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Brooklyn POV

After a long bus ride (especially long with Weston nonstop singing songs from Phineas & Ferb), we made it to Boston, Massachusetts. After settling into the hotel room I was sharing with April, I sat on my bed and checked my notifications on my phone.

3 New Messages:

• YouNow Groupchat; Weston: yo lets hang

• London Thomson: hey brook

• Mom: how's it going so far?

I open my mom's message first.

Brook: its really fun

Mom: i'm glad. love you

Brook: love you too mom

I decide to ignore the groupchat messages for now and respond to London.

Brook: hey london. whats up?

London: nothing much. hows tour so far?

Brook: we just unpacked at the hotel, but its been quite a trip lol

London: haha i bet

Brook: so what are you up to?

London: honestly...debating whether i should text jacob on private or not

Brook: you should!!! you two totally get along

"Hey, Brook," April says, making me look up from my phone, "We're all going to the mall. You coming?"

"Yeah sure, one second," I quickly shoot London another text and follow April out, glancing at my phone every few seconds for more notifications.

Brook: going to the mall. might reply late

London: all good. i think ill text jacob later tonight

Brook: lmk how it goes, assuming i dont hear from jacob first

London: lol will do

A voice brings me away from my phone yet again, "Who are you texting?"

I recognize the voice as Hunter's. He proceeds to place his arm over my shoulder and smile down at me.

"London."

"Oh, cool! How's she doing?" he asks.

"Great, but it still sucks she couldn't come on tour."

"Agreed."

Blake POV

I silently sip on my beverage as Ariel goes on about how she hit a new milestone on Musical.ly. She's a wonderful girl, really, but I just don't see her like that. Hunter walks by with Brook by his side, so I excuse myself from Ariel and I's conversation and head over to him.

"Hey, Hunter, mind if I talk to you for a moment?"

"Not at all," he says goodbye to Brook, and she decides to join April and Tori with whatever they're doing.

"So what's up?" Hunter asks.

I run my hands through my hair, "I want to break up—"

"—WHAT? I thought Bunter was going strong," Hunter frowns at me.

"No, Hunter, of course Bunter is real. I meant I want to break up with Ariel."

He pauses for a moment, "I figured it would happen sooner or later, but why?"