roadtrippin'; irwin

day 1

| chloë's pov |

dear diary,

I've decided to write down our adventures of this journey so years later, I could look back and remember everything.

We left the house at three in the afternoon. I hugged my Mom goodbye. She told Ashton in a jokingly way that he'd better keep me safe. Ashton said he would while lifting heavy suitcases into the trunk of his old, battered red car.

I hopped into the passenger seat. I pulled my  planner out of my backpack. I had our trip planned and made sure I had maps with little notes on them, along with information booklets. I also checked to make sure that the GPS was working. I didn't want to get lost; but Ashton thought differently. He thought it would be more fun to get lost and see where we'd end up. Sometimes I wonder about our friendship; we're complete opposites.

Ashton had a grin plastered on his face once he hopped into the driver seat. I rolled down my window and waved goodbye to my mother as Ashton reversed out of the driveway. Our first stop was Florida. We were going to do the rest of the East afterwards. I wanted to go to beaches and Ashton wanted to go to Walt Disney and Universal Studios.  It was a good way to start our trip. It was a six hour journey from Atlanta to Orlando. We left at 3.00pm, therefore scheduled to arrive at 9.00pm. We didn't have time or money to book a hotel so we decided we'd try and find a motel somewhere nearby.

Ashton was in charge of bringing music and food while I was in charge of maps and information books.

Ashton had made playlists of the music he liked at the music I liked. We also had a diverse music taste. Ashton was always bringing me to little gigs in Atlanta.

After four hours of driving, we pulled over at a gas station. We had decided to switch over so now I'd be driving. We bought some cheap coffee to stay awake.

"How long are we planning on staying in Florida?" I asked once we had gotten back onto the road.

"Well today is Thursday, so maybe Saturday? Depends how much we enjoy Florida!" Ashton replied happily.

This was another major difference between us; Ashton was carefree and didn't mind what happened. He didn't need a routine or schedule, while I had to have everything planned, routine and know what was going to happen.

An hour before we were due to arrive in Florida I looked over to see Ashton sleeping softly with his head pressed up against the window. He looked so peaceful and adorable.

It wasn't too difficult to find a motel. We didn't have time to change or unpack or anything. We both got into bed in our clothes.

Ashton lay down beside me and turned to face me.

"I'm so excited for this Chlo. We're going to have the best summer," he whispered, searching for my hand and intertwining our fingers.

"I am too."

"Goodnight Chlo."

"Night Ash".

I'm excited to see what's going to happen this summer,

chloë x

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this is short but I'm just starting to introduce it. Their adventure will get better!

thank you for reading x