Matt

Chapter 24- The Convention part 1

I was on the train now. There was definitely no going back. Despite my wishes, I was seated next to Serena, with Alex, Clara, and Alexis, sitting on the other side of the aisle. The anxiousness I had felt all week was now stronger than ever. I wanted this trip to be over with as soon as possible, but I knew it was going to drag. I didn't even have the luxury of sitting next to the window so I could stare out of it to try and clear my thoughts. Although having an aisle seat wasn't so bad, given my current mood, it wasn't my ideal choice.

Serena picked up her school bag and removed some of her school books. "We should work on our homework while we're on our way there. That way, it'll be done by the time we arrive, and it won't be in the way."

Even though I was already aware of the utter futility of me doing my homework at this point, I decided that it was best to appease her. After all, I still couldn't tell her the truth yet, and I figured doing homework might be a good distraction. I pulled out my books as well and began what would be my last set of homework assignments at my current school. I was going to miss having such a good tutor helping me.

Actually, I was going to miss Serena alot...Never mind. I need to get back to the task at hand...

We were now at our destination. It was hard to believe we were really here, but the huge crowd of people at the train station at this time was hard evidence that it was true. I looked at our glorious leader, who was looking at the GPS on her phone.

"We need to check into the hotel first before anything else," said Serena as she quickly put her phone away. "Once we're there, we'll drop our stuff off and split up. Does anyone not know what they'll be doing when we split?"

I raised my hand, partly because I was still clueless as how I was going to properly search a whole city. "Where exactly am I looking today?"

"Stupid Matt!" yelled Serena sourly. "Don't you remember? You're searching area two!"

To reiterate my question, where am I looking? I have no idea where area two is.

"Just forget it," said Serena as she began to walk towards the exit. "Just follow Alex around!"

That sounds good enough to me. The less I have to think about, the better. I already have too much on my mind right now.

As we were walking, Serena took notice of a sign pointing in a specific direction. She then smiled. "Hey! The museum of natural history is down that way."

"Fascinating," responded Alex. "Are you considering making a visit there?"

"Nah," answered the commander in chief. We got to stick to our current plan." She then appeared to think about the idea a bit more. "But then again, sneaking our way in at night might be a good idea." She then starts stroking her chin as she slipped deeper into her train of thought, that infamous smile of hers growing.

I, of course, knew what she was thinking and immediately knew it was a bad idea. I had to get her to forget about it. "So what happened to exploring the city? Do we have time to do other things?"

Serena glared at me with an annoyed expression. "Of course not! I was only fantasizing. Don't think for a second that I don't have my priorities straight!"

Wait. Since when did you ever have priorities?

"You better cut it out with your attitude, Matt," said Serena as she pointed her finger directly at me. "Don't think that you're safe from penalties while we're on this trip!"

I decided to ignore her statement and and we continued walking, eventually reaching our destination. After checking in at the front desk, I found out that Serena had booked suites for two rooms. One for Alex and I, the other for the ladies. Both rooms had a large TV, large, comfy beds, a desk, and a few other nice furnishings. It wasn't top-grade, but it was considerably nicer than a standard room. After dropping off our luggage, we went out the front door with all of our useless gear in hand.