Kestrel's POV
We're done with our final exams, so we're going on a camping trip that's making all the students so excited. The campus is buzzing with energy as everyone packs their bags, the spring air filled with laughter and anticipation.
I've packed what I could into my semi worn navy duffel bag, mostly comfortable clothes, hiking boots, and the new thermal sleeping bag Sera insisted I buy.
The parking lot is crowded with three large charter buses, their engines humming as students mill around in colorful outdoor gear. I want to join Sera, her blonde hair is easy to spot in the crowd as she stands by the second bus in her bright pink windbreaker, but Diego, being the school commander of the trip, restricts me. He stands tall in his fitted black athletic jacket with the school's emble
