, and Anna began to cry. Leigh fought back the tears. They finally let go of each other and Brian tried to console Anna.
Leigh moved to Nick and gulped hard.
"I don't know how to say good-bye." she said.
Nick stepped closer to her, "Neither do I."
Leigh tucked her hair behind her ear.
"I love you so much." she said shakily.
"I love you too." he tried to say firmly but his voice broke.
Leigh hugged him tightly and Nick kissed her cheek as they hung on to each other, both wishing they moment wasn't happening, but knowing it was for the best.
Nick breathed in deeply and pulled back from hug as Leigh let out a huge sob, realizing it really was over with him.
She buried her face in her hands and tried to stop the tears.
"Come on, no more tears, please." he said sadly.
Leigh sniffled and wiped her eyes. She smiled weakly at Nick.
Nick kissed her cheek as she bent down to pick up her bags.
"Bye everyone." she said before walking out the door.