part 16 {lib} (i was feeling drastic)

Eliana woke up at 1:00 AM. Her cellphone was blaring obnoxiously; Addison must have played with it on the way home. Eliana picked it up to turn off the alarm, but was surprised to see that it was Hayden calling. She flipped the phone open.
"Hayden?" she asked.
"Hey! Are you awake?" Hayden asked, obviously energetic.
"No. Goodbye," Eliana answered.
"Wait!" Hayden said. "I have to tell you something!"
"At 1:00 in the morning?" Eliana asked, pulling on her echidna-shaped slippers.
"It'll only take a sec. So, here's the deal. My great-aunt Thelma is flying in from Thailand tomorrow."
"That's great, Hayden," Eliana replied, walking downstairs. She still failed to see how this news couldn't have waited until the next morning.
"Yeah, but it gets better. She's bringing someone with her."
"Who?"
"The Prime Minister's son!" Hayden answered, barely containing himself.
Eliana paused, her hand on the refrigerator door.
"Hayden, are you feeling ok?" she asked, finally, opening the door and pouring herself a glass of orange juice.
"Of course. Why?" Hayden asked.
"Oh, just wondering," she answered sarcastically, grabbing a couple fig newtons. "Why in the world would your great-aunt be bringing the prime-minister's son with her from Thailand? That doesn't sound weird to you?"
"You fail to remember that my great-aunt Thelma is in the secret service. This is her mission! And she and the kid are going to be staying with us," Hayden answered.
"Good grief! I did forget!" Eliana answered, choking on a fig newton. "That's insane. Hayden, stuff like that doesn't happen to people like us."
"I know," Hayden answered. "Apparently, the Prime Minister's son has spent most of his time in an American boarding school, and he's coming back to visit some friends. Aunt Thelma is taking him to their house, but they'll be stopping over in between."
"Wow. I guess this guy is pretty important, huh?" Eliana asked.
"Yup. The Prime Minister would only entrust him to the best: Aunt Thelma. He might be a little spoiled, by the way," Hayden went on.
"Uh oh. What do you mean?" Eliana asked.
"Well...He's our age, and he's had everything he's ever wanted since he was born. At least, Aunt Thelma hinted as much when she called a couple minutes ago."
That would explain why Hayden was calling her at this hour. In Thailand it was probably broad daylight.
"So when are they coming?" Eliana asked.
"Oh, tomorrow," Hayden answered.

Maybe this is extreme. Maybe not. This is only stress-relief after all. :) And:
"Everyone should be able to do one card trick, tell two jokes, and recite three poems, in case they are ever trapped in an elevator." Lemony Snicket's advice holds true for all of us.