Uh-oh...Emma's not returning. Warning: Possibly last chapter, I'm not sure yet, I might had an epilogue about what next summer might be like or something like that. Or it might be at the end of this chapter...hmmm...again I'm not sure. Enjoy.

Chapter 5-Goodbye Emma

I woke up near six the next morning, Lo and Fin were still fast asleep, so I snuck around the room collecting all of my stuff and putting it into my bag and then I decided to go down to the beach one last time before I had to leave. It seemed I was one of the first ones up, so I had to make a quiet escape down to the beach. When I arrived I just stopped and watched the water gathering up and then rolling over and crashing back down and rising up onto the sand before retreating. Now that I thought about it I was really sad to leave, I had made such great friends and I had even learned to surf! It would be good to see my parents and my brothers have not seeing them for like the whole summer, but I would miss this place a ton. On the bright side though, I had learned to surf, made great friends, and I had experienced a chance of a lifetime. When I looked at my watch it was nearly 6:30, the bus for the airport left at 7:15 sharp and I couldn't miss it. Before I left though I had to report to Bummer's office to give him my uniform and everything.

I made it back to The Office and was sad to find that none of my friends were up yet, so I had to sneak back up to the room and grab my stuff and then leave, but I left a note just in case we missed each other. I had already given Fin and most of the others my phone number, so I didn't leave anything like that. It was a slow walk up to the hotel which I could tell was getting ready for its off season. I was just entering the hotel when Kelly walked out, nearly colliding with me.

"Oh, I'm sorry," I apologized and she looked at me in confusion and then down at my bag.

"Are you...leaving?" Kelly asked in slight shock.

"Yeah, my letter said I'm not coming back," I said slowly.

"I'm sorry Emma. You may not have been the perfect waitress, but you were one of my best," Kelly said and then she narrowed her eyes. She mumbled something to herself and then she looked down at the uniform in my hands. "Here, you've got to say goodbye to your friends, I'll deliver this to Bummer," Kelly said sweetly and I smiled.

"Thanks Kelly, it was great working with you," I said as I turned around and started to head back. As I was heading back I heard footsteps and I stopped and saw Lo sprinting up the path. "Lo!" I exclaimed. I saw that she was carrying my letter in her hand. Upon seeing me she squealed and threw her arms around me.

"Oh, I thought you had left already," Lo said and I smiled.

"Nope, but the bus does leave at 7:15 sharp," I said and glanced at my watch, 6:49. "I don't suppose any of the others are awake yet?" I asked, but Lo shook her head and I sighed. "Well, I understand if they need sleep. Oh well, we said goodbye last night anyway," I said trying to shrug it off, but I had really wanted to say goodbye to them.

"Come on, I'll get you something to eat before you have leave," Lo offered and we went back into the hotel and went into the kitchen. Lo ordered us some eggs and bacon and orange juice. It was a nice gesture and it was one of the best breakfasts' I had ever had at the hotel. When we were finished it was already 7:09 and I had to run out to the front of the hotel where the bus sat waiting. Bummer was standing there talking to the Kahuna. I reached into my bag and pulled out my plane ticket and sighed and turned to Lo.

"Well, I guess this is goodbye," I whispered and Lo nodded solemnly and I looked at her and saw she was trying to quickly wipe away her tears. I hugged her tightly and she returned it and I smiled at her once we had broken apart. "Don't worry Lo, we'll keep in contact. Maybe I can even convince my parents to come here next summer so I can visit you guys," I suggested and Lo faintly smiled.

"Goodbye Emma," Lo whispered and I smiled and looked at the time. 7:15. Time to leave, for good. I waved at Lo, but not before looking up at the hotel one last time and checking to see if any of the others were there, but they weren't. I sighed and turned and walked towards the bus.

"Emma," Bummer said and I looked at him. He held out his hand. "The hotel thanks you for your service. Have a good school year." I shook Bummer's hand lightly before getting on the bus.

"You ready to go?" The Kahuna asked as I took one of the first seats on the bus. There was maybe one or two other kids on the bus, but I think they were just riding into town, because I had never seen them working at the hotel.

"Yeah, I guess so," I whispered. I turned to look out the window to see Lo standing there and I could tell she was crying. The window was down so I stood up and waved out the window and she waved back, flashing a weak smile. The Kahuna closed the doors to the bus and started to pull away. Just as he did though, I saw the hotel doors open and the others rush out. I wanted to tell The Kahuna to stop, but I knew if I did then I would never leave. They were too late. However, I did stand back up and wave out the window again. "Goodbye guys! I'll miss you all!" I yelled. I watched sadly as the bus turned around and then started to pull away from the hotel, the others getting smaller and smaller until finally they were gone. I closed my eyes and heaved a great sigh before I leaned my head against the window and started to cry.

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A/N: I'm going to do the epilogue on this chapter. It's only like a few sentences about what happened next summer.

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Epilogue

Emma actually ended up returning the next summer after Kelly fought for her to return. She went to Mr. Ridgemount who would've refused, but Lo also helped in coming up with the decision to bring Emma back. Her reunion with the others was a very happy one. All six ended up coming back for the next couple of summers and all are still friends.

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A/N: See? Happy ending! Lol, sorry its so short, but oh well. Well, another story is finished! Only three left to finish! :) Review please!