TEASER SIX
🎟️ TICKET TO A SUMMER RENDEZVOUS :: COMPLETE
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teaser six
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
Russell waited until the other three were sitting on the couch before he dramatically brandished a map of the West Coast that had dozens of red lines and circles drawn on the paper. “Okay, guys, I’ve had this idea for a while now and I figured it’s finally time to get the ball rolling.”
“Can’t this wait, Russ?” Chanel whined as she glanced at the time on her phone. “Some girls invited me to go clubbing tonight, since there’s no school tomorrow and a couple of places have post-Valentine’s Day deals.”
Russell’s expression darkened for a split second, but he quickly masked it with a wide smile. “C’mon, Nellie, just hear me out for a moment,” he said, tone somewhat pleading. “I promise it’ll be worthwhile.”
Vanessa, who was sitting in the middle, sent a knowing look to Chanel. The younger girl understood her wordless request and pursed her lips shut while leaning back into the couch with her arms crossed in front of her chest. Meanwhile, Leon impassively continued scrolling through his phone until Vanessa lightly bumped his arm and motioned for him to pay attention as well. He sighed and set down his phone on the couch arm before turning to face Russell.
With everyone now giving him their undivided attention, Russell silently thanked Vanessa before launching into his grand speech. “So you all know that I wanna travel around the States as much as possible throughout the semester, right?”
The other three nodded.
“Well, I was thinking we could do a road trip around California for a few weeks and hit a bunch of places all at once,” he eagerly continued while waving around the map. “We can drive along the coast, and go to all of the tourist traps and hidden gems on our way up and whatever else we’ve missed coming back down. And we can spend a few nights partying it up in Las Vegas—”
“I’m in!” Chanel cheered, standing up to high-five Russell whose grin widened. “When are we going?”
“Hold up.” Vanessa gently tugged the younger girl back down to the couch before sensibly saying, “This road trip will take at least a week, maybe two if we wanna see everything. We probably won’t have time to go during the semester.”
Chanel instantly deflated and pouted as she crossed her arms again. “But we have to visit the party scene in Vegas! LA’s nightlife is fun and all, but can you imagine what the clubs in Vegas are like?” Her eyes sparkled like stars as she imagined dancing and drinking the night away in a high-end nightclub in Sin City.
“Exactly!” Russell pointed to Las Vegas on the map, where multiple red circles and exclamation points surrounded the large dot near the botto
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