ELLY
   When I'm done, Jaden finally gets out of bed and starts getting ready. I sigh and get on my phone, trying to figure out if anybody else is ready yet. I decide to text a few of them.
Are any of you guys ready? I'm bored, I text to Chase, Noen, and Griffin.
Chase isn't even up yet, and Griffin is still getting ready. I'm just chilling in here with Anthony, Noen says. Do you want to come over to our room?
Sure, I reply. I grab my key card and slide my shoes on, then head down the hall. Noen opens the door before I even get there.
"Hey," I say as I walk in behind him.
"You're looking like fire, Elly," he replies with a smile. "You gotta stop flexing on us like this."
   "Morning, Elly," Anthony says from his spot at the window seat.
   "Morning." I sit down on a chair next to Noen.
   "Stop talking so loud!" Chase groans from under the covers of the bed in the corner. His head pops out from under a pillow as he glares at us.
   "Then get your butt up and out of bed so you can start getting ready!" Noen snips back at him. Chase just groans and shoves his head back under the pillow. Noen rolls his eyes and looks back over at me. "Every time."
   "Good luck with that," I reply with a smile.
   "When can we go get breakfast?" Anthony sits down in one of the others chairs at the small table.
   "Probably when the two of them finally get ready," Noen huffs before getting back on his phone. Anthony shrugs and gets on his, too, so I decide to get back on mine until it's time to go.
   "Hey," Griffin says as he comes out of the bathroom a few minutes later. We all look over at him as he starts pulling Chase out of bed.
   "Stop it!" Chase yells, clawing at the sheets in an attempt to stay in bed.
   "Then get out of the bed and get ready!" Griffin tells him before grabbing his arms off of the sheets and pulling him down to the floor.
   "No! Now I'm cold!" Chase squeals, curling up into a ball.
   "Do you want me to send Charli a video of you acting like a toddler?" Griffin crosses his arms over his chest and glares down at him.
   "No," Chase mumbles, scooting away from him before standing up quickly. He cautiously walks around Griffin to grab his bag and run into the bathroom. Griffin sighs and walks over to us, sitting down in the last chair.
   "And people say that I'm difficult to get up," Anthony sighs before getting back on his phone.
   "Good morning, Elly," Griffin says to me.
   "Morning."
   We all just scroll around on our phones until Chase finally gets out of the bathroom. Anthony cheers and stands up.
   "Great. Time for breakfast," he says with a relieved sigh and walks off towards the door. I laugh and stand up with everyone else, following them out the door. Chase starts shouting at us to wait for him because he hasn't got his shoes on yet. None of us listen to him and continue towards the elevators, where he catches up with us.
   "Meanies," Chase mumbles when he gets back over next to us. We all burst out laughing and then get in the elevator.
   "So, where are we going?" Noen asks when the elevator doors open back up and we pile out into the library.
   "I want waffles!" Anthony whines loudly.
   "Let's just go look around for somewhere to eat," Griffin says, heading out the front doors of the hotel.
   We follow him outside and start walking down the sidewalk lined with stores and restaurants. Eventually, we find a place that's open for breakfast and that isn't very busy, so we go in there. It doesn't take very long for us to look over the menu and place our orders, then go find a table off to the side by the windows.
   "Are you excited for the first event?" Noen asks me as we sit down in the large booth.
   "Yeah," I say with a smile. "Are you?"
   "Mhm."
   "Hey, Elly," Chase whispers after he slides over the booth to sit next to me. He looks over at Anthony and Griffin, who aren't paying much attention to us.
   "Hey."
   "How are the options working out for you?" he murmurs quietly. Noen rolls his eyes and gets back on his phone.
   "I haven't talked to them all that much," I say, then think of Jaden. "I don't know if I'm really wanting to date any of them right now."
   Chase frowns a little bit and sighs. He props his head up against his fist. "Alright."
   "What?" Noen whispers as he leans over.
   "She doesn't want to explore her options anymore," Chase whispers back to him.
   "Good for you," Noen tells me before getting back on his phone. Chase groans and rolls his eyes before looking around.
   "Hey, I think that's our food," he says. All of our heads pop back up when the waitress comes to our table and gives us our food. We thank her as she leaves and start eating as soon as she is gone.