At lunch, Mariana and Caireen decided to sit with Caleb and Marc.
"So, where are you from?" Caleb asked Mariana.
"Well, I was born in Canada, but I moved to Maine when I was 9. So, I've basically spent the last 4 years in America, though I miss Canada. What about you?" Mariana asked.
"Australia," Caleb said.
"Hey, Caireen, which couple is cuter, Mar and Cay or Professor Pike and Ms. Leon?" Marc asked Caireen.
"Hey, Mariana and Caleb are too adorable to resist, haven't we already had this conversation?" Caireen said, laughing.
"Just shut up, we're have a conversation," Caleb said, almost sounding serious.
"Hey Marc, you know what I think?" Mariana asked.
"What?" Marc asked.
"That you like Caireen," Mariana said, an evil smile on her face.
"What?! NO!" Marc said, his face turning red. Dark red. Caireen giggled a bit.
"Now you know how Caleb and I feel," Mariana said, still holding her smile.
"Caireen and I only met, what, 2 or 3 hours ago?" Marc asked.
"Same with us," Mariana said.
"Hey, no one has crushes on anyone, we're just a boss escape team." Caireen said.
"Wait, you guys want to escape too?" Caleb said, making his voice as low as possible. Mariana and Caireen nodded slightly.
"Come to our room, tonight, after classes and dinner, I think we need to talk." Caleb said, very quietly, his expression serious. The girls nodded, then continued eating.
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Later that night, Caireen and Mariana went to Caleb and Marc's room as asked to.
"We've actually put together a plan in the 48 hours we've been here," Marc said, showing the girls the sheets of paper he and Caleb had been drawing on.
"Doesn't seem bad. Just one question. What about the guards?" Mariana asked.
"We'll get past them," Marc said, sounding sure of himself.
"Somehow," Caireen added loudly. She and Marc laughed hysterically.