CHAPTER 1
50 students and 10 members of staff were all standing outside of Waterloo Road at 11:30pm on a Sunday night waiting for their coach.
The school had organised a trip for the year 13s to go to Disneyland Paris for 7 days as a treat for working so hard and also to give them a break from revision for their exams which were just under 2 months away.
Cesca was looking forward to the trip but not so much now since the last few days she had been suffering from morning sickness. How was she gonna hide that from everyone? She's about to spend at least the next 10 hours overnight on a coach with students and staff and the only person that knows what's going on is Jonah.
Least she had Jonah there even though they couldn't properly be together.
Just then Cesca heard her phone vibrate… It was Jonah.
"You look beautiful … I love you xxx"
Cesca looked up to see Jonah standing with his friends. She caught his eye and smiled at him before replying back to his text. Jonah always knew just what to say to make her feel better.
"You don't look too bad yourself … I love you too xxx"
Cesca looked very different to how people would normally see her at school. She was wearing leggings and a hoodie with her hair scraped up into a ponytail and she was wearing her glasses, something she was never seen wearing at school. She could no longer wear tight clothing because although she was only 8 weeks pregnant she was starting to show slightly.
Cesca's phone beeped again "Where are you sitting on the bus? Xxx"
"Near the toilet, probably best if I'm gonna be sick xxx"
"I'm sorry you have to go through this! Can I sit opposite you? Xxx"
"Please that way we can speak without it being suspicious xxx"
"I wish I could hold you in my arms and look after you when you're sick xxx"
Just after Jonah sent that last text a double decker coach pulled into the car park of Waterloo Road.
They all quickly piled on the bus not before putting their luggage in the compartment underneath the bus.
Nearly all of the students had gone upstairs including 5 of the teachers, but Jonah decided to stay downstairs.
Jonah sat on the chairs which looked on to the toilet waiting for Cesca.
Chris was doing a headcount, he'd already been upstairs and was now working his way to the back downstairs when he spotted Jonah.
"Jonah, why are you sitting down here by yourself? Do you not want to be upstairs with your friends?"
"No I'm good Sir I just want to go to sleep and I don't think I would get much sleep if I went upstairs"
Before Chris could reply Cesca came up behind him with her pillow and large bag and interrupted him.
"Jonah do you mind if I sit here" Pointing at the chair opposite him
"No it's fine Miss"
"Cesca is everything okay … Do you not want to come and sit at the front with me and the others?"
"I'm afraid I suffer quite bad with travel sickness so it's probably best if I sit near the toilet" Cesca lied of course she didn't have travel sickness but how else could she explain sickness to them
"Oh really I never knew"
"Yeah the tablets I usually take they no longer make so I have had to try new ones so don't know whether they are gonna work because I haven't been anywhere to try them out yet"
Chris did not see the need to question her further.
"Ah well I'll leave you both to get comfy for the journey we'll be stopping at a service station at about half 2 for a quick break"
"Okay thanks sir"
"Thanks Chris hope you manage to get some sleep"
"Thanks Cesca" With that Chris walked off back to the front of the bus leaving Jonah and Cesca all alone.
"I can't believe I get to spend this coach journey with you it seems quite surreal"
"I know I can't believe Chris fell for my story about travel sickness"
"He would believe anything you say I think he fancies you"
"Really … Well he is nothing in comparison to you"