I Guess Survival Class Was Useful Afterall...

Chapter Three

ok, so.. there were some thunderstorm warnings lately in Canada, (which wwe had to go over to get to Iceland) so we had to land in Michigan... great. Im not saying there is anything wrong with it, i just cannot wait to lay in a soft bed and sleep. Ms.Lynn seen i was getting irritable. Ms.Lynn looked at her phone to check her messages. "Darn, i cant get good signal at these places".. "I know what you mean" i replied. Gosh, on this whole trip, it seemed like something was missing.. i dont know what, but it didnt bother me that much. We were there it seemed forever, and i had dosed off in a chair beside Ms.Lynn, i guess i could call her my trip buddie or something. But i was comfortable..

Heidi, to call stupid attention to herself, got her princess sleeping bag out and slept in the floor,.. i had the urge to kick her but i was too tired. Amber was cuddled on Caleb's lap sleeping and he was trying his best to play Nintendo with his arms around her. I noticed seana was awake watching the cars pass out the window, the only thing you could hear was the ventalation system and moving carts. It was silent. It was around one in the mourning, we probablly wouldnt be out of here for another twelve hours... so i walked down the turminal to find some food. I got a sandwhich and sat bymyself. I was so full, really? for once i was satisfied? i dosed off again, laying my head down on the table like i used to during school.

The sound of thuder outside sent me jolting awake. What the hell?.. I walked back to the seats, Ms.Lynn was up reading a book. I sat down beside her. She looked over at me, "How long were you gone?" she asked sleepily. I looked at my watch, it was two thirty, almost an hour and a half. "Bit over an hour, i was hungry" i plopped down in my seat. Cant they have anything more comfortable for their freaking customers? "I woke up, had the urge to read, but i am getting board of this book. I've read it three times so far." she said. I looked at my bag, i guess i could let her read my stuff. I am sure it wouldnt hurt anything. Its not like she was going to judge me or anything. "I will let you read my stuff if you want" i offered. She smiled and said, "I would like that". I grabbed my Orange notebook from my bag, i was currently writing in my new black leather one. She opened it up and started reading from the first page. The order of my poems were how i felt each day.. she'd probably think i was a bipolar bitch, but i didnt care at the moment, i was too caught up in writing my new book. In the front i dedicated it to my Uncle Jerry and my Great Great Grandma. I missed her...

*flashback*

I was three foot tall, in a purple sundress skipping in from my last day of school. I could smell dinner on the table. Fried spam, fries which we called "taters", and hotdogs with chilli and onions. My mouth began to water. "Hey baby, help me with these buscuits" my grandma wipped the sweat off her forehead with a towel. After lunch with the family, (mom no where to be found, in the bed with a hangover), i sat on the porch swing between her and grandpa. The trees moved with the wind and sweet smell of hunnysuckles filled the afternoon humid air. I fell asleep on her lap. ...That was my last day with her...

waking up the next mourning at my grandpa's mansion, alone, with my mom. Where was everyone? The phone rang.. i answered. "Hello?" "Buttercup, its James..." "Hey, where is everybody?" i herd him sob once and there was a pause, "gran died this mourning sweetie, i will bet there to pick you and mommy up soon" i said ok and hung up the phone. I wandered through the house in shock... no tears, no pain, just an empty hole inside my heart...

*end of flashback*

I had paused, staring at the wall, for i dont know how long.. i zone out a lote. I herd a whisper, at least i thought thats what it was, then fingers snapped in my face. "Melinda! Hello?!" Ms.Lynn looked at me. "You okay?" she looked concerned. It took me a moment, no one really snaps me out of my dreams. "..yeah, just thinking" i said. She hesitated, then looked back at my notebook, dang, she was half way through. Heidi snores in her sleep, we both looked over at her, i knew Ms.Lynn was distracted by it. So i threw my ball of sandwhich trash at her i apparently still had in my pocket. I had the urge to smother her, but i was a good kid. I think i herd Seana giggle once. But when i looked up she was sleeping.

I caught a wiff of something, it smelled so good, so intoxicating.. what was it?... I looked everywhere, the smell seemed to surround me, and i bit my hand so hard i drew blood.... then, the smell was gone... i smelled blank air and dust again.. What was happening?.....

The next mourning, Ms.Lynn had signal, and she counted us all up.. "Wait, wernt there SEVEN of you?!" Ms.Lynn started to look worried. Only five of us were here... Me, Amber, Caleb, Heidi, Brett, Seana, and.....oh shit. "we forgot scottie..."Ms.Lynn whispered.