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Ice Cream Dream

   A/N OK fine I'll stop being so annoying in these Author's Notes sheesh

   Also F/C=Favorite color (mine is VIOLET not PURPLE)

   One week. One week ago Stella had asked you to come to England, and you had agreed. It was Friday afternoon, and, as usual, you had waited till the last minute to start packing. You hadn't even gotten out your suitcase until around five minutes ago, and you didn't know what the weather forecast for England was for those two weeks. You would check, but that takes time, and you were supposed to be at Stella's in fifteen minutes.

   Luckily, since you were a major procrastinator, most of your clothes were still in your suitcase because you hadn't gotten them out. You threw in a few t-shirts, including a Dan and Phil one Stella had given you, a pair of jeans, a pair of sweats, and, deciding in the last minute to throw it in, a beautiful F/C dress.

   Your pair of flats was already in there, as there weren't any occasions that you needed to wear them for since you moved anyways, as were your boots, so you decided that that amount of clothing was enough. You stuffed some underwear into the bottom, and grabbed your toothbrush and toothpaste from the counter, throwing in a few hair ties too. Your half-empty bottle of shampoo and almost full bottle of conditioner went into your suitcase too, and then you realized you'd be screwed without your phone charger. After a bit of hunting, you located it under a pile of homework.

   While packing, you thought about Stella. She constantly talked about Dan and Phil, but over time it became more manageable, partly because you had gotten used to her, and partly because you became obsessed with Dan and Phil yourself. That shirt that she had given you was a welcome to the Phandom present, which, to be honest, you're totally sure that you made. You knew Dan and Phil better than most people you've met in real life!

   You also noticed something about Stella's talk. She talked about both of them constantly, but the subtle hints from her tone and the things she said implied that she had a small (but still very much there) crush on Phil. She sighed sometimes after talking about him, and praised him in ways that she didn't with Dan. You smile, shaking your head.

   Finally, you added in your copy of the Fault in Our Stars and the books you were reading, which were the Maze Runner, the new Keeper of the Lost Cities Book, and the fourth book in the Anne of Green Gables series (what, they're good books!).

   Your suitcase was now bulging as a result of your sloppy packing. You sat on it to try to close it, but it would not budge despite your weight. You sighed, hopping off, and yanked on the zipper to close it. Eventually, you worked your way so that your suitcase closed, and you rolled it out of your room.

   "Mom, I'm leaving for Stella's now!"

   Your mom appeared in the doorway. "Have fun, stay safe," she whispered in your ear as she hugged you. You hugged her back awkwardly, one hand still holding on to your suitcase.

   She released you, somewhat reluctantly, and as you closed the door her voice floated from inside. "Call me everyday!" she yelled.

   "Okay!" you yelled back, and then you got into the elevator to meet up with your friend.

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   The airport is crowded, and you hurry to catch up with Stella as she speedwalks through the aisles. Your heart starts beating faster, as it always does when you are crowded with a bunch of people like this. Your mouth feels dry. Calm, down, you tell yourself, you'll be seventeen in just a few days. Act like it.

   Still, your mind flashes with thoughts of murder and being separated from the outside world, and when you catch up with Stella, you grab her shirt to keep yourself from becoming separated with her. Eventually, you and Stella's family, as well as her little brother's friend, Mark, are all seated on the plane. You're sitting next to Stella, who's pressed against the window. Curiously, you take a peek out the window.