Middle School

Barrier Island: The Mud Pit

Rose's Pov

"The mud pit?" I asked when Mrs. March told us to line up.

"Yes." She said, and I nearly jumped through the roof. The mud pit! I have been looking forward to that since I knew we were going on this trip! The mud pit!

"Aviva! Did you hear that? The mud pit!" I said, and she smiled.

"I know it's amazing!" She said, and I slipped on my old sneakers.

"Honestly I don't see what the big deal is." Donita said.

"The mud pit! A place where getting dirty is encouraged!" I said, and she scowled.

"I hate getting dirty!" She said. "Mrs. March? Is there any way I can skip the mud pit?" She asked, and Mrs. March shook her head.

"I'm sorry Donita, but you have to go."

"But I don't want to go!" She said, whining. I rolled my eyes.

"Honestly, you can just take a shower!" I said.

"But I'll be dirty!"

"Whatever you say." Then I got an idea. "You know, mud makes good facials."

"A facial?" She asked, and I nodded.

"Yep. Mud is very good for your skin." I said.

"Alright. Let's go now!" She said, and we left.

"That was awesome!" Aviva whispered to me.

"Thanks."

Martin's Pov

"To the mud pit!" I said. Chris fist-pumped the air, and ran after me.

"We have to walk?!" I sighed. Zach just has to whine about everything.

"Yes Zach for once in your life you'll have to physically move your legs." I said.

"Whatever." He said.

"All right class. Let's go." Ms. McCormick said, and we lined up with the other guys.

"The mud pit?" One of my classmates said.

"Yeah." Someone else said.

"Awesome." Number one said. We started walking.

"Hello!" A person who works here said. "As you all know you're going to the mud pit!" Everyone except Zach and Ms. McCormick cheered. "Let's go." We started walking. I looked around at all the trees and plants. This is my kind of school trip. We hiked through the woods until we came to a beach. The waves were lapping at the shore. The guide said that we were allowed to walk through the water as long as we were careful. All of us stood about ankle-deep in the water. It felt good to get my feet wet after being in a bus all day.

"We're approaching the mud pit." The guide said. All the boys walked out of the water. Chris and I ran ahead of the group. We wanted to be the first ones at the mud pit. "Slow down, it gets slippery up ahead!" The guide called, and we slowed down to a jog. When we finally found the mud pit, I understood why the guide warned us to slow down. The place is a literal mud pit. It's slippery, and wet, and everything that makes mud beautiful! Chris, and I jumped in.

"This is great!" I called, and Chris whooped with joy.

"I know!"

All the other guys in our class came later, and jumped in. All except for Zach. He's the party pooper. About ten minutes later the girls came. I found Rose, and called her name. She waved back, and jumped in.

"This is awesome!" She screamed over the commotion.

"I know!" I said, and we played in the mud pit for about an hour.

"Alright it's time to go!" The guide called about an hour later. Everyone walked out.

"That was the coolest thing I have ever done!" Rose said, and I nodded.

"We have dinner after this right?" Chris asked.

"I think so." I responded. "We didn't do much today."

"It was because our bus broke down." Rose said. Chris and I didn't argue. Our school never had the most reliable buses.

We finally returned to the camp ground, and walked to the dining hall. The girls sat on one end of the room, the boys the other.

"I didn't think the day would be over that quickly." Chris said, and I nodded.

"Like they say, 'time flies when you're having fun.'" Nothing much happened after dinner we went back to our cabins, and had free time until it was time for lights out.

The next morning Chris was already up before me, and was brushing his teeth.

"Hi." He said, his mouth full of toothpaste.

"Finish brushing your teeth, then we can talk." Chris quickly brushed his teeth while I pulled on a pair of jeans, and a t-shirt.

"You gonna be okay in those jeans?" Chris asked, and I nodded while putting some toothpaste on my toothbrush.

"Yeah. It's not too hot."

"It's May."

"If it get's too hot, I'll change into shorts." I said, and stuck the toothbrush in my mouth.

"Do you know what we're going to do today?" I shook my head 'no'. I spat out the toothpaste, and washed my mouth out.

"I think we're going to eat breakfast."

"Well I know that!" Chris said, and I laughed.

"Maybe eat lunch, and dinner." Chris pushed my playfully, and I laughed.

All the other boys woke up shortly after us, and we walked down to the dining hall. We arrived before the girls, which disappointed me a bit, but I shrugged it off. We set the tables, and once we were done, the girls had arrived, and taken their seats.

"Ms. McCormick, do you know what we're doing today?"

"No, they don't tell us." I was disappointed, but ate what I had taken anyway.

"Today, you'll be going to the reptile room!" One of the workers said, and I immediately felt anxious.

"I love reptiles!" I said, and Chris nodded.

Finally! I updated. I hope I can finish this story by the end of the week, but I don't know if I will. After all look how long it took to update. Well, I hope to update faster, so later Legends!