The 5 drive throughout the country heading towards Los Angeles. Taking turns driving the 5 arrive at LA a week later. The sun shone through the clouds pushing the darkness of night away from the new day. Ash, Mark, Geneive and Liz, pass through the famous 'Welcome to Los Angeles!' sign.
"Finally! We have safely arrived at the City of Angels. A trip from the East Coast all the way to the West Coast, many kilometres driven and many hours spent together, we have arrived at our last American City."
"Before we set off on our international journey, we need to have STARBUCKS before going to the airport!" says Amber.
"Hmph, STARBUCKS..... I would rather have something else like.... a Canadian brand: Tim Hortons," replies Mark
"I've actually never tried Tim Hor Hor." says Amber
"It's pronounced Tim HOR-TINS." replies Mark
"I know lol," says Amber
The quintet drives around the city searching for a Tim Hortons store. An hour in the car, and many streets crossed, they arrive at the sole location of Tim Hortons. Tim Hortons wasn't as busy as STARBUCKS at this hour of the day.
Mark goes up to the counter and recalls his overly rehearsed coffee order.
"I would like... a medium mochaccino with a shot of caramel and a marshmallow."
"Yeah same," says the remaining 4.
The employee goes to make the orders. One by one, they watch the employee get the cups, walk over to the coffee machine, and begin brewing the coffee.
"This smells lovely! It's just like STARBUCKS! The smell of coffee just wakes me up every morning!"
"Yes, Tim Hortons smells just like STARBUCKS, but it feels more 'homey'. "
"Sure does. Calms your nerves down to the tiniest bits."
"Here are your orders, the total cost of the order is $20.49c. Would you like to pay together or separately?"
"Together, please. I'll pay!"
Amber puts in her credit card and enters the pin.
BEEP BOOP BEEP BOOP
"Accepted!"
The 5 walk out of the coffee shop towards the camper.
"This coffee is delish! Where did you get the 'recipe' from?"
"I got it from my imagination. I just thought of it one day and decided to order it. Came out nice so here I am drinking a coffee from my imagination!"
"Wow! I should try that. Here's mine: A mochaccino with 3 shots of caramel, 3 marshmallows and 3 squirts of chocolate."
"That's the way! The way to diabetes that is.."
"You!!!"
The 5 look at the time. The time was 8:32 AM.
"Our flight leaves at 1:10 PM to Tokyo. We need to arrive 3 hours before, which means we need to get to the airport at 10:00 AM. But we might need extra time for security, cause you know LAX is an atrociously slow airport to get through. So 9:30 ish?"
"It's nearly 9:30 AM, the traffic is starting to pile up we better get going!"
They begin driving towards Los Angeles International Airport. But as they begin to drive towards the main highway, they were met by many many cars. Lines upon lines of cars.
"Looks like New York but a place bit sunnier."
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
Lanes upon lanes of cars piling behind each other waiting for the traffic lights to go green. Cars honking their horns.
"I don't know how honking your horn will work. The only thing that will work is to wait for the stoplight."
Finally. The lights turn green and many cars rush towards the highway heading towards the airport.
"Yes! We are nearly at the airport! YES!"
They zoom past the 'Welcome to LAX' sign. They were nearly at Japan.
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A Course Around the World!
General FictionA group of friends discover the world and try to solve the greatest problems possessed in the country. Will they succeed?
