"Movie night was fun, you wanna go and see a play?"
"What?"
"I won tickets to a musical a while back, and I was going to go with my moms, but they had the last-minute Vegas trip."
"I don't really like musicals, Tr—"Travis shuffled his feet.
"What if I told you it was in New York?"
"Why would you out-of-the-blue invite me to see a musical in fucking New York City?"
"Because I usually forget things until the day before they happen?"
"Wait, the musical is tomorrow? We live too far away to make it there in a day."
"No, God no! The flight is tomorrow! We'll spend the entirety of Christmas there."
"What if my mom says no?"
"I'm an Instagram stalker, we've talked. She approves."
"I need to get home and pack then!"
"Remember, the flight will start boarding at around 5 in the morning, so get to the airport at around 3:50!"
"Why are we leaving at five in the fucking morning?"
"So we can nap and explore NYC later."
"Alright, whatever floats your boat. Later."Ethan shook his head and rubbed his temples.
"This is too much information to process.."
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Short StoryREWRITING! "Where are you getting all of this money from anyways?" ••• In which a boy goes into a bookstore every day to buy a copy of Romeo and Juliet and attracts the attention of an employee. ••• 07SS 10/29/16 Cover by @formulate