Mr Sinclair left this morning after taking care of me all week. His chaperoning this week's trip so he had to rush home to pack.
My clothes are packed already thankfully Mr Sinclair picked and packed everything while I was sleeping yesterday afternoon. It was sweet.
When I wake up, there's a hot bagel, a hot chocolate and a suitcase by my sofa bed. There's a small note under neath my cup.
Abby
-your things are packed
- make sure you arrive on time the coach leaves at 9am sharp
- enjoy your breakfast
My heart swells with how Mr Sinclair dropped everything and came over to look after me. Now this. It's heart melting. I know he got sick pay for 'being sick' even though he wasn't but he didn't have to stay and take care of me. He chose too. His kindness and generosity makes me feel things I'm scared to admit.
I eat my breakfast then jump in the shower. Thankfully I stopped bleeding last night. Standing under the water is refreshing. I wash myself then get out. I wrap myself in my fluffy pink towel then go and choose some clothes. I've decided on a black polo and some dark blue skinny jeans. I put some navy blue flats on, brush my hair and teeth then haul my suitcase outside.
I go back indoors to grab my keys then lock up.
I book a cab and say goodbye to Mrs Riley.
'You enjoy yourself dear' she calls from her balcony.
'will do, see you on Friday' I wave getting into the cab.
The driver kindly puts my suitcase in the boot for me then clambers into the drivers seat.
10 minutes later we pull up at the school gates. The driver opens the boot then gets out. I unbuckle and climb out too.
He pulls my suitcase out and hands it to me 'Thank-you'
'have a nice trip' he says before he gets back in and drives away. At 8:50 the teachers come out of the schools side gate.
The teachers get us all to stand in our respective destination groups then our chaperoning teachers do a register.
'The coaches will be along in a moment, please step back and wait until the coaches have parked and the doors are open before you board' Mr lye shouts.
We don't have to wait long before the coaches arrive. They park up and the drivers start loading our suitcases while we climb aboard. I take a seat by the window at the front. Thankfully no one sits next to me. I watch out the window at what's going on. When all of our bags are packed in the coach the driver shakes Mr Sinclair's hand then they both climb aboard and take their seats.
The drive isn't too long, just over an hour.
When the coach parks up we file out and collect our suitcases. Then Mr lye starts calling names and cabin numbers. I'm in cabin 7 with Georgia, Blake, Amy and Talia.
'You can all go to your cabins and unpack, lunch is at 12:30 in the mess hall which is allocated behind the girls cabins. Ensure your on time and eat well your first activity will be at 2'.
I walk up the path dragging along my suitcase until I find cabin 7. The cabins wood has been painted a mahogany brown while the door is red. The bronze number 7 sits wonky on the door. I go to walk in but I'm met with a screaming bundle of red.
'Ahh there's a spider'. I chuckle and walk in. There's two girls standing on the bed, clearly freaking out.
'Where's the spider?' I ask,
'there, over there, in the bathroom' the brown haired girl shrieks. I take off my shoe after I've found the spider and whack it.
'Don't worry, It's dead girls'.
'Oh my gosh, Thankyou, Thankyou so much'
Mr lye walks in with the red headed girl.
'What's all this commotion about girls, it's just a spider' he says sternly. I pop my head out of the bathroom.
'Err not to worry sir, it's dead'.
'What!' The redhead shrieks.
Mr lye turns to her and warns
'talia don't waste my time again or you'll be sitting out for the rest of the day' her face pales
'sorry sir, I didn't know'. Mr lye huffs and walks out the cabin.
Talia runs up to me and hugs me murmuring 'Thankyou for saving us, that spider was huge' I chuckle. The spider was actually pretty tiny.
'I'm Talia by the way and that's Blake and Amy' they wave at me.
'Hey I'm Abby' I wave back with a small smile
'It's probably just going to be us in here so choose a bunk' Talia says
'I'm sure Mr lye called 5 names out' I say.
'He did but Georgia won't stay' Blake says. I look at her in confusion.
'She will sneak out after the teachers check on us at lights out, she always does' Amy clarifies.
'Oh I see' I mumble.
We all start unpacking our suitcases. I unzip and open mine. I put my clothes in the chest drawer and slip my spare shoes under my bunk. I put my toiletries bag in the bathroom cupboard. Pull out my blanket and then I see Mr Sinclair's jumper tucked into the corner of my suitcase. I can't help putting it up to my nose. It's smells of him. It's comforting.