Dragons and Driving

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Victoire's PoV
January 9th, 2017

We had been in Florida for a while and this was our last full day. We decided to make the most of it and head to Universal Studios. We got into the park and Mitch and Scott immediately sought out the Spongebob ride. We went through it and Scott and Mitch excitedly ran around the gift shop. 

When Scott and Mitch had finished their tour of the gift shop, we headed to The Wizarding World. First was Diagon Alley and we all got a picture in front of the fire-breathing dragon. Avi posted it on Instagram and the caption simply read - "!!!!!!!!!!!!" We went through the attractions and got on the train to Hogsmeade. Avi saw the dragon ride and immediately pulled us all over to it. 

"I'm going on red," Mitch decided and he and Scott hopped into the red dragon line. 

Esther and Kevin went to blue and Kirstie decided on red. Avi stood and debated like he it was the important decision of his life. Hey, maybe it was. I don' t judge. 

"Avi, we can ride it twice," Scott said with a laugh. 

Avi eventually hopped in the red line and stood beside Kirstie. Esther, Kevin, and I progressed in the line and finally made it to the front. Esther got on first, then Kevin, then me. A boy who looked about my age sat down beside me and I barely had time to shoot him a small smile before the ride went off and I began screaming at the top of my lungs. 

We passed the red dragon a few times, but it was too fast to try to find anyone we knew. When the ride ended, we all switched lines and waited to ride the other dragon. 

When that was over, we left the Wizarding World to explore other parts of the park. A few people asked for autographs, and the band happily obliged. I took pictures for them and Esther conversed with them as they waited. 

After Universal, we took a bus back to our hotel and packed up. We'd be bus touring for the rest of the US tour. Concerts would be closer and they'd have to practice twice as hard. And I'd have to study twice as hard in my free time. 

I dragged my bags out to the bus and loaded everything but a small bag under the bus. Jen, the bus driver, helped me. I thanked her repeatedly. 

"Don't worry about it, sweetheart," she said with a laugh. "Hey, Scott," she called. 

I heard a laugh and Scott replied, "No, I don't think we can pull the bus through a Starbucks drive-thru." 

I carried my small bag onto the bus and put it on my bed. I went to the front of the bus and sat at the table. Everyone else slowly filed in and the bus started moving. 

"Okay, here's the deal," Jen said. "We're heading to Charleston, South Carolina now. I slept all day so I can drive through the night. It's your job to get some sleep and rest your gorgeous voices. You, too, Victoire and Esther." 

She pointed into the mirror at all of us and smiled. Kevin was the first to crash. He climbed into bed and was out. We could tell by his snoring. Esther took a video of everyone else quietly singing to the rhythm of his snores. I climbed into bed and pulled out my phone. I scrolled through Instagram until my eyes got too heavy to keep open. 

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