GIRL MEETS WORLD-SCHOOL CAMP
Year 8 of John Quincy Adams middle school go on school camp. Its Riley's first time camping, Farkle's biggest fear, Lucas's favourite activity and Maya…well she doesn't really care.
"Are you excited Maya! I know I am! And I know you should be because it's our first time camping and we'll be singing camp songs, roasting marshmallows and…oh no…I have never had roasted marshmallows! What if I hate them? It'll be a bad memory! I don't wanna have any bad memories! And what if I get no sleep, or the bus crashes or-"
"Calm down Riles! Huckleberry will be there to taste the marshmallows for you" Maya smiled.
"Maya please…He already knows what it tastes like he could just tell me" Riley said. "And also what about getting no sleep? OR THE BUS CRASHING!" Riley exclaimed worried.
Maya couldn't help laughing, just a bit. "Don't worry, Heehaw probably has a horse organised to run next to the bus" she said quickly.
Riley rolled her eyes, "Why are you making this all about Lucas?"
"I'm not, I'm making this all about Ranger Rick" Maya cracked.
Riley smiled thinly, "Well…what about me getting no sleep? Lucas won't have anything to do with that"
Riley watched Maya's small smile turn into a huge grin, "You sure?" she laughed.
"Oh seriously Maya!"
"I'm sorry but you said it!" Maya laughed.
Auggie walked into Riley's room holding a book, "Riley, I got you a present because you're going away so it's a going away present just for you because you're going away and I wanted you to have this because it's a present since you're going away and-"
"I get it Auggie, thank you" Riley smiled taking the book, it was a book about 3 kids going camping, "Naww thanks Auggie I really like…hold on…I gave this to you for your birthday last year"
"Oh yeah! That's the one I never liked" Auggie said.
"I spent $30 on this!" Riley frowned.
"Well you've learnt your lesson Riley, don't do it again" Auggie said in his adorable young voice then he left the room just like that.
"Weird" Maya whispered watching Auggie walk out of the room, "Anyway! We should leave now!"
Riley stared at Maya and her smile slowly got bigger, her eyes got wider and her cheeks got higher.
Maya giggled, "I have a feeling you're looking forward to this, come on" she picked up her blue Nike duffle bag that her mum had bought her for Christmas and Riley picked up her pink sling bag and backpack.
They left the room and were almost tackled by Topanga and Cory, "You girls got everything? Towel? Tooth brush? Undies? Torch? Insect repellent?" Topanga breathed in in heavily as if worried. "TOILET PAPER?"
"Oh no…I forgot the toilet paper" Riley frowned sounding panicked. "It's ok, I bought you some" Topanga pulled out a toilet paper roll from behind her back.
"Why?" Maya asked, "The toilet paper at camps are cheap and ugly, do you wanna be using one ply? I mean you could handle it Maya but I have a sensitive buttocks, it needs 3 ply at the least" Riley explained.
"Right well standing here talking about Riley's sensitive butt is very interesting but I would rather be in a bus full of sweaty over excited…people" Maya smiled.
Riley rolled her eyes and hugged her mum, "Come on daddy, Maya's getting restless" Cory smiled and hugged Topanga as well then kissed her on the cheek.
Riley shoved her toilet paper into her sling and they followed Cory out the door, Maya hugged Topanga before following Riley and Cory.
Cory was driving them to school where they'd get on the bus to the campsite, Cory was going with them, since he was a teacher and the excursion was a HISTORY excursion.
They arrived in the car park and it was totally full, so Cory parked in the teacher's car park. "Some of the perks of being a teacher" Cory bragged.
They went to the buses and were the first people there, since Cory was a teacher they had to be there before everyone else.
Riley and Maya put their luggage in the bottom of the bus and kept their pillows with them, the trip was going to be 14 hours at the least, and they were going to Tennessee. It was 4am in the morning and they were supposed to be leaving at 5am so they'd arrive in time for dinner. But they'd be spending just about the whole day in the bus, Maya thought it was weird just how excited Riley was for sitting in a sometimes hot sometimes cold bus.
"Ooh look! There's Farkle!" Riley jumped pointing, Maya turned around and smiled as she watched Farkle struggling to carry his 2 duffle bags and pillow.
Riley ran over to help Farkle but Maya took her time. "Ladies" he struggled.
"Farkle" they laughed, Maya took his pillow and Riley took one of his bags, "bears, lightening, heat stroke, getting lost, fires, bitten by something, getting trapped by a boulder, hermits, lack of beverages and lack of toilet paper" Farkle said quickly.
"What?" Maya asked.
"10 casualties that could happen on this camping trip" He answered.
"Farkle, don't be ridiculous" Maya said, "Riley brought toilet paper"
Riley smiled and put both her thumbs up, "I gotchya backside Fark" "What about bears or lightening or heat stroke or getting lost or…HERMITS" Farkle said.
"Bears don't like people, just food" Riley said, "HUMANS CAN BE FOOD" Farkle exclaimed.
Maya laughed, "Only the delicious ones" "Speaking of which" Riley smiled turning to face Lucas who was approaching them with a duffle bag and sling bag. "Hey guys" he smiled.
"Oh he's here, how you going Bucky McBoingBoing" Maya asked.
"I swear you have a different nickname for him every time you see him!" Riley smiled.
"Who Sundance? Well…it's not hard…look at him he's a giant good looking cowboy, he practically invites these nicknames!" Maya said.
Lucas smiled, "Ok short stack" "Guys we're gonna do the roll now!" Cory called from the front of the bus. Maya and Lucas walked over to him but Riley and Farkle stayed back a bit, "She called him good looking" Riley frowned. "I'm sure it's nothing Riley, come on" Farkle smiled at her and they followed the others to where Cory was.
Hey guys, I'm new here so please be nice! Chapter one was a bit weird but I kinda needed it, chapter 2 will be up soon, basically about the bus trip, lots of Lucaya. Anyway xx Lulu