“see you later”

I’ve started counting down the hours until I leave, 48 to be precise.  I’ve been saying a lot of “see you laters”.  Not goodbyes.

I feel like when people say goodbye, they always end up having weird small talk as they are parting.  We all know how it goes, you give each other a hug and kinda stand there awkwardly, then someone breaks the silence by asking a question that they already know the answer to, “So you have your wallet right?”, “Yep”.  And in the end, you both just end up waving and saying “see ya later!” anyway.