That Boy ~Jack Met - AJR~

That Boy

"Really? That's awesome, mom!" You say excitedly.

"We know you've had a long year, and so your father and I want you to have a fun summer." Mom replies enthusiastically.

You can't believe this. For as long as you can remember you've been trapped in this ghost town! You're parents are letting you, and you're immature best friend, Emalee, go to New York!

"When do we get to leave?" You ask, putting on the biggest smile you can.
"Tomorrow morning! We already talked to Em's parents and she can't wait!" Mom replied.

As you go to your room to pack, you call Emalee.

"Y/N!!!!! OMG WE'RE GOING TO NEW YORK!!!! AHHH!" You hear after the second ring. You can tell she is really excited for this trip, as are you!

"I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW!! AHHH!!" You scream back into your phone. "But wait, where are we staying?"

"Didn't your dad tell you?" Emalee asked.

"No?" I answered.

"You're staying with your sister, Veronica." My dad said, appearing in my doorway. "I was going to tell you, but you ran downstairs."

"Veronica? No way!!" You shout. This is so exciting! You haven't seen her in like five years!

You remember all the fun you guys had together, you had so much in common! She was so nice, she always took you shopping, and was there for you no matter what. That was before she got in a huge fight with your parents and packed up and just left.

"She can't wait to see you guys." Your dad says.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, dad!" You shout.

"Just use your head, y/n." He says as he walks out of your room.

You and Emalee talk for a few minutes and you hang up so you can finish packing. You still can't believe what's happened today. You would have never expected your parents to let you go to New York without them! You start to wonder when your sister and parents made up.

You finish packing, and realizing that it's already 11:30 at night, you try to get some sleep.

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You open your eyes and see sunlight peeking through the window, and look at the time. 8:25. You feel like there's something going on today but you can't quite remember. "NEW YORK!" You shout. Then it hits you, you forgot to set your alarm last night and you were supposed to leave twenty minutes ago!

You jump out of bed, almost in tears, and look at your phone. 17 missed calls from Emalee. You run into your parents room, and they're still sleeping. They slept in too! How annoying!!

"MOM! DAD! WAKE UP!!!" You scream, now in tears.

Your dad sits up in a panic and grabs your moms arm.

"What is it, y/n?" Your dad says groggily.

"Did you forget that we were supposed to leave for New York twenty minutes ago?!" You shout, anger rising inside.

Your mom gasps and jumps out of bed, "Oh my God, y/n, I'm so sorry!" She says.

"Go get ready I'll see if I can't find a different time." Your dad says, he looks really upset.

"Ok, thank you." You say, and you feel like you're about to throw up.

You go back to your room and call Em back.

"Y/N!! Where are you?! You were supposed to be here like a half-hour ago!!" Em shouts from the phone.

"We slept in, Em! But my dad's calling to catch a different flight!" You reply.