JOSS POV-

Today was the day; I'd be going on my first trip ever! Of course I was still a little scared about the plane ride, but I had to conquer that fear sooner or later. You're probably wondering, but I'll just come right out and say it. I have never been anywhere outside of my own state. You probably think, "You must be joking right?" Well sorry to break it to you, but it's true. It's not that I didn't want to travel anywhere, but my family was never financially set up to go on trips and take long vacations to Disneyland and things like that. I never held it against my parents, it wasn't their fault and they tried to make up for it by making our own little family traditions right at home. And to be honest, I loved those little traditions more than anything. But now that I'm a college student and had kept my job at the bookstore since high school, plus the refund from my financial aid, I had saved enough to set up a trip with my best friends.

My best friends are Fern, Kibb, and Sage. We had grown up together since elementary school! Fern was the gossip queen, though she never gossiped to anyone other than us. She'd have the lastest scoops from celebirties to the neighbors new pet. Kibb, she was the flirty one in our group. She dated a lot of guys, well more than I had ever dated at least, and though she dated a lot of guys, Kibb wasn't one to throw herself around and be a slut. That earned her great respect amongst the guys. Sage; she's the tough one in our group. She was highly skilled in boxing and had trained ever since she was 5. Once, she even beat this boy up for making me cry. It was not at all a pretty sight. As for me, well let's just say, "I'm too nice for my own good." I'm nice to everyone, even if they aren't the nicest to me. My dad says that I get it from my mom & thats one of the things he loves about me. Though my friends and are obviously very different, we get along just fine.

I had just finished going through my check list when I heard the sound of Kibb's car horn. It was a very distinct horn. Not long after Fern came running to my door. "You 'bout done in here love?" She said. I nodded and said, "Yup! I just got through my checklist and everything is set." Fern shook her head and laughed. "You and those bloody checklists of yours. Well lets get a move on shall we?" We hauled our luggage downstairs and tried to fit it in the trunk of Kibb's tiny car. "Its all Kibb's fault, she has so much bags!" Sage said as she tried to help us fit everything inside without it exploding on us once we get to the airport. Kibb smiled innocently, "I can't help it, a girl needs every outfit possible to be prepared for any cute guy." We all laughed, it was such a Kibb reply.

After making sure to leave the spare key under our puppy statue (I know so original), for my mom, we were on our way to the airport. "Aren't you so excited Joss?" Kibb cheered as she bounced in her seat. I couldn't help but smile. I said, "Nervously excited." Sage ruffled my hair and said, "The plane isn't going to crash kid. We'll be fine and the only time that plane is coming down is when we land in Cali!" Everyone cheered out of excitement as we were almost to the airport. I couldn't be anymore happier than to be on my first trip with my best friends. The past days, counting down to today, I was curious to what lies ahead for us in Cali. I hope a grand adventure.