"Oh my god this is actually the nicest hotel I've ever seen in my life!" gushed Katy as she threw her bags down in the room. "How amazing is this?"
"Amazing doesn't even cut it." muttered Sam, unable to quite believe the room she was standing in. "Knowing our college I thought we were gonna end up in some grubby hostel but this is something else."
Sophie looked around the room completely awestruck. It was extremely large and had a set of double doors that lead out on to a balcony. There was a double bed along with two bunk beds in the corner and a sofa on the other side. Along one of the walls was a table top that covered a mini fridge and a few drawers. Just off from the bedroom was a healthy sized bathroom that had a bath and a shower inside.
"Dibs the double bed!" screamed Katy before leaping on to it as Sophie and Sam grumbled.
"Dibs bottom bunk!" added Sophie quickly causing Sam to stamp her foot in frustration.
"Dammit, I'm never quick enough." Sam ran her fingers through her red hair, pulling it up in to a loose bun. "Fucking boiling in here like. I think it's time for a cigarette."
"I'll join you." added Sophie, following Sam out of the double doors on to the balcony that over looked the pool below.
Sophie leant against the railings, a satisfied smile on her face as she took a cigarette from Sam before raising it to her lips and lighting it.
"Did you hear about what happened to Powers?" asked Sam, taking a drag of her cigarette.
"Please tell me she got hit by a bus." Sophie inhaled deeply from her cigarette as she waited for Sam's reply.
The redhead laughed at Sophie's response and shook her head, "Unfortunately not. But she got stuck in a room by herself and she was absolutely fuming."
Sophie couldn't help but chuckle, "I would have thought she'd be over the moon. Can bring lads back any night she wants now."
"I thought she was with dickweed Ryan?" asked Sam, frowning slightly at this new information.
"Word on the street is that he sacked her off." stated Sophie, taking another drag of her cigarette.
Sam laughed, "That ought to bring her down a peg or two. Thought no one dumped the magnificent Sian Powers?"
"Bring her down a peg or two? Get real, she'll still think she's queen of the fucking world." scoffed Sophie.
Sam shrugged, lifting her cigarette to her mouth, "She kind of is."
"Only cause people are scared of her. I mean look what she did to me, she can ruin your life in a second. No one would dare mess with her." argued Sophie, flicking her cigarette to the floor and stubbing it out with her toe.
"Aside from you because lets face it, she already ruined yours, you've got nothing to lose."
"The lady makes a good point." Sophie grinned and winked at her friend before they headed back in to the hotel room.
"Mr Mad just came in, we've gotta go down to reception." stated Katy as her friends stepped back in to the room.
"Then I guess we better make a move." Sophie rubbed her hands together as she headed towards the door, closely followed by Katy and Sam.
The girls chatted enthusiastically as they stepped in the elevator to go down to the ground floor of the hotel, almost not hearing the shouts to hold the door. Sophie reached out her had just in time to stop it from closing but instantly regretted it when she saw who she'd held the door for.
Sian and Tina walked in to the lift, side stepping Sophie and resting against the back of the elevator as the doors closed.
Sian's lips turned up in to a smirk, looking over to her friend and then back at the rest of the people in the lift. "Look Tina, it's Webster's dream come true, alone in a confined space full of women."
Sophie scoffed, shaking her head before turning to face Sian and Tina, looking them both up and down and raising an eyebrow, "I think women is stretching it a bit don't you?"
The lift pinged as it arrived at the ground floor and Sophie stepped out straight away, closely followed by Katy and Sam who were trying their best to stifle their laughter.
"Alright ladies and gents, gather round!" shouted Mr Maddison, trying his best to get the student's chattering to quiet down so he could talk to them.
Sophie, Katy and Sam stopped at the back of the group and Sophie watched out of the corner of her eye as Sian and Tina walked over to their friends, the blonde turning and narrowing her eyes in Sophie's direction before turning back to the other girls and whispering.
"Right then folks, Miss Nelson is currently passing out a copy of the detailed itinerary for this week, make sure you all have one. Yes you call got given a full itinerary for the entire trip but you'll be getting a new one at the start of every week summing up everything we'll be doing in a lot more detail. Today, there's nothing scheduled because we've just arrived so I want you to all familiarise yourself with the hotel, get used to the location and just relax and have fun. If you need anything, you can speak to myself, Miss Nelson, Mr Bradburry or Miss King. We're all here to supervise you, look after you and make sure this trip goes to plan and we all have fun and stay safe. Now I realise all of you are eighteen and can legally drink but that does not mean we want you to be getting 'bladdered' every single night. We want you to have fun but you must also be sensible. This is a college trip, not a holiday to Magaluf with your friends. We're responsible for you and you need to make sure you take good care of yourselves and each other. Okay so … does anyone have any questions?"
"Where's the bar?" piped up Sian earning her a laugh from the rest of the group and an eye roll from Sophie.
"Very funny Miss Powers. I mean it folks, best behaviour please. But other than that, enjoy yourselves!" finished Mr Maddison as the students began chatting amongst themselves and started to disperse.
"So … drink?" suggested Sophie, lifting her hand to her mouth in a drinking motion.
"You read my mind Webster, shots are on me!" exclaimed Sam, wrapping her arms around Katy and Sophie's shoulders and dragging them towards the hotel bar.
…
"What about her?" asked Katy, nodding towards a tall, slim brunette a few tables away from them.
"Will you two give it a rest, I'm not trying it on with anyone tonight!" stated Sophie, lifting her pint from the table and taking a large gulp. "And while we're on this topic. Ground rules!"
Katy and Sam scrunched up their noses in confusion, both looking back at Sophie with bewilderment written across their faces.
"For the room." continued Sophie, "I don't wanna be woken up by one of you two shagging some burly Spaniard in the night. Especially not in the bunk above me Sam!"
Sam raised her hands in defence, "Whoa, I haven't done anything."
"Your reputation exceeds you Samantha." teased Katy, earning her the finger from the redhead.
"Yeah … we know what you're like Sam so, please, for the sake of everyone's sanity. Just go back to his." said Sophie, the grin on her face contradicting the seriousness that laced her words.
Sam let out a long sigh, "Okay fine, no shagging in the hotel room. But that goes for you too lezzy."
"It's a deal." Sophie stretched out her hand and Sam took it, both girls shaking before breaking away. "So, now that's sorted. Who's for another drink?"
"Your round Webster." stated Katy, raising her glass in the air to signal she wanted another, Sam draining the last of her drink before doing the same.
Sophie laughed and shook her head, "Isn't it always?"
The brunette headed towards the bar, a content smile fixed firmly on her face as she reached her destination, leaning against the bar top and waiting for someone to take her order.
"Fancy buying a pretty girl a drink Webster?"
Sophie turned her head and was shocked when she saw Sian stood right beside her, the usual smug grin tracing over her lips.
Sophie looked around quickly, a frown etched across her face, "Why? Is there one here like?"
"Hey, call it a peace offering." stated Sian, shaking her empty glass in the air.
Sophie looked back at the blonde incredulously, "Are you for real? You think oh so graciously allowing me to buy you a drink is a peace offering after years of abuse from you?"
Sian laughed coldly, placing her empty glass down on the bar, "You're right, it was never gonna cut it was it."
"You're unbelievable." muttered Sophie, turning her attention away from the blonde and back to the bartender. "Can I get two vodka and cokes and one pint of lager please."
"Ten pounds if you can guess who the pint is for." said Sian under her breath, smirking as the words left her lips.
Sophie turned back to Sian, eyeing her up with nothing but resentment, "Excuse me?"
"Nothing. Nothing at all." stated Sian nonchalantly, turning away from Sophie.
Sophie shook her head, "Well if you've got nothing to say, then gladly fuck off."
"I was here first."
Sophie rolled her eyes, "What are you, twelve?"
Sian took a step closer to Sophie, leaning in towards her ear and lowering her voice, "You want to watch that mouth of yours Webster. Talking to people like that could get you in a lot of trouble one day."
"Please. What are you gonna do? Mock me for being a lesbian again? Accuse me of fancying you again?" Sophie smiled briefly at the bar tender as her placed her drinks down before turning back to Sian who was currently trying her best to stare down the brunette.
"It's not an accusation if it's true." teased Sian, her smug grin growing in size considerably.
Sophie shook her head and grinned, picking up her drinks before leaning in to Sian, scanning her up and down quickly before locking eyes with the piercing blue orbs that were currently burning in to her, "In that case blondie, you better watch yourself in that big lonely room of yours or I might be tempted to sneak in and have my way with you."
Sian scowled at Sophie, who was now wearing a self-satisfied smile as she turned away and headed back to her table.
As she sat down and dished the drinks out, both Sam and Katy stared at their friend expectantly, eyes wider than usual and mouths slightly agape.
Sophie looked up at both girls, her eyebrows knitting together and her head tilted to the side in confusion, "What? Have I got something on my face?"
"What was all that about?" blurted out Katy, pointing over towards the bar where Sophie had previously been stood.
"Yeah you were talking to Powers for a while, what was she saying?" demanded Sam impatiently.
Sophie laughed at their reactions and casually took a sip of her drink before answering the pair of them. "She was just saying the usual shit, how I fancy her and asking if I would buy her a drink."
Katy's jaw dropped, "Is she high? She asked you to buy her a drink?"
Sophie nodded, "Yep. Said it was a 'peace offering'."
"How very noble of her." scoffed Sam, taking a sip of her drink.
"Forget about her, she annoyed me enough at the time without dwelling on it. What did I miss whilst I was at the bar?" asked Sophie, leaning back in her chair and relaxing.
Sam pulled out a box of cigarettes, holding out the box to Sophie who smiled and took one for herself, lighting it eagerly and taking a long drag.
"You missed, the hottie at eight o clock." stated Katy, nodding behind her.
Sophie shook her head in despair, "Will you two give it a rest? I didn't come her to sleep with girls, I came here to have fun with you guys and that's exactly what I intend to do. No shagging."
"I can't promise the same thing." stated Same earning her a laugh from the other two girls.
"Alright, to the next six weeks." said Katy, raising her glass in the air and grinning at her friends as they all repeated her words and clinked their glasses against one another before taking an eager sip of their drink and continuing to chat long in to the night.