Jade's POV:
Our life tactics teacher, Mr. Jones, is hosting an "educational" school trip in the Bahamas during the summer. The whole point of the trip is to learn how to quickly respond to situations in foreign places.
Not many people signed up for it. Mostly randoms and our friend group signed up, including the irritating Trina Vega. Mr. Jones said we will be getting assigned roommates for the hotel we're staying at.
"Y'all, I'm so excited for this trip you guys don't even know!" André said at the lunch table.
Everyone agreed in unison. Random conversations about the trip through the lunch table but I'm thinking. What if I get paired with the girl I thought I despised the most? Tori Vega...
The trip is on the 23rd of June and lasting a week.
Ding, ding, ding! Who's blowing up my damn phone?
Robbie Shapiro: 'Should we bring swimsuits on the trip?'
Ugh, It's just Robbie texting the group chat. Another ding. This time, it's the younger Vega.
Tori Vega: 'We should bring it just in case Mr. Jones lets us swim! :)'
Cute, I thought. She's just so sincere all the time, no matter what. And I love that about her. Woah, chill.
Tomorrow is the day we go on this stupid trip. Don't know if I should be excited or not.
Beck Oliver: 'Should I come pick you up Jade?'
Beck, my boyfriend. My boyfriend who I fell out of love with a while ago.
Me: 'Yeah.'
We eventually got to the airport, meeting up with the group.
"Okay, is everyone here?" Mr. Jones called out then started doing a head count. In the distance, I see Vega talking to André. She's laughing. What is André saying to make her laugh?
All of a sudden I hear a sudden roaring from Mr. Jones. "Has anyone see Sinjin? I repeat, has anyone seen Sinjin?" Everyone looking around frantically, he was eventually found digging in a trash can nearby for some odd reason.
"Okay, now that we have found Sinjin," Jones throws him a nasty glare. I knew he wasn't a fan of Sinjin. "I can assign you guys roommates."
Little murmurs scatter throughout the group. Everyone wondering who their roommate would be.
Jones started, "Robbie, you'll be with Miss Trina Vega over there." Him and his freaky puppet basically squealed in excitement. The older, more irritating Vega groaned loudly.
"Beck, you're with André."
"Eric, you'll be with Jacob."
"Cat will be with Jade then Tori will be with Andrew."
Poor Vega. She has to sleep in the same room with that geek Andrew. I saw her sigh and put her head down from a distance. Our group made our way on the plane.
A long 5 hours on the plane passed and we made it to the beautiful Bahamas. We unloaded and made it to the hotel. Since we made it there late, everyone was tired and decided to just spend the rest of that night at the hotel.
"Wow," I saw Mr. Jones looking around the hotel. "There's a pool here! If you have your swimsuits, you will be able to swim if you want." Exciting whispers can be heard throughout the hotel lobby.
Later that night, around 11 or 12, I couldn't sleep. I was sharing the king sized bed with Cat and she was snoring like a beast. Even though the bed was huge, she still was able to be in my personal space.
I need fresh air. I decided to take a walk outside. I found myself walking towards the pool. Wait, somebody's in the pool. As I walk closer, the person became more recognizable. It was Tori Vega. I quietly watched her do laps around the pool effortlessly. I should just come up to her. Making the impulse decision, I walked up to her.
"Hey."
She slowly made herself closer to the 3 foot end of the pool.
"Hey." She said with a soft smile. Silence.
"What are you doing? It's midnight. You should be asleep."
She perched her elbows on the concrete, facing me.
"I don't know. I couldn't sleep. I just decided to come out here and take a dip."
Her lips started to curve upward mischievously. "Come in. Come in with me, Jade."
"No, Vega. Are you out of your fucking mind?"
She tilted her head the started, "Okay then, suit yourself." She said that teasingly. Slowly turning her back towards me. Something about that snarky comment from her made me want to get in.
I rolled my eyes. "Ugh, fine." I stepped in the pool, my feet starting to feel like ice as I made it down the steps.
"Come on, swim with me." The blue light lighting up her pretty face. With my shoulders fully submerged, I walked slowly towards her and she was doing the same.
"So," She looked around. "Why couldn't you sleep?"
"Cat was just snoring really loud." I rolled my eyes playfully. She giggled softly. Then there was silence. A silence filled with tension. I could feel it.
I caught myself looking at her soft profile for second too long before she opened her mouth to say something.
"Jade?"
"Hm?"
She looked nervous. "Can I tell you something?"
"Yeah, of course."
A pause. More tension arising.
"You're really pretty."
My eyes quickly snapped up and looked at her warm chocolate eyes. Something clicked inside of me. It made me just want to kiss her. I slowly started moving closer and cupped her cheek with my hand.
"So are you, Tori." She blushed shyly.
Her eyes sparkled under the moonlight. She smiled softly.
"Can I kiss you?" My heart skipped a beat.
"Y-Yeah." I suddenly feel a pair of soft, cherry flavored lips on my own. There were fireworks going off in my mind as she started to deepen the kiss.
We eventually pulled away and put our foreheads together.
"I always want to do that." I was smiling so hard my cheeks started to hurt.
Maybe this trip won't be as bad as I thought it would be.
