Chapter 1:

"Can you believe it's almost summer?" Brooke said happily. "I know!" Orian exclaimed, "I'm so excited!" The two girls smiled at the thought of summer vacation as they

took their backpacks out of the car. After school, they had decided to go to Orian's house to study for the upcoming finals. "I'll be inside!" Orian's dad called as he stepped

through the front door. They looked up to see the door shut quickly behind him. "Why do you think he's in such a hurry?" Orian asked. Brooke shrugged and started

toward the door. The girls walked into the entryway and froze for, right in front of them, was a very strange sight. Seated on the couch in the living room, smiling like

idiots, were Brooke's parents along with Orian's dad and stepmom. "Uh. Hi?" Brooke said slowly. It sounded more like a question than it should have. "What's going on?"

she continued, still confused. Orian stood quietly as an awkward silence fell over them all. "We have a surprise for you, girls," Brooke's mom said finally , smiling even

wider. Brooke and Orian exchanged confused looks. "You have been asking for something a lot lately. And we've been talking about it," Orian's dad added. More confused

looks were exchanged. 'What were they talking about?' Both Orian and Brooke thought. "So we made some phone calls and did some research..." Brooke's dad trailed

off. "And we picked out a graduation present that you both can share," Orian's stepmom finished. "So this is all about a graduation present? You could have just

waited till graduation to tell us that we got a present," Orian said. The parents looked at each other, their grins widened. "Girls," Brooke's mom began, "The night

before graduation, you'll need to be packed and ready to head off to the airport the minute graduation's over." The girls' eyes widened. "Are we all going on some

family trip together?" Brooke asked. "Brooke's aunt will be waiting for you when you get off the plane," Orian's dad paused. "At Heathrow Airport in London." Orian

and Brooke's excited screams echoed throughout the entire neighborhood.