Chapter 2
Alright, guys everyone on the bus! The teacher yelled to the exhausted class, it was their second day in Germany. The first day had been used to settle into their hostile and recover from the long trip. Most of the class had awoken around 5:30 am due to their body clock still adjusting to their travels. The gang was no exception. They dragged themselves onto the bus and flopped down into their seats.
The teacher pulled himself up the stairs and spoke from the front of the bus, alright guys we got a 3-hour drive ahead of us, we are heading to Frankfurt, once there we will be seeing some sights, and then we will be visiting an ancient church, they will be hosting us, and don't worry they will be feeding us."
Scattered relieved exclaims resounded through the bus.
"Glad to hear your excitement! Let's go!"
Mr. Bender gave two quick taps to the sidewall in excitement, prompting the bus driver to put the bus into gear and depart for Frankfurt.
"Feel free to grab a quick nap, I know you guys are still adjusting to the time change."
Bender said as he tucked his legs behind the chair in front of him.
Michael was intrigued by where they were going. He gave a quick tap to Mr. Bender's shoulder who sat ahead of him.
"Yo, Mr. Bender what are we going to be doing."
"I don't know the whole itinerary Michael but I do know that there will be food and dancing, among other things."
Michael pressed his lips together and nodded approvingly.
"That sounds like it will be a good time."
The word dancing was the last word Zoey heard as she settled down on James's shoulder, the outstretched sunlight caressed her face, it was a beautiful day. She took in the beautiful scenery out her window before allowing herself to escape consciousness.
Zoey's subconscious took her back to her very first dance experience.
Her mind bombarded her with images of a little Chase approaching her with numerous questions. She scolded herself for not seeing how obvious it was that he liked her, it was so obvious that this whole interrogation was to win a dance with her. The dream continued to the dance with the other guy who was so irrelevant to Zoey she couldn't even recall his name. She danced with him, as Chase looked on in disgust and jealousy. Zoey experienced a sting of guilt, but she couldn't help but think how cute it was that he went through all that trouble just, so he could dance with her.
The dream seemed to fast-forward through time, the next things she knew she was interlocked with Chase at the water-fountain in dance. Why did it seem like her subconscious wanted to torment her? She could see it all, the whole routine, and most noticeably the smiles that stretched out on both of their faces. Although this part of the dream was engulfed with an eerie silence, she could see Chase talking, she could feel her dancing and the closeness between them but couldn't hear a single lyric of the music or hear a single word.
A large bump in the road knocked Zoey out of her deep sleep. Her mind instantly became aware of the few surrounding sounds., a couple of conversations were being had by some of the surrounding students, the hum of the bus flowing through the German air provided a comforting consistency to Zoey's thoughts. She sighed as she continued to stare at the inside of her eyelids. That silence her subconscious tormented her with, was a true depiction of where she was at with her former friend. She couldn't recall a normal conversation they had been able to have post-breakup. It was like no matter what they could say to each other, it wouldn't make it any better, what was there to talk about anymore, so instead they allowed silence to engulf any chance at normal conversation.
These trips to the past continued to eat at her, she did miss Chase… the old Chase, the one that was her best friend the one that would never fail to make her laugh. But that Chase was gone… he died with the result of their relationship, she cursed herself for ever getting entangled in a relationship, when she never began to think of what cost could be: her best friend.