We wake up and stumble down to the pavilion where Olivia's starting to set out breakfast stuff. Most of us walk over to the table and eat, I have a bagel, not that anyone needs to know. We hang out there for a little while and I start to pack my stuff up so I'm ready to go. I help Anna and Molly roll up their tent and then roll up my own, my hands were so dirty and cold I couldn't even.... I can't even. :) Some people head over to do the dishes and the rest of us start to pack up the bus so we can leave. A little while later after people packed up and went into the bathroom to do whatever we all got onto the bus and set off back home.
At first when I got onto the bus the only spot open was next to kelvin in the back, again. Clever guys real clever. Instead I just took Emily's spot next to Kate which was the aisle seat. We rode for maybe a half hour and then stopped at a gas station to get some drinks and snacks and whatever and I come back to every seat filled except, well, the one next to kelvin.
"They did this I swear." He tells me from the back, running his fingers through his hair.
"Whatever." I sigh, and head to my seat.
"Here." He says and stand up, "I know you like the inside."
"Thanks." I mumble, squeezing between him and the seat in front of us into mine.
I sit and look out the window for a little just trying to calm myself down. I was able to talk to erika and sofie last night so I was feeling a little better. We ride for a while longer.
"So." He says, I turn my head.
"Yeah?" I ask, a little scared and lean my head back onto the head rest, he does the same.
"I really like you and, instead of being friends you wanna, make it a thing?" He asks, I can tell he's nervous cause he's playing with his hair again.
I smile, "I know you don't like it when people say this but, I need to think about it." I reply. My heart beating rapidly, I was lying. I didn't need to think about it I was going to say yes I just wanted to talk to my friends from home again.
"Okay." He says smiling and leans forwards towards the set in front of him and messes with his hair.
"I'm totally not freaking out about it or anything..." He adds, more nervous then I've ever seen him. Was this the same kelvin? I just do a half laugh smile thing and he turns to talk to Chris.
I hear them start taking in Albanian and I turn my head to the window. I listen to the music they're playing and just think about everything and how great this trip has been. A pillow flies through the air and I grab it,
"Thanks." I say and put it between my head and the window. I close my eyes and try to sleep because I had nothing else to do. I guess I could talk to kelvin but I was still freaking out, oh well. I hear someone say that we should all just go to sleep and then say,
"Look Meredith's asleep so we should all go to sleep too."
Most people agree and turn to try and sleep. A second later I feel Kelvin's pillow on my shoulder and then his head. Kind of backwards from something cliche but okay okay. I half sleep for maybe two hours or so with kelvin sleeping on my shoulder still. He moves as I hear everyone start to get up and talk but I stay there pretending to be asleep. A couple minutes later I open my eyes, mostly because we went over a big bump.
"Good morning!!" Kelvin says to me smiling like an idiot, I smile back and rub my eyes. We al, then sand along to blank space and whatever other songs came on.
I don't know when but we eventually stopped at a half gas station half McDonald's and went in to get some food. I got a cherry limeade and fries with the money I had left but still had the dollar kelvin gave me left over. We head back to the bus laughing about how some worker there moved a confederate flag thing after we were all pointing it out and talking about it. Really loudly I might add. We get back onto the bus and I sit down,
"Yo can I have some fries?" Kelvin asks amazed at the fact that I have fries. Like who goes to McDonald's and doesn't get fries?? I'm my head I said fries before guys but out loud I just said nah. We hop back onto the expressway and I drink my fancy smancy cherry limeade, I was saving the fries. I eventually end up half sleeping again with kelvin sleeping on my shoulder, again. A couple minutes later I woke up again,
"Good morning!!" Kelvin says to me again.
My hand was asleep so it felt really weird when I tried to rub my eyes. I open my McDonald's bag and eat a fry. They were cold, and I was sad because they were cold.
"Here." I say, shoving the bag into kelvins hands.
"Really?" He asks, eyes lit up. I didn't know someone could be so exited about fries but whatever.
"Yeah they're cold I don't want them." I answer.
"Aw dangit I don't want em then." He says, and wives them back into my hands.
Whatever I think, and set the, in the trash bag.
"Soo have you thought about it?" Kelvin asks me, running his fingers through his hair. He seems to do that a lot, at least when we're talking.
"I don't know I just really want to talk to my friends from home right now and I just don't have an answer right now," I say, immediately regretting it. I should have just said yes and gotten it over with, I was gonna say yes anyways.
"Oh ok, just tell me if you make a decision." He says.
He gives me his number and I give him my Instagram and iMessage and I shove his in my iPad case. Next thing I know we were back at the Howell nature center. We come to a stop and Emma stand up to talk before we can run out the door. I thought she was going to say something about the trip but it was just that we had to get everything off the bus. So we all grab stuff and start an assembly line out the door of the bus and pile everything outside. Some people's parents had already arrived so they were standing there watching. Most of the girls went inside to use the bathroom. (in the cabin we stayed in the first night.) I go to the bathroom and wash my hands and were all talking.
"Meredith are you okay?" Someone asks.
"I'm just gonna miss you guys so much." I say and tears start falling.
"Aww mere!!" Naomi says and hugs me.
"Here lemme give you a hug." Madison says and hugs me too.
I wipe my tears as everyone hugs me and then we all go back outside. "
I see kelvin standing there taking to his dad in Albanian, if I'm going to be honest I didn't even know Albania existed before the trip. I start to hug him,
"No not yettt." He starts to say but he just hugs be back, he was to slow.
I pull away and just start to help people grab their stuff as people slowly start to leave. Anna shows us a picture of her boyfriend, I hug Emily goodbye and then joe and Anthony leave. I turn to where kelvin was standing before and realize he had been standing there waiting for me. His dad wanted to leave and I guess he wanted another hug and to say goodbye. We hug and I hold on tight and he rocks side to side on his feet. I feel as if it's a memorable feeling but at the same time, I didn't really pay attention to it. He get into the back of his dads car and drives past us, I wave goodbye and salute him and he does it back.
My parents arrived and I said my goodbyes to naomi and Madison and Olivia and Emma and then climb into our car. It was all over so soon and it felt really weird to be in a car again. Nothing exciting really happened, I just filled my parents in on the trip but left out kelvin. Then we went out to dinner at the restaurant my brother works at and then finally headed back home.
