It was just supposed to be a field trip. That's what everybody was told. Just a field trip to Rome for everybody that donated over a five hundred dollars raised with their own method.
But that's not what it was.
That's not even close to what it was.
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Elliot shifted her bag on her arm, trying to get a better angle to read with. "The Hunger Games," one of her absolute favorites of all time. She reread it almost every year, and the airport was the perfect place to do it. Elliot had raised over five hundred dollars for charity, and, being one of the first thirty do to so, won a field trip to Rome from the school. She was so excited, knowing how much she did about Roman Mythology.
Elliot grabbed her luggage, wheeling it into the line with her, along with the rest of the students right behind Jayed and Quinn, two of the other students traveling on the trip.
Face still in the book, Elliot took another small step forward, stepping on Jayed's shoes. He turned around.
"Sorry!" She exclaimed, much louder than she meant to. She picked up her book, suddenly embarrassed by her action.
"It's fine, it's fine," Jayed answered. He then turned back around to Quinn, and Elliot stuffed her face back into her book.
"Which seat do you want to sit in?" Quinn asked Jayed. He shrugged.
"I don't mind. And sure, you can have the window seat. I know you want it." It was true, Quinn did want to sit next to the window. It was a great place for him to just think and maybe even write a little.
Jayed rolled his luggage a little further down the aisle, listening to the people in front of him. He didn't know who they were, but he did see that one of them was male with light brown hair and was much bigger and taller than the girl he was talking to, who had auburn hair.
"God, William, what is wrong with you?" The girl asked playfully. Jayed quickly turned his head away, instead looking at Quinn.
"You gonna take notes on the plane?" Jayed asked. Quinn nodded.
"If you see anything interesting, tell me." Jayed nodded in agreement.
The students started walking into the plane, and the two boys followed, thinking of what seats to take. They weren't going to take the front seats because it would be far too loud, and in the middle there were little three-person seats available. There weren't many people going on the school trip, which means a smaller plane, which means less open seats.
Jayed and Quinn walked further down the aisle, looking at all of the possible seats they could take. When they got near the back, Jayed noticed Hedi, a boy from a few of their classes, sitting next to a girl named Kenzie, whom they barely knew. They weren't talking, Hedi instead reading a book and Kenzie talking to her brother, who sat right in front of her.
