31 2.8- TheTrip (1/2)
Exam results had been announced! All the anticipation and patience of all students had been fruitful. Not one failed or did badly in any of the subjects and almost everyone scored 75% marks and above. The class whooped on joy as the looked at the results for every single subject that they sat. It was a chaotic event, I tell you...
A teacher came in and the rowdiness subsided as the students clamoured back to their respective seats. They stood and greeted the Senpai and the teacher adjusted his spectacles before announcing another anticipated event of the school.
”We are going for a wilderness adventure on next Thursday and will last throughout Sunday. All students are to prepare their camping equipment and any other additional gear for this trip.
The school bus would come and pick up all of you by 9 am on Thursday. We won't be able to let you know where we are going but it's going to be a surprise adventure! ”the teacher announced the trip and emphasis on the last few words to work up the adrenaline of the students.
A round of applause and whoops resonances around the classroom as the anticipated school trip had finally come!” Kenzo, we going to visit the place you work, do you think you could give us some discount?” inquired Genji who came from a not too well off family.
”Sure thing, we got a 20% discount for all students of Shimizu Higashi!” I answered loudly so that everyone would be soon heading there and looking for me to complete the sales and eventually I would be getting yet another bonus this time.
As for myself, I do not own any camping gear at all; so I might as well purchase some. With added discounts like staff purchases, I would approximately get another 10-15% off on top of the 20% discount for student purchases. Since Friday was my actual off day at the Sports Shop, I announced to the class to come at midday on either Saturday or Sunday to pick their gear up.
So I was then working at the Sports Shop arranging the items that were marked down to welcome the holidays that had approached. There were fishing gears and tackles that had been marked down 50% as well as other running sports gear that had been marked down between 40—70%. Even with the marked down prices, the store would still be able to earn a marginal profit from it.
A few familiar faces appeared at the entrance and I greeted them in Japanese that simply translated as ”Welcome to our store!” and bowed to them. Even if they are classmates but once they stepped inside the store they are considered as potential customers.
After entertaining to their needs and with the discounts for their purchases, the left the store with wide smiles on their faces. As the Store Manager was generous enough, he even gave my friends a free gift as well.
Since I myself do not own any set of equipment, I chose a two men popup automatic tent, a pair of mess tin for cooking and boiling water, a folding stove, a collapsible 5 liter water container, a small hunting knife with a clean blade on both sides, some blocks of firestarters and waterproof matches, a paracord bracelet with a small compass and a flint and magnesium for striking and starting fires, a small foldable spade cum hoe and a portable water purifier.
As I am a staff there, I enjoyed a total of35% discount on top of the purchases that had been marked further down by the Store due to the holidays. I checked out with the items and carried them back home after work. Needing no purchase of a haversack since I have a stowaway bag at home which I think should suffice.
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As the date reaches for the time for the school trip, Kagome and I left the house by 8 am to school after a light breakfast prepared by Mrs Kuwahara. We then bade farewell and headed to school together. We attempted to assemble with the rest of our classmates beforehand.
Both of us were wearing jogging track pants, low hiking shoes, a thin sports tee-shirt, and a light windbreaker. We looked quite a matching pair walking together to school with our cumbersome camping gear in tow.
As for Kagome, she was pulling a small luggage trolley and instead of a tent, she had bought a hammock and a tarpaulin that could be used to cover the top of the hammock in case the weather turns bad. I joked to her saying that if it rains, she could join me in my 2 men tent instead.
”Don't harbour such thoughts ok? You know I am not that kind of girl. Furthermore, we do not stay together in the camp with the boys, so there's a separate section for us girls.” retorted Kagome as she punched me in the shoulder lightly.
Well, a relationship takes time to bloom especially the pinches and kicks would soon follow by hugs and kisses later.