Jasmine's POV
"Freedom at last! Our mini vacation starts right now!" Lina shouted, spinning wildly with her arms stretched toward the sky.
Stephen chuckled from the front porch. "You're acting like someone who just broke out of prison."
"That's exactly what I am," she declared, placing her hand dramatically over her heart. "Those exams were my personal hell!"
I smiled, resting against the porch railing as the rumble of an engine filled the driveway. A glossy black van came to a smooth stop. Jayden emerged from the driver's side wearing dark sunglasses, his hair swept back in that effortless way that made my pulse quicken.
"Ready for this?" he asked, pulling open the passenger door with that trademark smirk of his.
My stomach fluttered with anticipation. I nodded and climbed inside.
The seating arrangement put Jayden behind the wheel with me riding shotgun, while Luis, Lina, and Stephen claimed the back rows, already deep in conversation and sharing bags of chips.
