sentimental times

i just walked my roommate down the stairs about an hour ago. half the room is now bare, like how it looked the first day here. just thinking, she'll be the only roommate i'll ever have, because even if i get an apartment in the future, it'll only be called a housemate and not a full-on roommate from the dorms. i'm going to miss gabbie. i remember when we first met. she told me how she was doubtful to come here just because my screenname on the school website was turquoisebears and not a normal name, and how wordy i was over the facebook messages we exchanged. i remember how late i'd stay up doing random things and she'd eventually come back from her late night dance practices at 3-4 in the morning and we'd do theatrical talks quoting things from movies and what not. the most fun times were tuesdays and thursdays when we'd play morning tracks and sing along to middle school songs like boy band songs that we weren't embarrassed of remembering. she helped me get through some of the toughest times i've had here, along with introducing me to some new things that i never thought i'd consider. i'm so thankful for gabbie. we had our treasurable moments this year. we promised we would write to each other like people in the old times. i didn't think i would get teary, but i did.

today my parents came early and i packed most of the things in my room away as well. all my drawers, closet spaces, and cabinets are empty. i just have several more books laying around and my clock for tomorrow morning. tonight or tomorrow morning i'll have to vacuum after my final. i threw away the christmas lights we pretty much had on all year. i think i may be feeling a little empty at the moment.