It had been two weeks since the big announcement in history class, and everyone had gotten permission from their parents to go on the trip.
Everyone except Maya, of course.
Her mom was hardly ever home. She wouldn't care if her only daughter left the country for two weeks. Maya doubted she would even notice she was gone.
She was used to it.
So, Maya forged her mother's signature on the permission slip and handed it in to Mr. Matthews.
She was all set to go.
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"Okay, listen up, class!" Mr. Matthews yelled. "Spring break starts Monday! As you all know, that's when we'll be leaving on our trip. Now, our plane leaves at 6:15 AM, so I-"
He was interrupted by groans and moans from the class.
"Sir, you know it's hard for me to be intelligent before 7:30!" Complained Farkle.
Mr. Matthews ignored the griping and continued, "Our plane leaves at 6:15, so I want you all to meet here at the school at 5:30. We'll be carpooling to the airport and flying together as a class. Don't forget your tickets, and I'm passing out a packing list now. It should list everything you'll need to survive Costa Rica for two weeks."
He set a stack of packing lists on Maya's desk. She took one and handed the pile to Lucas behind her.
"Oh, and one more thing!" shouted Mr. Matthews. "Cell phones are not permitted on this trip! I will check each and every one of you when we meet at the school."
The class groaned again.
Awful lot of groaning we've been doing today, thought Maya. She stuck the packing list in her binder and stood up to leave.
She was stopped by a hand on her arm. "Hey, Clutterbucket," she heard behind her.
"Cowboy." She acknowledged Lucas.
"What's your seat on the plane Monday?" He asked her. "Mine's 3B."
She pulled her ticket out of the pocket of her worn jean jacket. "3A," she replied slowly.
Lucas nodded and walked out of the classroom, but Maya hardly noticed.
Great, she thought. Looks like I'm spending a 5 hour plane ride sitting next to Bucky Mc Boing-Boing.
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OTP Overboard
FanfictionA Laya/Lucaya with some Rarkle fanfic. The GMW gang goes on a trip to Costa Rica as a history class. They do all sorts of daring activities: zip lining, repelling, white water rafting, etc. But what will Maya and Lucas discover about each other w...
