Breakaway

Chapter 6

Today, the twins and I start school, but when I wake up in the morning they're both still sound asleep. 

"Ethan! Gray! Wake up, we're gonna be late!" I say, already in a panic as I run into their bedroom.

Ethan chucks a pillow at me, rolls over, and goes back to bed. Grayson doesn't even respond. 

"Whatever," I mutter, leaving the room to get ready. 

Soon enough, however, someone knocks on the bathroom door three times, hard. 

"What?" I ask, opening the door. It's Gray. 

"So, KP, I know that we're supposed to be starting school today, but..." he trails off.

I stare at him, wondering what crazy thing he's about to suggest. 

"Gray! Just ask her, already!" yells Ethan from the other room.

"Ethan and I were planning on skipping to go to Six Flags, and we were wondering if you would want to come with," finishes Grayson. 

My jaw drops, very nearly hitting the floor. 

"Grayson Bailey Dolan!" I yell, without even thinking.

"I'll take that as a no?" smirks Gray.

"Well..." I say, thinking it over.

I have to make sure I know what he's asked of me. He's telling me that I could spend a whole day with my two celebrity crushes, at an amusement park, but I have to skip my first day of school. If my parents found out, they'd be so pissed! But it's an offer I can't refuse, since any other Dolan Twin fan would die for this opportunity, and I'd hate myself if I didn't take advantage of it. 

"I'll come," I finally decide.

"Wow. That surprises me," says Ethan, coming to stand next to Gray.

"Well, I'm coming, so don't let it surprise you," I say matter of factly. 

"Cool. Hurry up and get ready," he says, and they both head to the kitchen to make 'some pancakes,' which I know means the entire box of Eggo.

As I'm heading to the kitchen, I hear Mrs. Dolan's voice coming out of Ethan's phone.

"Well, have a great first day of school, boys," she says.

"Yeah, Mom. We will," says Grayson.

"All right. And be good!" she says.

"Mom, we're not four," Grayson reminds her.

"I know. I'll leave you both alone now," she says.

"Yeah, okay. Peace," says Ethan, ending the call.

"Dolan, you're such a liar," I tell Grayson.

"Whatever, KP. So are you!" he reminds me.

I just smirk and we head on our way. 

When we arrive, twenty minutes later, we're standing in front of the giant trademark Six Flags carousel. All of a sudden, Ethan pulls out a tie headband and blindfolds me with it. Seconds later, I discover he's done the same to Grayson.

"Ethan, what the hell?" yells Gray.

"I second that," I say.

"Trust me, okay?" says Ethan, and I can hear the laughter in his voice. 

Somehow, I don't trust him at all. We wander through the park for what feels like ages, and then all of a sudden I'm sitting in a ride seat. Someone pulls a shoulder harness down on me and we begin moving upward.

"Ethan, what ride are we on?" asks Grayson from my left. 

Well, at least Grayson and I are on the same ride and Ethan didn't just abandon me. 

"Take your blindfolds off," he replies from my right.

We both do just that, and when we do, we are looking out over the Hudson River and the New York skyline. Ethan laughs like a maniac as Grayson and I exchange horrified glances. We're terrified of heights!

"Welcome to the Giant Drop, guys! Isn't the view incredible!" yells Ethan, still cracking up, as we stare out at the world, 227 feet above the ground. 

Holy shit.