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As Julie slept soundly in her bed, the lights turned on. She groaned as she felt someone jump into her bed. The mattress squeaked up and down.
"Wake up," Rose said, and Julie groaned, burying her face into her pillow. Her mother laughed energetically.
"I don't wanna," she complained, voice muffled by the pillow.
"It's your first day of school, mija. Let's go," she said lovingly.
"Fine," Julie said, sitting up. Rose laughed as she dramatically rolled out of bed, landing on the floor.
"I'll start breakfast. Don't be late," she teased, kissing her daughter's hair and leaving. She then knocked on Carlos's door, waking him up as well. As she walked downstairs, she saw her husband already starting their food. "Well, someone's ahead of the game."
"I thought I'd get a head start," he said. She wrapped her arms around his middle, leaning her head of curls on his shoulder and kissing his cheek. He smiled at her, before focusing again on the stove.
"Thank you," she said, closing her eyes in content. Before they could say anything more, Julie came bounding down the staircase, dressed in jeans and a tee shirt.
"Morning dad," she said, smiling at her parents.
"Good morning, Julie. Ready for the first day of your big sophomore year?" He asked, flipping his pancakes. Julie shrugged, pulling the orange juice out of the fridge.
"I'm not as excited as Flynn, that's for sure," she said, thinking about the FaceTime call she had received the night before where her friend had shown her all of her new school supplies and outfits.
"It's hard to be as excited as Flynn about anything," her mother joked. She always did like the enthusiastic teenager who her daughter had become best friends with.
Carlos came downstairs next, clearly not wanting to leave the house.
"Don't make me go," he begged. Rose and Ray shook their heads.
"You're going," Ray said. "It can't be that bad."
"It's school. It is that bad," he said. They shook their heads, grabbing plates and sitting down at the table. "Can't I stay and ghost hunt?"
"Not happening," Ray shot down.
"I'm here and ready for food," Flynn said, walking through the front door. Rose laughed as she walked in, hugging the mother figure and grabbing her own plate.
"Hello Flynn," Ray said with a kind smile. She sat down next to Julie, hugging her best friend. "Someone's excited."
"It's not me," Carlos said.
"You two are way to dramatic," Julie said. Rose walked over, setting the plate of pancakes in front of them, and setting a thing of syrup beside it. They all dug in, eating quickly, conversing per usual.
"Alright kids. Let's go," Ray said. Rose sat in the drivers seat, her husband beside her. Julie, Flynn, and Carlos sat in the backseats, arguing about which radio station to play.
"Alright, let's do this," Julie said. She and Flynn shared their schedules, seeing which classes they had together and which classes they didn't have together.
They dropped Carlos off first, making sure he got inside. They then drove towards the high school.
"Good luck girls," Rose said, and the two smiled, waving. They walked inside, ready for the new year to start.
"We have some pretty great kids," Ray said. Rose nodded, agreeing.
"The best."
Julie and Flynn walked towards their lockers, ready for the first class of their second year of high school.
Eventually, it came time for their music class. They gladly sat in their chairs, talking about the newest gossip in the school, which they had heard in the halls. Sitting down in the back row, they heard a bag drop beside them. They looked over to see an attractive, brunette boy next to them. His hair curled out from inside of his beanie, and he wore a tee shirt with the sleeves clearly cut off.
"Anyone sitting here?" He asked politely, and the two shook their heads. He sat down, before gesturing towards three other boys, and blonde, tall boy, and a dark haired boy wearing a leather jacket. The other boy had sweaty hair and wore jeans and a tee shirt. They sat down next to each other, before introducing themselves to the two girls.
"Hey, I'm Alex," the blonde said. "This is Reggie, Bobby, and Luke."
"I'm Julie."
"Flynn."
"Nice to meet you," Reggie said happily.
"So, do you guys play instruments?" Flynn asked. They explained which instruments they played, and even that they had a created band they called Sunset Curve. From that moment on, the four boys and two girls were practically inseparable, and nobody ever saw them alone.
Rose and Ray's house was never quiet again. If you asked them though, they didn't mind much. Suddenly, it was full of teenagers getting ready for gigs or waiting to get picked up by their parents. Watching as their daughter made it back barely before curfew. But they were never worried. The boys were good kids. They never defied the adults, and always took care of Julie.
They were good to Carlos as well. They would go to his baseball tournaments, and play video games with him. They'd tell him stories and help with his homework. Carlos now had four older brothers to look up to.
Rose smiled as all four boys left her house.
"Bye Mrs. Molina!" They all called out, and she waved.
"Bye boys. See you tomorrow."