The Journey

Day 2

I woke to the sound of a metal spoon beating against a steel pot. It was Jan. She was shouting at us all to get up. Jan's a a scary woman so none of us hung around.

We got up, quickly put our tents down and re-packed our rucksacks. We didn't have enough time to cook anything proper for breakfast on the stove so we just had one of the many cereal bars that Emma had packed for us.
Emma and I went to re-fill our water bottles for the long day ahead when we heard a scream come from the portable toilet.

"Get it off, get it off, get it off" Lucy shrieked

"Lucy, it's only a moth" Emma said, catching the moth in her hand

"Can you see the size of that thing? It's not a moth, it's a monster" Lucy shouted

"You're such a drama queen, Lucy"

"That is blown totally out of proportion. I don't even do drama"

"Oh do you not?" Emma answered, "I'm so sorry. I thought you did"

"yeah, I don't. But I should. I'd be great at it. I'm great at everything"

"Is everyone okay?" Liam rushed from behind the toilet, "I heard screaming"

"No, everything is not okay. I nearly died!" Emma cried

"What?" Said Liam in shock, "how

"I think I'm going to faint" Lucy said softly as she fell back in landed in Liam's arms

"It's fine, I've got you" Liam smiled, "come on, let's go and have a seat over here and I'll go see if jan has any paracetamol"

"God, it's only day 2 and she's already got him wrapped around her little finger" I shook my head

"Yup, poor guy"

After an hour, Lucy was fine and up walking again. Wherever she went and whatever she done, Liam was at her beck and call; if Lucy wanted a drink, Liam got her a drink. If Lucy wanted a break from her rucksack, Liam took it. If Lucy wanted a break, we stopped for a break. You'd think the girl owned the joint (which she doesn't.)

"Here, theres a pure big massive saltire up there" tim pointed out

"Why's that up there?" Lucy asked

"Hmm, maybe because we're in Scotland?" Connor said

"Or it could be because of the referendum" I said

"What's a referendum?" Lucy asked

"Ugh" Emma groaned

"You haven't heard of the Scottish referendum?" I asked

"Is it like the French revelution?"

"No" Connor replied

"Then what is it? Explain it to me"

"Naw"

"Why not? Come on, Connor, we've got all day. We've got 2 weeks, in fact"

"Fine" Connor sighed, "you know what the United Kingdom is? Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Well Scotland has been planning this day for years. They're letting all the Scottish citizens vote whether they want independence or not."

"Aw, so it's like braveheart and that"

Connor sighed, "Aye, it's like braveheart and that but only 800 years later"

"So why do people want independence?"

"Because the British government aren't what they want to run our country. For example, in 2010 Britain held a vote as to which political party they wanted in as their government. They got a coalition government; Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. But the people in scotland didn't vote for that. The lib dems and the torri's only got about 15 seats in the Scottish government. We didn't vote for those parties to run our country but yet we still got them. Also, we've got a lot of oil in the North Sea and we need to give it to Britain to sell it. Even though it's in Scotland, it's not 'our' oil. And perhaps another petty reason is that I'm sick of watching Eurovision and then logging onto twitter to see tweets saying 'I really hope England win, they were really good.' Eh, naw mate. There's four countries in Britain, naw just England"

"Does everyone want independence?"

"Nope

"Why not?"

"Because there's a lot of uncertainty about it. Like, nobody knows what the currency is going to be and you can't change it over night. That can cause inflation and stuff" Connor said, "and don't even bother asking what inflation is" he added, "plus loads and loads of people will loose their jobs; fas lane, business men and woman, the army, etcetera. Independence isn't for everyone but for some it's the dream"

"What are you voting?" Emma asked

"I'm a yes. I think it'll benefit our country more than it'll destroy it"

"So wait" Lucy paused, "is that what all the 'yes Scotland' and 'no thanks' signs were for?" Lucy smiled, "I thought it was some sort of petition to get Scotland back into the World Cup!"

"World Cup?" I said in shock

"Are you serious?" Emma spat

"Why would anyone say no to being let back in the World Cup?" Connor answered

"I don't know" Lucy stuttered, "I just thought..."

"Aye well you thought wrong"

"Uch, don't listen to them, Lucy. It's an easy mistake to make" Liam said, making Lucy smile

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The walk today was easy. It wasn't too long and wasn't hard atall. There were no horrible inclines or slippery paths. When we got to the finishing point, we pitched our thefts and had something to eat. Tonight's meal was simply a curry pot noodle. Nothing too fancy.
After the pot noodle, we were put back into our groups and made to do ice breakers.

"Okay, ice breakers" jan started, "I want your name, you mum and dad's name, if you have any siblings, any pets, favourite hobby and what you want to be when you're older"

"What's wrong with your own name, jan? Why do you want mine, my mum and my dad's name?" Tim snickered

"Very funny, Tim" jan said dryly

"I'll start" Emma said enthusiastically, "I'm Emma, my mums called Clare, I've got a brother called Lucas, a dog called Harvey, my favourite hobby is dancing and I want to be a dancer when I'm older"

"I'm Tim, my mums caller Marie and my dad's called Robert. I've got two brothers, Eddie and Vin and a sister Louise. I don't have any pets, well my two wee brothers if they count. My favourite hobby's rugby and I want to be an engineer when I'm older

"I'm Lucy, my mums called Karen and my dad's called Marc. I'm an only child and I don't have any pets. My favourite hobby's ballet. When I'm older, I want to travel the world!"

"I'm liam, my mums called Victoria, my step-dad's called Steve and I've got three sisters; Leona, Lisa and Lauren. I've got a cat called Ritchie, my favourite hobby's swimming and I want to be a sports co-ordinator when I'm older"

"I'm Rebecca, my mums called Kat and my dad's called Danny. I've got an older brother called Kieran and a dog called Mitch. My favourite hobby's netball and I want to be a photographer when I'm older"

"Really?" Lucy laughed, "I thought that you'd want to live off of daddy's money forever" I just ignored her

"I'm Connor, my mums called Mary, my dad's called Thomas. I've got three sisters called Sophie, Amy and Emily and two brothers called Ross and Callum. I don't have any pets and when I'm older I want to be a footballer. Kinda unrealistic, I know, but it's the only thing in good at"

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