"Boats..." Gale mumbled as he saw how he and his family were traveling back to their province. Well, that was supposed to be expected, for that's how they traveled to the school. The town also had a dock. He still hated boats, though... And the ocean in general...

Everything can kill me in it! Gale gulped. He imagined the vessel sinking... Swimming and being found by sharks, jellyfish, or other creatures... Walking on the shore and stepping on something sharp or a stonefish... Storms... Tsunamis...

He couldn't really see underwater, too. Wet things felt weird... And seafood wasn't his thing...

Same goes for chocolates, but that was really off-topic—

"Gale?" His dad called him. They were about to get on the boat.

"Ah, yeah..." He sighed. He decided to sit down away from the edge.

• • • • •

"So you're finally home." The NCR remarked as Gale placed his stuff down in his real room.

"It's great to be back." He smiled, remembering a lot of fond memories. "I didn't really get to think about home that much, but I still missed it."

"What do you do during Christmas?" The NCR asked.

"Well, there are greetings, gifts, card, and trees." He answered with the basics first. "Then we have masses since it's a part of our religion. There's also a ton of caroling I do with my cousins when we meet up, and we have this huge family feast called Noche Buena."

"But it'll be a while before Christmas," He mumbled a little impatiently, for he'll have to also wait for the family reunion. "For now, at least I'm spend time with my parents."

"Do they know about the trouble you got into?" The paper sniffled a laugh.

"Yeah, but I did okay surviving the two quarters, so I don't think they're that disappointed." He laughed along with it.

• • • • •

"Ooh, ooh." Gale sang along as he sat in front of the computer, working on his Computer Science project. "Won't you please loving me to death?"

He paused the video-like Powerpoint. The timing was off again.

• • • • •

Gale was messing around with his cousins when his phone beeped. The page about their classes had a new post.

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Sir Neil
December 24, 2017
Math 1 - Memes 2023

Ya better watch out~
Ya better not cry~
Ya better not pour~
I'm telling you why~

Your grades will be uploaded tonight~
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And the Memes group chat was preparing for their deaths.

————Memes 2023————
Julia: jabariiii remember youre in charge of my funeralllll

Jabari: Ah...

Carl: Hey give me some credit I made your coffin last time

Jay: ...It didnt look like one that much

Carl: Well it was on MS Paint

Only people who aren't me make good things from MS Paint

Denise: I MAKE FURRIES

Carl: *Only people who aren't me and Denise make good things from MS Paint

Denise: I agRee with that statement

Carl: One: that was a joke

Two: I'm starting to think you're high on your orange juice again

Denise: Wahahahahhhahhah I'll just go back to adding more dead bodies to my base

Ava: wHAT GAME EVEN IS THAT

also isn't it almost Christmas

Denise: One day if it's possible I'd like to have a life size mannequin for each person I meet

And then I have a hoard of clothes

And every time a person enters, I have the mannequin dressed in the same clothes

Hm maybe that's my Christmas wish~

Ava: nO.

Leanne: I'm finally online in the province aND THE FIRST THING I SEE IS THAT

DENISE WHAT HAPPENED

James: I think there's something kinky behind that mannequin thing—

Denise: This time no

I legit want to make everyone creeped out HAHAHHAHA
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Gale rejoined his cousins.

A/N
AAAA sorry for both a late update and a chapter that wasn't the best quality

I was stuck in the province without internet for a while, and then our internet at home decides to act up while I'm writing... aND WHILE I WAS PUBLISHING

And I've been doing a lot of planning for my other book because I kinda need to distract myself from this and from the stuff happening aaa