Outdoor Ed: A Short Story

I hesitated when I stepped on the bus on Monday that morning. I was so thrilled, eager, and afraid at the same time because it was the day that the whole sixth grade goes to outdoor Ed, but I have also been waiting for this day. When I went on the bus I sat on a seat beside Rachel. I looked around the bus and everyone seemed to be so thrilled, but I didn’t see anyone else afraid about the trip.

I began to feel nervous, I felt like I was going to throw up and I wasn’t feeling too great. I have never been away from my mom for a whole week. I was a little excited when everyone was talking about how wonderful it’s going to be there at outdoor ED and how when there siblings been there before and they have told them how cool it’s going to be. Rachel and I played a lot of games like a ghost and I spy. It was really entertaining when we were playing games, but only because it’s got everything off my mind. I liked looking outside and looking at cool stuff that the bus had passed by on the way there. I slept on the bus for a little bit, but then Mr Engle woke me up because he wanted to take a picture of Taylor, Rachel, and I but then I fell back to sleep. I also read a little bit of my book, but it wasn’t interesting, so I fell back to sleep again because I was really tired..

Every single minute I got afraid and more nervous because we were just getting
We said bye to everyone that was there at outdoor Ed. I was going to miss them, but then I was so excited to go home and tell my family all about it. I also was going to go to the school website and see all of the pictures that have been posted there about us while we were in outdoor Ed. The bus ride was fun and this time I wasn’t nervous. I also didn't sleep or read this time I played games with Taylor and Rachel. I think I was just worrying too much and it turned out to be just right! Maybe even the best week of my whole entire