As the train soared its way along the tracks, Rayne couldn’t help but tap his foot excitedly. His summers consisted of him sleeping upside down on his lounge for weeks, so when he got a text from his friend Faith inviting him to a cabin for the summer, he jumped at the idea. The invitation had said that he could invite someone, so Rayne assumed that inviting everyone in his contact list was okay too. He smiled wide before he noticed the person next to him was looking off into the distance. He stood up and walked around behind them, putting his head next to theirs and looking out the window.

“Watcha looking at?” He asked curiously. He spent the rest of the train trip talking top his new friend. It turned out he was going a town a few stops after Alice, so he chatted happily until he heard the announcement ‘Next stop, Alice’

“That’s me!” He said as he grabbed his rolling suitcase in his left hand and his briefcase in the other. He waved his new friend goodbye as he ran off the train, excited to finally get to his destination. He ran down the path until he was greeted to the sight of taxis waiting by the side of the road. This must have been what Faith meant by ‘Expenses paid’. He ran up to one of the taxis and opened the backseat door, throwing his bags in and taking a seat and leaning towards the driver.

“Starlight lake house my good man” He said as he smiled wide to the man. On the trip he engaged in a nice chat about the area with the driver. Apparently this was a nice calm place that people often came to for relaxation and to kick back. After about twenty minutes he finally arrived at the house. He pressed his face against the window as he admired the buildings impressive size.

“Dats sho big!” He said with a strange mumble as his face squished against the glass. He was used to living in a three room apartment that was about the size of a tool shed, so this was a very welcome change. He thanked the driver before grabbing his things and waving the taxi off as it made its way back down the path. As he turned to look at the front door he noticed a few familiar people. He ran his way up the steps before dropping his suitcase and wrapping his arms around the girl from behind.

"Hey there Faith!” He said with a wide grin as he hugged her. They were friends, so that meant he could hug her without fear of being yelled at. For some reason, strangers always found it strange when he hugged them. He looked over to see one of the people he had invited. “Richard!” He yelled as he released his grip on the girl and hugged him tightly. He let the boy go and stepped back, picking up the luggage he had dropped. “How is everyone today?” He asked with a wide grin, happy to see some of his friends.