Chapter 12:

Presentation

On Monday the Bratz were back in school. Everyone was wondering about their camping trip since the Bratz had posted lots of pictures including pictures of the outfits they'd bought for it and rumors had already spread that Mr. Zasio was Bigfoot.

The girls were in the cafeteria that morning sitting at a table along with the boys as they filled Cade, and Koby in on what had happened on the trip as well as a few other people who decided to listen in. People were always curious about the adventures the Bratz had whether it was a party, a trip, or shopping trip. They always did the most amazing things and they were always curious and wished they could do the things the Bratz did.

"The is so fucked up," Koby said when they finished talking about Mr. Zasio.

"No shit. I thought I was going to die," Ethan said.

"I wish I could have gone," Roxxi said. "You looked hot, you drank and partied, and you caught a crazy teacher."

"I know right," Nevra said. "Leave it to you girls to make a camping trip that awesome."

"Well looking sexy and having fun just comes naturally to us," Sasha said tossing her hair. "I doubt you'll ever get to that point."

"This way Dylan!" They heard Jade say. They looked up and found Dylan carrying her towards them on his backs hike she ate a bagel.

"Damn bro," Cade said laughing along with everyone else. "She got you on a tight leash."

"And he has to carry me anywhere I want to go," Jade said smugly.

"I've got my revenge cut out for her," Dylan said with a smirk. "I've already got a ton of homework for her to do. She's going to be begging me to call off the bet and I'm gonna be like fuck no."

"I wanna go for a walk before class," Jade said. "Take me around the school."

"You're out of your mind!" Dylan said.

"You have to, it's the bet."

Dylan rolled his eyes and started carrying her out of the cafeteria. "You know you're really lucky you only weigh like 95 pounds because if you didn't I'd have thrown you on the floor by now."

*WW*

That afternoon in biology class things were awkward between Mr. Zasio and Sasha to say the least after what had happened that weekend. She kept picturing him in his Bigfoot costume.

Towards the end of class Mr. Zasio had her present her report on the camping trip. She went to the front of the class. She had made sure she looked perfect as always and sounded confident to make them all wish they were in her place.

She tossed her hair and cleared her throat. "This weekend I went camping with my friends to Campfire Meadows. I wasn't expecting much out of it. Sleeping outside in the dirt with no electricity surrounded by bugs and snakes isn't my thing.

"A lot happened on the trip. I learned how to pitch a tent and start a fire. I met a new friend Felicia who enjoys the great outdoors far more than I ever thought possible. We told ghost stories. And a certain teacher scared the life out of us pretending to be Bigfoot."

She tossed a look in Mr. Zasio's direction and the class chuckled.

"I loathed being outside with bugs flying in my face every few minutes. I didn't get in the lake because I thought the fish were gross. And hiking through the woods at night is an experience that I don't want to have again.

"So yeah, I spent a lot of the trip wanting to go home. The morning we had to leave I woke up early because sleeping on the ground is tough so I sat by the lake with Yasmin. And what I saw in front of me was actually really beautiful. I saw a side of the world that I've never seen before. Being in the city all the time, you don't see anything beyond tall buildings and lights and concrete. The fish weren't gross, it was cool to see them jump out of the water. And the bugs were just a part of a world that you don't really see unless you look past all of the distraction that's always in front of you.

"I didn't think I'd get anything out of this trip. I thought I was just going to go, get the extra credit, and move on with my life. I gained a lot more from this than I would. I gained an appreciation for the world and everything that it has to offer. Everything is part of something bigger than it seems to be and you'll never know that unless you look at it closer."