Annabelle

After we finished our amazing meal at Quincella's, we moved on to our next stop for the night, Kroger. It was past midnight, and maybe it was just me, but I was starting to get tired. I shook it off, knowing that I was totally going to get majorly pranked if I fell asleep. And to make matters worse, I slept through anything, so Gabriella and Mack would have it easy messing with me if I fell asleep. I pushed those thoughts to the back of my mind, knowing that thinking about sleeping would make me want to sleep even more.

Gabriealla, Mack and I were headed out to the car, which was parked a lot better than when we left it. I guess Gabriella does know how to park a car. I was about to get in shotgun, but then Mack started arguing with me.

"I want the front!" She protested.

"No, I called it! Besides, I sat up front the first time, so I should have like an unsaid dibs on it!" I replied, pulling open the door handle. Mack, being the graceful dancer she is, swiftly squeeze through the crack I had made in the door before I could say anything and pulled it closed. "Hey!" I exclaimed as I banged on the window. Mack just smirked at me.

"Ladies, ladies! There's enough of me to go around!" Gabriella remarked, which send me and Mack into a giggle fit. I reluctantly chose the backseat. Besides, the ride from Kroger to Mogermentry was longer and I was sure to get the front next, so joke was on Mack.

Gabriella took a deep breath and pressed the push-start ignition button. I could tell she was beyond nervous.

"C'mon Gabriella," I said, trying to ease her worries. "You've done this before, remember?" I gave her a smile and watched her shoulders lower from her ears just a bit. She pulled the gear shift down to reverse, and just like that, we were on our way.