The next day, I passed in my permission slip. I get French after English this time. Meredith was with us because Cassandra was absent from school today.
They don't have each other in classes much. They both join us everyday. Cassandra seemed nice. Carlos can be jealous at times because the girls spend a lot of time together. They're very close.
After school, Meredith was walking home with me.
"Cassie was sick, which is why she's not in school," said Meredith. "I plan to call her tonight."
"She would like that," I said.
That night, dinner was almost ready. It was Dawn's turn to cook. I was doing homework at the time when I had to take a break and set the table.
"I still can't wait for Paris," said Meredith.
"Me either," I said.
"Cassandra never been there before," said Meredith.
"I think she'll like it there," said Dawn.
Dad had just came home from work when dinner was ready. After dinner, we did our stuff before I went off to finish my homework. In my room, I continued to do my homework.
In the meantime, Meredith called Cassandra to talk to her for a while. She's got a cold.
"I might not go to school again tomorrow. I'm going to see how I feel," said Cassandra. "Give me any details about Paris tomorrow."
"I will," promised Meredith.
The next day, in French, the teacher was passing out pamphlets and told us to get passports. I remembered I got one during our road trips before my friends and I visited Canada with my father and Kristy's dad.
"If you don't have one, you have time to get them before we leave for Paris," said the teacher. "Who has passports?"
Some of us raised our hands. The rest didn't. After school, at home, I found my passport. I remembered I put it in my drawer to keep it safe. I wondered if Kayla and Kaylee have then, so I went over to ask them.
"We do," said Kayla.
"I know where we keep them," said Kaylee.
She went to get both passports in a box.
"I put mine in a drawer to save them," I said. "I wonder if passports expire."
"I think every five years," said Kaylee.
Kayla checked and it won't expire for another five years, so we're all set. We just got it last year.
"We better put them back until we leave for Paris," I said.
"Good idea," agreed Kayla. "Do you want to leave yours with us until it's time to leave? I can put it in the box."
"That would be a good idea," I said. "I'm sure Dad won't mind. Meredith still has hers, too."
We did put our passports in their box.
"Glad they have our names on the passports anyway," I said.
"I agree," said Kayla.
"Same here," said Kaylee.
Then, I went back to home.
"Good," said Cassandra. "Too bad Carlos isn't going. He would have a fun time."
"I know. He just couldn't because of his baseball practice and game during those two weeks," said Meredith.
"You should take pictures and show him," said Cassandra.
"That's what I'm thinking, too," said Meredith.
"I bet he would agree with me," said Cassandra.