Is This Safe?

Chapter 5

~Two days before the trip~
Our summer vacation was over.

I couldn't believe time had flown by so fast, but it had. We had countless sleepovers back in the summer when we returned home and went shopping so much. Because of that, we were almost broke. I don't remember eating so much junk food either. I had to jog every morning like I used to just to make sure I was still healthy. We went to the movie theater every so often and did scavenger hunts at various stores like we did in highschool. Each time, the list got longer and more complicated. Chelsea was so creative in her lists, it took us forever to find what we were looking for. Again, it seemed like our highschool past was being relived. Honestly, we would always be children at heart.

Clicking my pen to a close, I set it aside to the right on my desk. I was back at home for the start of fall break. College was strenuous as I expected, but I managed to complete three projects before the break. Now, I was just writing in my journal that I had been recording since 2012. Sometimes, I felt like that seemed childish, but really it was the only thing that helped reduce the stress. Relieving your problems then later reading them while you shook your head and smiled at the ridiculous things you were feeling, was sometimes quite nice. I even reread some of the things I wrote. Junior high was so dramatic, my word. Highschool was different. A lot of heart wrenching things and some great memories.

Gazing out my window, I sighed. Why did life have to be so hard and yet, can be so worth living? My life has always seemed boring since I hardly went on trips and such except--the last one. I guess you could say I was travel crazy, but there were so many places to go and adventures to go on! My room felt like a jail cell and I could imagine bars on my window. I was free, but yet, why am I still sitting here doing absolutely nothing? Yes, that's right. That's why I'm holding four plane tickets to Ontario, Canada. Someone that I knew was planning on going there to visit there, but complications arose and they couldn't go. Knowing I had three other friends, they gave them to me. Now there were in my hands as I shifted them to one hand to the next.

What were the odds?

"What would my friends think of another vacation?" I thought.

Honestly, I didn't think they were ready for another vacation, especially not after what happened last time. Staring out my window again, fall was changing the trees into all sorts of colors. Canada sounded awfully nice right now; maybe a nice little break would do.

All of a sudden, my phone started to vibrate. Jumping, I almost fell out of my chair in fright. Breathing out, I grab my phone to see who it was:
Charming Chelsea, that was her contact name.

"Hey!"
I ran a hand through my hair anxiously since the vibration scared me.
"What's up?"

"Hey! Nothing much. What are you up to?"

I smile as I start playing with my pen that I had laid aside.
"Just thinking of what we'll do for our break."

"Yeah, that's kind of why I called."

"Oh?"
I ask.
"Do you have something in mind?"

There was a pause.
"No, not really. Do you?"

Growing nervous, I answered somewhat honestly.
"Sort of--"

"What?!"
Chelsea exclaimed through the phone.

"Well, I just thought of it recently. Maybe we all should discuss it over a sleepover or something."

"What a great idea! How about we all meet at my house tonight?"
Chelsea offered.

"Yeah, that sounds great!"

"Okay, see ya then!"

"Bye!"
I hung up as I set my phone on my desk. Wringing my hair, I grew nervous as ever. How would they react? Would they go along with it? Would they be upset?