The next morning, Lauren felt someone sneak in the small space between the bunk beds. That someone sat on the covers of her bed and softly began shaking her awake.

"Lauren... Lauren, wake up."

She turned around, still asleep. "Summer... No school. Am sleeping... Forever..."

"Lauren, get up..." The voice murmured. She recognized Nick's voice and remembered she'd promised to go see the sunrise with him.

"Nick... What time is it?"

"4 AM."

She turned around to face him and opened her eyes a bit. "4 AM? Are you nuts Carter?"

"You said you'd never gotten early enough to catch a sunrise... Don't you wanna see one now that you've got a chance?"

Lauren buried her face in her pillow, but moved her arm out of the sheets to open a drawer in her night table. She put her hand inside and got out a camera. "Here, take a picture for me."

Nick took the camera, put it on the night table and left the room. He came out a few seconds later with something in his hands. He lifted the covers.

"I know you'll hate me forever for this but..." He said as he poured freezing water down her back. She screamed. "... you gotta get up."

She sat up straight. "You are soooo dead."

"Ok, but since you'll up and ready to commit murder, why don't you concentrate your energy into getting ready to go out to see the sunrise. It won't wait for us."

She got out of bed and Nick followed her in the hallway. Brian came out of his room as they passed in front of it.

"What's the screaming about? And what are you two doing up? It's four AM!"

"We're going to see the sunrise." Nick said as he rushed Lauren to the kitchen. "Go back to sleep Brian!"

Brian turned around. "I gotta start hanging out with normal people..." He muttered before shutting the door.

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