On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today.
Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There’s an app for that. It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure—to live a lifetime in a single day. |
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French Toast
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Read this short text summary from 5:20 AM in the book:
On these boys' last day, they go to a diner to eat a meal together-- Mateo orders Rufus' "usual." Mateo sizes up his French toast, which reminds him of Dad. He offers some to Rufus, but Rufus grabs Rae’s forgotten notepad, starts to draw a map, and says he wanted to travel the world taking photos. He draws the countries he’ll never visit. Mateo suggests they visit the Travel Arena, which has good reviews on CountDowners, but Rufus says he never reads that sort of thing. He asks Mateo what Mateo wanted to do. Mateo says he wanted to be an architect, but he doesn’t share that he dreams of performing on a stage he built. He mentions that he played with Legos a lot. Rufus did too. Rufus takes a bite of the French toast and Mateo asks for the bill. He tips 300 percent and thanks the staff.
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