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𝟏ˢᵗ 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖.

"𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐲 everyone, i'm sure you are all already aware, but i'll go over the schedule one last time! It takes eight hours to get to Savannah. In about four hours, we'll stop so we can get something to eat and have a break." Mr. Thomas says.

'Dang, eight hours on this bus.. eh, i'll be asleep most of the time to be honest.' I think to myself as i shrug.

He then continues. "Once we get to Savannah, you and your groups will have two hours to eat, go on tours, look at historic monuments, explore the area, goof off, etc. After, we will all be meeting back here at the bus and head to the motels. Everyone who has a phone has added Mr. Lee's, Mrs. Sarah's, and my number correct?"

I could hear multiple people on the bus chant. "Yes." I see Mr. Thomas smile as he says "Alright, let's get this show on the road!" I yawn as i stretch my legs onto my seat. I was behind Logan and Ben. I had a seat all to myself. I smile as i get a blanket i had in my bag and put it over myself as i then slowly fall asleep.

To be honest, if someone had told me i would sleep the whole bus ride to Savannah, i wouldn't have believed you. But what do y'know. I woke up when we got to Savannah.

I yawn as i get my stuff and get off the bus. "Hey, can you hold my stuff really quickly?" I asked Ben. He nodded and i smiled gratefully at him.

I then stretch my body as does Ashlyn. We both could hear multiple satisfying pops. I hum contently and go towards Ben as i smile. I could see that he had a sweat dropped expression on his face.

"Thanks for holding my stuff!" I tell him happily. He simply nods.

Mr. Thomas starts talking. "Alright, everyone don't wander off too far out, make sure to meet back here at five, if anything happens call Me, Mr. Lee, or Mrs. Sarah immediately! When everyone is back.." He continues talking but i tune him out as i put my earbuds in and listen to music.

I head over to the rest of the group, taking note that Ashlyn wasn't with the group yet. "Where's Ashlyn?" I ask them. Aiden turns around and asks Ashlyn, wear his usual smile.

"Hey Ash, you comin'?" I could hear Ashlyn mumble something i didn't quite catch.

"What should we do first?" Logan ask a bit nervously. "..We should probably get some food. We haven't eaten since we stopped for lunch a few hours ago." I say with a shrug. 'More like y'all stopped to get lunch, i was asleep but i can't complain it was a nice nap.'

"We can get some food and talk about what to do while we eat?" Taylor suggests. We all nod in agreement.

We went out to eat, we went on a cart that horses were carrying or well driving, we started going around with tour sites, and then we were at a park which Taylor had spotted a face painting stand.

Logan, got a planet i think. Tyler got a spider on his face, Taylor got a flower, Ashlyn got some music notes, Ben a mustache, Aiden a smiley face, and i got a minion.

I sit on one of the fountains edges, as does Ashlyn. I smile as i look at the group having fun. 'Y'know this ain't so bad. Hanging out with others.' I think to myself smiling contently.

Around half an hour later almost everyone got their face paint washed off in a washroom. I kept mine, i liked it to much to get it off. Now, we were just roaming around the streets near some historical places i think, at least they looked historic.

"We have forty minutes left." I hear Logan say. "Guess, we should probably start heading back in 30 minutes." I hear Taylor say as she sighs a bit. We all stop as we hear another voice.

"Excuse me! Would you all be interested in a tour of the Sorrel Weed house? A group canceled last minute and now we have empty slots, are you guys interested? It's only $5 a person!" The lady tells us, I could hear Taylor get excited.

"Wait really?! This place is supposed to be really haunted! We got to go!" Taylor exclaims, i could partially see the stars in her eyes.

"I'm in!" Aiden says smiling. "Sure, I don't care." Tyler says with a bored tone. I nudge Tyler lightly "Lighten up a bit, ya don't know maybe you'll enjoy yourself." I tell him smiling with my eyes closed i could hear him grumbling under his breath but didn't pay any mind to it.

"Right this way!" The lady tells us with a smile. I felt a bit uneasy with her, her smile just didn't sit right with me. '..I'll be carful. Something doesn't seem right.' I think to myself as i only forge a smile onto my face.

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Word count; 678
April 9ᵗʰ, 2024
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EDIT;
Word count; 870
June 17ᵗʰ, 2024

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