From Khabarovsk To Moscow

Rubles

"Ok, so Nick," Sharlyn began.

"Yee?" He turned.

"You know enough Russian to hold decent conversation?" Sharlyn completed her sentence.

"I'm learning more so I guess," he answered.

"Good," Malia added, leaning back in her chair.

"So, what do we do?" Isaiah ran a hand through his hair.

"Go on buses? How much is bus fare?" Victoria suggested, leaping up to see if the map had anything about buses.

"Wait," Alana started, "we have American money,"

"Oh crap, we have USD, you're right," Victoria slumped against a wall.

"What's Russian currency?" Evan asked.

"Rubles," Nick responded, emotionless.

"If we convert it," Allison pulled up a currency converting app, "we'll have 45,249.88 rubles."

"I think we might be ok," Ciara chuckled.

"Yeah, maybe," Morgan joined in, giggling.

"But how long's the trip?" Tayler asked, tapping her finger on the table. Victoria's face fell, but she tried to hide it.

"What?" Nick asked.

"It's um," Victoria stuttered.

"Spit it out already," Malia annoyedly advised.

"4 days and around 8 hours," Victoria fiddled with her hoodie sleeve.

"Oh Jesus," noted Lorayne. Victoria remained silent and sat back down, staring at the ground.

"What if," Victoria's voice cracked, "nevermind."

"Ok, well, we should best get started," Shane remarked, and the group embarked, Victoria walking off to the side, hoodie hood up. Morgan began to walk over, but backed up due to Victoria's death glare.

"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning," Morgan commented.

"We're stuck in Russia, Morgan. I think she has a right to be mad," Ciara retorted, glancing at Victoria.

"I'm so glad we're getting out of this airport! We've been here for 2 and a half chapters!" Kirstin cheered.

"Yeah!" Malia agreed.

"Won't our parents be concerned?" Evan asked, looking at the rest of the group.

"Probably, but I'm not waiting in an airport for however long it takes," Nick shrugged, continuing on.

"Did anyone grab a bus schedule?" Isaiah questioned, so Sharlyn pulled one out of her pocket.

"Are they even gonna let us all on?" Tayler inquired.

"We have to live in hope," Shane replied.

"What hope?" Victoria sneered, sitting on a bench.

"Hm?" Allison raised an eyebrow.

"I'm sorry, did I stutter? I said what hope?" She retorted, crossing her arms.

"I'm getting really tired of that sass, Vicky," Alana joked.

"I'm not kidding, what hope is left? Are we gonna even live through this?" Victoria clenched a fist, "we're not. We'll probably get picked up by pedophiles or something. One by one, until we're all gone. We-" she stopped, burying her face in her hands. "I'm sorry guys. I guess you can just leave me here," she sighed.

"No. We are sticking together," Lorayne pulled Victoria off the bench.

"Now that that's over with, let's check that bus schedule," Tayler snatched the bus schedule and read it, "we have 2 minutes!" She announced, causing everyone to break into a run.