It was an early Saturday morning. Eric was still sleeping when his alarm clock began to slowly drown out his dreams with it's piercing beeps.
"uuggghmmmmfff~ noooo" The 15 year old lazily reached his hand out in an attempt to silence the cruel time-keeper. It took two our three darts across his night-table, but his hand eventually succeeded in making contact with the top of the black box. The room became silent once again.
"nnyuuhh~" Eric pressed his face into the fluffy white pillow, wiping bit of drool off of the side of his mouth in the process. The boy just laid there on his stomach, his arms and legs sprawled out across the mattress. Eric was wearing a small white tee and a pair of baggy dark-green pajamas. He had discarded his socks at some point during the night as they were now located on carpet near the foot of his bed.
The boy's eyes fluttered open as the aroma of breakfast flooded his senses. That was all it took for him to inch his way off of the mattress. He pulled his legs over the side of the bed, his feet dangling by only a small distance from the floor. Stretching his arms up into the air, he closed his eyes tightly, letting out a small whimper of relief. Changing into a red tee-shirt and white shorts, the teen pulled on a new pair of socks as he began to follow the scent of sweet pancakes.
As he walked out of his room, Eric quickly remembered that he had made plans with his best friend Tommy for rest of the day. The two have them had been close since kindergarten. They both had the same sense of humor, the same love for video gaming, and were always hanging out with each other after school.
Earlier in the week, Tommy had told Eric that he had something incredible he needed to show him. Tommy's father was an engineer who worked for a well known research facility that studied bio-engineering. The two teens had always wanted to see what kinda stuff he worked on, but his lab had always been off limits. This week however, Tommy had been left home alone while his dad was out attending a bio-engineering expo across the country.
After finishing his breakfast, Eric waved goodbye to his mom who had to leave for work. Eric's dad had already left to take his younger brother to a soccer meeting.
Walking down the sidewalk, Eric's imagination exploded with all the possibilities of what Tommy had waiting for him. The teen was so lost in thought that he had not immediately realized when he finally reached Tommy's front lawn. Not surprisingly, Tommy's driveway was empty. The teen's parents had divorced when he was nine.
The 15 year's sneakers loudly slapped against the stone steps of the porch as he quickly ran up to the front door of the house. After only a few knocks, he could already hear Tommy's footsteps heading towards the front door. With a light creak, the door swung open. Tommy was a about year younger and an inch shorter than Eric. There were times when Eric would playfully tease him about how he still hadn't had his growth splurt. Eric never actually bullied him though, it was usually just something he would mention to get on Tommy's nerves from time to time. The 14 year old was wearing a pair of baggy white shorts and a light blue tee-shirt.
Tommy beamed with a huge smile on his face. "Hurry up dude! You've got to see this!" the younger teen grabbed his friend's arm, pulling him in excitedly.
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