A/N: Hey guys!

I want to start off this chapter just by thanking the people who reviewed. Reviews are really good motivation for me to continue writing chapters and posting them more often. :)

To Trinity Rebel: Thanks so much for reviewing! When I heard that Heather was writing a 7th book, I considered changing this to an 8th book. But, I have read a little excerpt of the new book that she posted on her site, and she has changed some of the older plot points that still exist in this story. I do eventually want to write a story that takes place after Heather's 7th book, but I'll have to read it first! :)

To adorableness: I'm so glad you like my story! Thanks so much for the motivation! I'm really hoping that people will start coming back to this community again as well. There are some great stories here!

To Lelebird 7: Thanks for reviewing and the kind words. I'm definitely going to keep updating this story, and hopefully other people will too. :)

This chapter is dedicated to all my reviewers! Thanks!

Jess

Beep. Beep. Beep.

I turn over to my nightstand and groan as I fumble around for my phone. The alarm's incessant beeping is enough to get me out of my bed, groggy and tired, but I can barely stand up without feeling like I'm going to fall.

I can hear Emma rustling from the other bed in the room, and she gets up as well, rubbing her eyes in the dark.

It's currently 6:00 AM in the morning, and I'm exhausted. The time change hasn't made early mornings easier for me at all, and it takes a few minutes for me to be able to properly function.

Emma and I can hear our mothers in the adjoining room to our suite getting ready, and we all begin to get changed and head to the bathroom to brush our teeth.

Half an hour later, we get a call from Mrs. Wong, who is busy coordinating taxis for us to take to our first destination.

"We are going to be eating at Mak's noodle today," Mrs. Wong tells us as we pull up to a small restaurant.

The inside is nice and cozy, and Gigi orders us a bunch of noodles in Cantonese. She motions for us to sit down, and we separate into two groups: mothers and daughters as we squeeze into booths.

Five minutes later, a steaming bowl of wonton noodles is placed in front of me, and I take a deep breath. The food smells so good, and I laugh as I watch Cassidy practically inhale her bowl before getting another one.

Despite her ravenous appetite and rapid fire slurping of five bowls in quick succession, something seems off about Cassidy today. Her eyes flit around like a nervous little bird, and she glances at her phone a few too many times during lunch.

It isn't like Cassidy to hide something from us, but then again, I seem to be the only one who notices her strange behavior.

Suddenly, Cassidy sits up, rattling the table as she excuses herself to the bathroom. I think I'm the only one who sees her red eyes as she practically sprints away from the table.

Carefully, I slide out of my seat and follow her. Just as I suspected, Cassidy doesn't go inside the bathroom. She sits outside of it, sliding her knees down to the floor and resting her head in her hands.

"Cassidy? Are you okay?"

I get a muffled reply. "Mack Morren ith maketh my head spin."

"Hmm? Zach Norton? What about him?"

Cassidy's lifts her head and groans. "He texted me. I texted him. He wants to talk again. I don't want to talk again, but I also don't want to be rude. End of story."

I smile sympathetically. Cassidy's choppy sentences are pretty normal when she gets angry, but she seems more nervous and frustrated. "Well, it's not like he's going to attack you or something. I mean, how bad can it be?"

"What else does he want? To be friends again? How does that even work?"

"It might be good for you guys to resolve your issues and become friends again, you know."

"Yeah," Cassidy nods, "It would be better if things weren't so awkward..."

"You know what," I say lightly, "Things will be awkward at first, but Zach isn't that bad of a guy. I'm sure you guys could be friends again."

"Maybe." Cassidy looks unconvinced as her eyes stay trained on the ground. "I just want this whole situation to be over. At least I won't have to talk to him until after Hong Kong."

"I'm sure you'll do fine," I say encouragingly. "It'll be fine. That was such a long time ago, and you guys have matured."

Cassidy smiles at me. "Thanks Jess. Let's head back, I think I'm okay now."

We head back to the tables, and Mrs. Wong is busy paying our bill. The group is sitting around, idly chatting as they wait for us to be able to leave.

"Alright, people," Mrs. Wong says. "On to our next stop, Ocean Park!"

Megan practically screams with excitement as she hears where we are going next. She turns to us, her emotions pronounced loud and clear on her usually less expressive face.

"We used to go there when I was smaller," she explains. "Ocean Park was my Disneyworld for a long time, and it's been like five years since I've been there."

Gigi nods. "I remember that park when it opened," she says. "I think it was in the late seventies when they first introduced it. It was a very different thing for a city like Hong Kong to have, but it was nice. It still is nice."

"It's about a twenty minute drive, guys." Mrs. Wong heads over to us, phone in hand. I got us a few taxi drivers, so we should be on our way."

A few minutes later, three taxis drive up, and we all pile in to the cars. Megan turns to me excitedly as we begin to drive, and I smile back. Ocean Park is going to be a blast.

Wow, what a cheesy ending. The next chapter is going to up on Friday, and it's going to be 2000 words so get ready for that! Again, thanks to all the people who left nice reviews, I really appreciate them!

Thanks for reading, Britt