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"Jay, wake up"
I felt weight on top of me and squinted open my eyes.
"Hey, sleepyhead" Morrigan said, sitting on top of me. "Let's get ready, the field trip's today" she said as she got out of the bed.
"You're actually waking me up this time?" I smirked as I stretched.
Morrigan grabbed her uniform out of my closet. She turned around. "Yeah, I didn't want to be late…and see Mr. Smaldik again" she smiled.
I chuckled. "True"
…
A few minutes later we arrived at the school.
"Man I can't wait 'til summer breaks here" I stated.
"It'll be here before we know it"
Morrigan slipped her hand in mine as we entered the premises. We had just walked into the cafeteria area and I heard a familiar voice behind me.
"Hey Morrigan"
I almost snapped my neck as I turned to see Cain pacing beside Morrigan.
"Oh, hi" she replied.
"When did you get here?" I asked.
"A few minutes ago, I seen you two walking" he remarked. "You two live near each other or something?"
"Who wants to know?" I asked with an eyebrow raised.
"I'm just asking" Cain stated.
"I live a block down from him, so we walk together every now and then" Morrigan cut in.
"Happy now?" I asked as we entered our first period.
"Screw you" Cain said smirking.
We took our seats as we prepared to start the day.
…
Third period bell rang and everyone took their seats eagerly for the field trip. Morrigan and I sat in our seats. Mr. Ming took attendance at his desk before walking over to his podium in front of the class.
"Alright, everyone quiet down. Who's ready for a field trip?" He asked with a bright smile on his face.
The class went up in a loud commotion. I leaned back in my seat and turned to Morrigan.
"Bae, why is he talking to us like we're 3rd graders?"
She smiled. "Because like third graders, we go to see beehives on a field trip"
I laughed. "You right"
"Well if everyone's ready, let's line up at the door" Mr. Ming said.
We all rose from our seats and crowded up near the door.
"We're going to head east towards the gym. The bus is by the track" Mr. Ming stated.
We all walked out of the class as our biology teacher locked the door. We were a distance away from the class as we arrived by the track field as we approached the buses.
"Which one do you want to ride on?" I asked Morrigan.
She shrugged. "Doesn't matter, it's up to you babe"
"First one it is then"
We stepped onto the first bus and I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Talbain behind the wheel.
"What a coincidence to see you two here huh?" He asked.
Morrigan smiled as we sat in the row behind him. "Maybe for Jay, but I sensed your presence was around here"
Talbain sighed. "Knowing you, I wouldn't doubt it"
Mr. Ming and the rest of the kids boarded the bus and took their seats. Talbain hit the gas and off we went.
…
Forty minutes later, we made our way to the bee-farm. Morrigan had her head rested on my shoulder as she slept. Talbain parked the bus in the parking lot of the farm.
"Well, here we are" Talbain stated to our teacher.
Mr. Ming nodded as he faced the class.
"Alright everyone, we're here. As you get off, watch your step" He stated to us as the doors of the bus opened.
"Finally, we made it" Morrigan said as she stretched beside me.
"Finally woke up" I smirked.
"I could say the same thing when you knock out after the long rides you get" she smirked as she looked at me.
I shook my head.
"Touché" I stated.
…
We walked along a dirt path towards the farm. We entered a building on the side of the barn that contained the bees.
I looked around as I took in a view of the scenery. Grass was everywhere. Wide plains stretched across the land as the sun shined brightly outside. On the inside of the building, we walked towards a man who was in the center of the room. He wore a dingy all-white overall. Him and Mr. Ming shook hands and turned to face the class.
"Everyone this is Kyle. He'll be our chaperone for the day" Mr. Ming stated.
Kyle smiled and waved at us.
"Nice to meet all of you, by show of hands how many of you have visited a bee farm before?" Kyle asked.
One third of the class raised their hands.
"Well for the rest who haven't, whenever going to a bee farm, you have to put on special equipment" Kyle pointed his left.
We turned to the left side of the room. Hanging up against the wall were cotton overall bee suits.
"What are you guys just standing around for?" Mr. Ming asked. "Go ahead and put them on"
…
I pulled the handle of my zipper which turned out to be a war.
"Bae, you're struggling" Morrigan said as she walked over to me and grabbed the zipper, pulled it up, closed it and patted my chest. She smiled at me.
"I had it" I remarked.
"Sure you did" she winked.
I smirked.
…
"We look like complete idiots" I muttered as we followed the class out of the building.
Morrigan giggled. "Aww, we don't look that bad"
"Feels as if were at a quarantine zone"
"It's starting to get hot in this thing"
"I know right" I said as I looked at the sun shining right above us.
"JAY AND MORRIGAN, CATCH UP!" Mr. Ming yelled back at us.
…
We entered the barn containing the bees. The scent of fresh honey filled my nostrils.
"Mr. Ming, does this field trip include free honey samples?" I asked.
Mr. Ming chuckled. "We'll see"
Everyone walked around as they examined the different bee compartments. I walked up to one and leaned forward to get a closer look.
They work just like us
"Jay"
I spun around and saw Talbain standing behind me.
"What? Why are you here?"
"Follow me, where's Morrigan?" he asked as we walked towards Mr. Ming.
"Excuse me Mr. Ming, but this boys suit seems to be torn. You mind if I supervise him as he gets another?"
"Oh sure, by all means, feel free" Mr. Ming smiled.
"C'mon" Talbain stated.
"What's wrong?" I asked. "There's no hole in my suit"
"I saw something strange on the way here" Talbain stated as we walked onto the side of the building with the bee overalls.
"So did I"
Talbain and I spun around to see Morrigan sitting on top of the roof ledge.
"When did you get here?" we asked simultaneously.
"A while ago" she said as she leaped off the ledge and landed in front of me. She took off her overall.
"The heat in that thing is unbearable" Morrigan said.
"You can say that again" I took mine off also.
"Anyway, I think an old friend is here, don't you think Kreutz?" Morrigan asked.
"If you're talking about her than I agree" Talbain remarked.
"What the fuck?"
Morrigan and Talbain turned towards me.
"Who the fuck is her?" I asked.
"Q-Bee, is her name. We're pretty sure she's around here somewhere" Talbain said as he looked over my shoulder.
I slowly turned around and by a tree I seen two corpses lying in the grass. Their bodies were swarming with flies and other insects.
"You see that hole in the neck?" Talbain asked me. "The person was stung, paralyzed and eaten alive"
My mouth dropped. "A stinger that big?" I asked.
"Yep" Morrigan replied.
"C'mon. Let's hope we find her before the students have an encounter with her" Talbain stated as he walked up ahead.
Morrigan and I followed.