bye :(

I hate goodbyes- so much so that I often avoid them. When I know it's coming, I will leave quickly or spend as much time as I can with the person and deny the fact that they will be leaving me soon.

It reminds of this little girl my family used to baby sit, when her parents returned and it was time for me to leave she would hide- under the couch, or in her bathroom. Wherever... as long as we couldn't find her.

When she was found and told I was leaving, she would stubbornly refuse to say good-bye. She just wouldn't say it, hoping that in the omission of the word the action of my leaving wouldn't happen.

Somedays I want to be like her, just not say good-bye and hope that because I'm not saying it they can't leave...

Unfortunately it doesn't work like that when you are older. They leave whether you say good-bye or not.