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Coffee Shop of Horrors

It was about five o'clock in the morning. Cullen sprang out of bed when he heard his phone ring across the room. He slowly trudged his way over to his desk and picked up his phone. He wasn't really surprised to read that it was Vivian calling him at this ungodly hour.

The two of them had been friends since freshman year, she transferred to his

school. They were about to enter their senior year of high school now.

He picked up the phone.

"Hello? ... I know. ... What do you want? ... Your sarcasm doesn't amuse me. ... When? ... What? ... Let me ask my mom. I'll text you. ... See ya."

Cullen set his phone back down. If I had known I may be going to Texas today, I wouldn't have stayed up playing video games until one. He thought as he walked out of his room and down the hallway. He knocked on his parents' door but there wasn't an answer. The door creaked open with every knock due to not being closed all the way. That was basically an invitation to enter. Cullen walked over to his mom's side of the bed.

"Mom!" He whisper-yelled. The body shifted.

"What?" She whisper-yelled back.

"Can I go Texas with Vivian?" He decided to just whisper now.

"What?"

"That's exactly what I said."

"When would you be leaving?"

"The plane leaves today at eight."

"Why are you up now then?"

"Eight in the morning."

"Oh, well, sure. I guess you can go. Hopefully you bring everything you need because I'm going back to bed."

"Okay, thanks Mom!" Cullen made his way back to his room. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and texted Vivian saying he could go. He grabbed his suitcase from his closet and began filling it with clothes. He then grabbed a backpack from the closet and began filling it with other necessities.

It was about 6:30 when he finished. His phone vibrated right when he went to grab it. A text from Vivian Caulfield appeared in the middle of the screen. She said that she would be at his house around 7:30. Cullen texted back a response of approval. Then, he went downstairs to make breakfast.

7:30 came quicker than he thought. Cullen's phone buzzed with a text from Vivian telling him she was about to his house. He ran upstairs and grabbed his bags. On his way back downstairs, he heard a car pull into his driveway. Cullen walked outside, making sure to lock the door on his way out.

The car's trunk popped as Cullen made his way out to the car. He set down his bags and closed the trunk. Then, he went to the side of the car and hopped in.

"Hey, Cullen, how are you?" Vivian's mom asked. It's a question all parents of your friends ask when the see you. It's also the only question their parents ask.

"Pretty good. Don't really want to go back to school. How about yourself?" Cullen replied.

The car ride to the airport was full of conversations between Cullen and Vivian. When they arrived at the airport, Vivian's mom just dropped them off and didn't even make sure they could get in okay.

Cullen and Vivian entered the giant building. There were so many people, they barely made their way onto the plane. Cullen wasn't really expecting that many people, so he was in for a surprise. It was boarding time so Cullen and Vivian walked down the long corridor and entered the plane. They plopped down in their seats next to each other and waited for take-off.