Universal Studios had to be one of the worst places in the world. Fat old people stopping every five seconds, screaming children, and worst of all, the Florida heat. The one silver lining had to be that the lines weren't as long as they could've been. Still, if it weren't for the fact that our entire trip was paid for, I would not have been there.
"LET'S GO TO HONEYDUKE'S." screamed Madison, as we got off the Harry Potter ride for the third time that day.
"Maddy, maybe we should go ride something-" Before I could finish my suggestion, she screamed with glee and ran off toward the store. I sighed and jogged after her.
"Maddy, please." I cried as I opened the door. A quick look around, and she was... no where. Even though the store was packed with sweaty bodies, I should've been able to see her mane of sandy blonde hair at least, but there was absolutely no trace of her.
Great. I was stuck chasing after a 21 year old girl in a 125 acre resort. I pushed past a few tourists to reach the other side of the shop, and peeked behind a large shelf to find Maddy, her arms wrapped around a tall, skinny stranger.
"Madeline Marie Evans! What are you doing?" I screeched, trying to avoid the eyes of the stranger and his friends.
"Is she yours?" the man said with a laugh as he pried her arms off.
"Unfortunately." I muttered under my breath. I looked over at Maddy, who didn't look the least bit put-off by his slight aversion to... well, having complete strangers half-attacking him.
"Sophie, do you know who this is?! DO YOU?" she squealed, poking his flat stomach a few times for emphasis. "This is Mike fucking Fuentes. And that's Vic, and Jaime, and Tony, and... and... They're Pierce the fucking Veil!" She gave another squeal of glee and hugged the tallest one- Mike- again.
The names meant next to nothing to me at the time, and the band name was only vaguely familiar. I figured it had to be a band- a very Mexican one at that- that she adored, and the further away I got her, the better it would be for them.
"Maddy, please stop. It's 1 p.m. and we have the whole rest of the park to get through, and I doubt that guy wants a girl-shaped tumor attached to him all day." I said, attempting to detach her again.
"Actually," said Mike as he gently pulled her arms off, "I wouldn't mind riding a few rides together, if you wanted."
That earned another high-pitched scream from Maddy,- and got more than a few stares- who grabbed Mike's hand and pulled him outside. Two of Mike's friends quickly followed, while the third- Tony, I thought to myself, but it might have been Vic- waited behind to hold the door.
"Your friend's a little... eccentric?" he said, giving a little grin.
I laughed softly; that didn't even begin to explain it.