Chapter 03

Less than 7 hours to the trip and I have already packed everything I need, some of my clothes, shoes, a note pad, jacket, toiletries and one of my favourite book, Twilight by Stephanie Meyers (Vampire romance) , my phone and  a camera since phones and other gadgets are allowed.  I am so excited, I can't even go to sleep . It will be so fun ! I was thinking of everything that might happen, we could go for a swim or even a hike, we could tell spooky stories and tell jokes . Oh God, I can't wait !  I was lost in a dream.  Yeah I was expecting that obviously because I was thinking too much about it.

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          Before I knew it, the time had come finally for me to leave for the  excursion. I quickly munched on my breakfast, finished all my chores and now I am watching my favourite Filipino drama series while patiently waiting for the school bus . Just when it was getting interesting, the bus arrived, what bad timing !! Mom helped me with my bag and of all times had to say, ' I love you ' in front of all my classmates. It's actually nice but embarrassing. I was a laughing stock for about 5 minutes, calling me Mummy's boy ! It felt so excruciating  .

I sat beside one of my classmate, he is very known for truancy, he is Jay Kelly, not his real name by the way, he is popularly known as Jay Kelly. It's surprising, seeing him in the school bus because he doesn't really like anything that involves schooling, I guess he came for fun . I spotted Gabriella, she was behind me, I just waved. I talked to Kelly for a little while to know what's up and where he has been all this  while . Another hot gist popped up that our teacher, Mr Godson was flirting with  Miss Lacey, the news or rather gossip flew fast from the front to the back of the bus, it was really contagious . After that, I fell asleep, I didn't even know when .

        It was taking a lot of time to reach our destination, thank God, mom packed me some food. Even with that ! I was still hungry, I had to get some snacks from Linda, she brought them along to sell and gain a couple bucks , that's nice. I, myself wanted to gain some money but I didn't have resources to do that .

        We arrived at our destination, I was so relieved because the seat was getting uncomfortable and I also needed to use the restroom . We were welcomed by the guide, the first thing I did was to ask where the restroom was at and got directions . I quickly went back .

"Did I miss anything ?"

"Nope! Not at all " Andrew said

"Hi everyone , welcome to Virginia falls, it's really a great place . It is not only known for the waterfall but also it has a serene environment, lots of ornamental plants and unique animals dwell here . We shall go for the tour tomorrow but for now, you need to settle in, have some rest. Accommodation has been provided for you, there is a hall, we all shall be meeting there for dinner and not to worry, there is Wi-Fi 24/7, it is opened for everyone "

       We  were grouped into our respective rooms . I like my new roommates, Andrew, Samuel, Jason and Jeremy, well to be sincere, I didn't like Jeremy that much. I think Gabriella is in room 6 or 7,can't wait to see her.

           It was time for dinner, we were having spaghetti and meat balls, that really made my tummy grumble. I love eating spaghetti and I was craving for meatballs too .

"Wow! Their food is nice" I said softly to myself

   Jessica is now putting on a show just because she doesn't like the food .

"Oh gosh !!! I hate spaghetti, I want chicken nuggets" she said

     I wished she didn't come for the excursion, anyways, she is a spoilt brat, she just had to eat whatever she was offered, she can't be given executive treatment. I have not seen Gabriella anywhere since the last time i saw her in the bus but I will definitely see her around tomorrow.

    We went back to our rooms after dinner. When I entered the room, the guys were discussing so I joined in. We talked till midnight, I, Andrew and Jeremy were the last ones to sleep .

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      Woke up late as expected, I had to rush to get myself ready,went for breakfast and then came back. I had nothing to do so I got time to read 'Twilight', I sunk deep into the book, creating visual images of the scenes of the story in my mind making it more interesting . I was done in a matter of minutes. Later on, we were called on to assemble outside .

"Hey guys, how are you ? How are you liking it here ? As we all know, Virginia is a really big place, we can't explore the entire thing in one day, so we are going to take it bit by  bit . Today, we will be taking a look at the forest. We all know what a forest is right ? It has a lot of old trees, I think the oldest should be about 160 years old, it's a home of different animals, big and small "

"Wow ! This place is dope " Jesse said

"Oh my God ! I hate the smells, I hate the grasses" Jessica said

"Who is surprised to hear that ?" Stella said

"I would really love to see the animals" Said Linda

"Yeah, we all know, miss animal lover"

"That's not nice" Linda replied

"Hey ! Why don't you do us a favour and shut up" Fred said

"Thank you for saying that, you speak for everyone, she can't shut her mouth !"

"Guys! That's harsh"

"How's that harsh ?"

"Quiet !!! He's talking again"

"Okay,please can we be quiet, we will be going in to have a look but before that, we have some rules you will have to follow . One and the most important is to stay together with the group . Number two, don't just touch anything you don't know, it might be poisonous or dangerous and also watch yours steps be careful. Are we ready to go ?"

"Yes we are " Linda said

"Alright let's start "