Sorry it isn't much, just a short chapter of their plans and checking with their parents. Suppose it give you some insight into their family life haha. Hopefully will get the next update up soon (if you review!) ;)
"Mom, dad, I wanted to ask you both something…" Sarah-Louise started that evening.
Her dad, Ash, looked up from his paper.
"What is it?"
"Well, I was wondering if I could go camping with Jess and Julia for the weekend?"
Her mom, Emma, looked over at Ash who nodded.
"That's fine Sarah. What are your plans?"
Sarah smiled and told her parents how they were going to meet just after lunch on the Saturday, tomorrow. They would spend the afternoon pitching their tent and building a campfire and then they would return home late Sunday afternoon. Of course, she left out that they would be going to Mako and exploring for a lot of the time.
Jessica-Grace had a similar conversation with her parents. Julia-Mae on the other hand…
"Mom, dad, I'm going camping with the girls for the weekend."
Her dad, Zane, raised his eyebrows. Her mom, Rikki, rolled her eyes. Her daughter was so much like herself when she was young. Headstrong.
"Fine. But I don't really see why I need to…"
"Because you're only fourteen, Julia. Continue." Rikki may have been the same when she was young, but she didn't want Julia growing up the same as she had. In more ways than one…
Julia sighed and told her parents the plans, also leaving out the parts about Mako. Once she had finished, Zane and Rikki looked at each other and nodded.
"That sounds fine." Rikki smiled.
"My parent's said its fine for me to go!" Sarah-Louise said when the girls were on the phone that evening.
"Same here. How about you Julia?" Jess asked.
"Yeah they were cool with it. This is gonna be so cool!"
"Totally!" agreed Jess and Sarah, together.
"So, meet at my place?" suggested Sarah
"Sure, your house is nearest to the marina!" Rikki said, grinning despite the fact that the others couldn't see her.
"Have we got enough money for the boat?" Jess whispered. They had planned earlier that they would split the cost of the boat between the three of them, but they weren't sure how much it cost.
"I looked that up earlier. It costs $24 for 24 hours. So $8 each."
"I have that." Rikki confirmed.
"Me too." Put in Jess.
"Same. See you tomorrow then! My place at one o'clock yeah?"
"Yeah."
"Yeah, see you then!"