The Sight (bxb)

Chapter 102 - New York Baby!

Two weeks went by in a flash.

Evan barely slept, both excited about the trip and terrified that his parents would change their minds at the last minute and lock him in his room.

In the end, his worries were in vain, as not only did his parents let him go, but his father drove him to the bus in the morning. It was the first time he had been to Marwell with one of his parents and it was quite strange. Evan wasn't complaining though, it meant he could get a few minutes sleep in the car, and he was sure his dad would wake him up when they got there. And so it was.

The elder Bludd shook his shoulder and Evan blinked in startled surprise before realising where he was.

"Enjoy your trip. I love you." His dad said goodbye and Evan returned the sentiment before jumping out of the car and grabbing a travel bag from the boot.

It was quite heavy as Evan had packed everything he could find into it. He had a lot of clothes that he would never dare wear in front of his parents, so there was no better opportunity to wear them when he was going to be hundreds of miles away from them.

However, when he saw Angie's bag, he realised he might have gone a little overboard.

"I'm so excited," his best friend said as he stood next to her. She looked sleepy, just like him, but that didn't stop her from grinning.

"Me too," Evan joined in her enthusiasm. Although he could feel the tiredness coming over him, he felt like he was sleeping and dreaming at the same time, for he had never even hoped to actually see New York and now he was only a bus ride away from that dream.

"How are my favourite classmates?" Lola joined them soon after and it wasn't long before Aiden showed up. Although the boys had planned to room together and the girls had planned to do the same, on the bus Evan and Angie sat together as they did every day.

After their teachers had checked them in and made sure they were all there, the bus finally moved. Angie automatically pulled a travel pillow out of her backpack and leaned against the window, closing her eyes. "Wake me if it's a life-or-death situation," she said, and Evan chuckled in response.

Evan also leaned back comfortably and put on his headphones to listen to some music, although he wasn't sure if it would give him a headache this early in the morning. But even if it did, Evan knew that nothing could ruin the next few days for him.

With his eyes closed, he began to fantasise about what he was about to encounter. New York was his dream, and though he might have idealised it, he knew it would be a defining point in his life.

Before he knew it, he, like Angie, had drifted off to dreamland. He was woken up by Lola, who shook him by the shoulder and told him that they had stopped at a petrol station. Evan then repeated the gesture and shook Angie's shoulder, and although she was annoyed, she decided she needed to go to the toilet.

Evan decided to join in and then he and Aiden went out for coffee, knowing that the girls would take a little longer. Queues in the ladies' toilets were always unpredictable.

"I don't know how you do it every day," Aiden declared as they stood at the counter, pouring sugar into their cups.

"It's a matter of habit." Evan shrugged. "Besides, it's a much shorter drive."

"Still," Aiden replied, stirring the hot coffee with a plastic mallet. "I felt like my legs were going numb."

"I slept like a baby," Evan chuckled as he took a sip of his sweet coffee. "This is surprisingly good." He looked at the small cup in his hand, which definitely didn't look like it could hold anything so delicious.