Disclaimer: Animorphs does not belong to me
Cassie
It was the last lesson a Thursday afternoon and I was dying to go. It was not a usual boring Thursday. Not for me. My parents, had assured that I would follow them to a special veterinary meeting that would be held from five o'clock to nine o'clock. This meeting would be held in another State so we would fly there by three. First it would only be a boring meeting but after that I would be helping the others preparing the world's biggest zoo.
Then I had to finish school several hours earlier. And although we would be back before the school finished next day, they had actually asked me free for four days. I was free, for the weekend. I had got four free days instead of two. I was following the second hand on the clock with my eyes. I solved a task in my maths book. I looked at the clock again. Rachel looked jealously to my direction. She had still several hours left. And when she finished school she would only have a Yeerkfree day to look forward toward to, it was what the others had made up to get me just as jealous as I had made them, and it was not really something they could boast about later. What can I say? Nice try? I did actually enjoy my friends' jealousy, and I was only a little ashamed that I was enjoying it, you know, just as ashamed as I could make sure they would still be jealous when I was back. I looked on the clock again and solved another task. My dad was probably on the parking place and waited for me already, but earlier that morning we had agreed that I would not go from the lesson earlier than necessary, I had promised, almost in panic actually. You see, I was very afraid that they would decide to go without me, I had been extra cute to them since the day they begun speaking about that I perhaps could follow them so I did not need any mistakes, not if I wanted to go, and there was nothing I rather wanted in the entire world. I had decided that half past two was a good time. Then, we would arrive at the airport in time and nobody would believe that I was running away from something important. Perfect! Now, it was the right time. It was only ten seconds left. I got my books together and went towards the door. For some reason, I were not running, perhaps I didn't really wanted to make everyone jealous after all, or maybe I just wanted to tease them a little more. I went out of the classroom into the corridor. Yes it was time. I waved to Mr Chapman as we happened to meat. He smiled back at me and waved back. Then I saw my mum outside. I opened the door and ran out to her. Some seconds later I was sitting in the car. We were on our way. WE WERE ON OUR WAY! I was the happiest girl in the world right now. And tomorrow, the entire weekend and at least four off the school-days next week I was counting on I would tease my buddies with photos, brightly-coloured birds feathers, and other funny things, my parents had told me that I could take everything I wanted as long as I didn't hurt the animals, I could even take shells from the aquarium.
Moreover, I would tease my, special, friends by morphing the most beautiful and strange things, they had ever seen, but this had to be in the weekend, since I couldn't allow any people but them to watch. This was the best day in my life.
I was really looking forward to see how jealous the other kids at school would be when I came home and told them about all my experiences. And I was sure that everyone in the entire school would become even more jealous. If nothing bigger would happen at home but what's the odds?