The পরবর্তি day, the penguins got up about 1pm and headed down to the lake. The দিন was a little chillier than the others, and some of the penguins were even shivering. Emma wasn't affected দ্বারা it, she didn't get cold easily. Her eyes fell on the lake and she smiled. The vast expanse of shimmering blue water went nearly as far as the eye could see. She spotted a waterfall at one end, and she stared at it in awe. She had never seen one in real life before. She felt someone poke her and she turned to her left.
"There's the boats." Kowalski told her, pointing towards a little wooden dock about 20 meters away from them. Little canoes were dotted around that area, all tied to the dock.
"Ok, so does anyone know how to row a canoe?" Miss Chambers asked. All of the kids put their flippers up, except for Rochelle.
"Well there's only enough boats for everyone to go in twos অথবা threes, so আপনি should be ok Rochelle." Dom told her. She nodded in response, and went over to Ashley.
"Ashley, can I be with you?" She asked.
"Sure lass." Ashley replied cheerfully. Whilst they were all discussing the groups, Kowalski asked if he could be in Emma and Ryan's group, so they let him. All of the penguins went down to the canoes and Emma's group got a big one. The three penguins hopped in and they deiced that Kowalski could row it. As they set off, Emma stared into the sky. The sun was shining brightly, and fluffy white clouds dotted the sky. Emma noticed one in the shape of a gummy bear, ad she pointed it out to Ryan, who smiled when he saw it.
"I wonder what মেঘ gummy bears would taste like?" Emma giggled.
"Maybe of candyfloss?" Ryan suggested, giggling too. The rowed over to Ashley and Rochelle, and saw that Rochelle was skimming stones on the water.
"Having fun আপনি two?" Kowalski asked.
"Yup." Rochelle replied, skimming another stone. She began to smile, and she looked up at the three penguins. "Hey, do আপনি want a race?" She asked, a challenging look on her face. Kowalski looked back at Ryan and Emma, who nodded.
"You're on. First one to the other side of the lake is the winner" Kowalski told her, beginning to smile. The two boats rowed off, and Ashley's team quickly gained the lead. Kowalski's team sped up, trying to keep up with their opponent.
"Technically this isn't fair, they've got less people in their boat, so that's less weight on board." Emma pointed out. She looked thoughtful, and jumped out of the boat, and swam along beside it. Their নৌকা sped up even more, and they started to catch up with Ashley and Rochelle. Rochelle told Ashley this, who then went even faster.
Aw, they're gonna win. Emma thought in dismay. She looked at he নৌকা beside her, and a smile tugged at her face. She went underwater, grabbed onto the নৌকা and started to swim as fast as she could. Their নৌকা went even faster, and started to overtake Ashley's boat. Ashley and Rochelle exchanged surprised looks, as the other শাল্তি zoomed past them. Ryan grinned mischievously at them, before turning around to look for Emma. The smile slipped from his face when he couldn't see her.
"Em?" He called out, as they reached the other side of the lake, and stopped. Emma popped her head out of the water, and grinned at the two penguins.
"We're আপনি making the নৌকা go faster দ্বারা any chance?" Kowalski asked, smirking a little.
"Yup, but don't tell them, they'll be annoyed that we kinda cheated." Emma replied, climbing back in the boat, just before Ashley and Rochelle's নৌকা caught up to them.
"How on earth did আপনি win, we had a massive lead on you?" Rochelle asked in bewilderment. The three penguins shrugged in response, and Rochelle mumbled something under her breath. Emma couldn't help but grin. Emma watched the waterfall in the distance, and she longed to explore it. Kowalski noticed this, and he turned to the shorter penguin.
"Won't it be better to explore tomorrow, when we're swimming? We might crash into the waterfall with the boat." He pointed out.
"Good point." Emma sighed, staring at it wistfully. She turned back to her friends, and wondered what to do next.
"Should we just have a calm row around?" Ashley suggested, touching the water curiously.
"Sure.. wait Emma, why are আপনি wet?" Rochelle asked suspiciously.
"Because I jumped into the water, so the weight was আরো even in both boats, so it was a fairer race." Emma replied casually.
"Oh ok." Rochelle commented, still feeling slightly suspicious. The penguins started rowing around the lake, and splashing each others boats. Emma made a massive splash, which soaked both Ashley and Rochelle.
"Oh your paying for that lass." Ashley ব্যক্ত through giggles, splashing her back.
"So much for a 'calm row around' eh?" Ryan remarked, his cheeky smile filling his face.
"Hehe I know right?" Emma replied, splashing Rochelle again. They ended up doing this for most of the day, before the teachers called them in again. Emma shook her feathers as they hopped out of the boat, drying them a bit.
"Ok, so we're going to have another campfire today, then আপনি guys can head to bed." Mr Hague told the penguins. The kids nodded in response, and headed back to the campsite. Miss Chambers and Dom were already there, lighting the fire. It started to crackle, and Emma smiled. For some reason, she loved the smell of burning wood, and she started to feel warmer as the rest of her feathers dried. Dom handed out marshmallows and sticks, just like last time, and Ashley looked at Emma.
"There's not going to be anymore ghost stories is there?" He asked hopefully.
"I'm not sure Ash." Emma admitted. Fortunately for the little penguin, they just chatted, roasted marshmallows, and told other stories. Then they all headed back to their tents. Emma climbed into her sleeping bag, and the warmth of the আগুন began to wear off. The wind howled through the trees outside, and she started to shiver. Her eyes fell on Ryan, who was shivering a little too. She curled up in her sleeping bag, and held onto Lulu.
"Are আপনি cold Em?" Ryan asked, trying not to shiver.
"Yup." Emma replied, tightening her sleeping bag, and wrapping her flippers around herself.
"Well I've got an idea about how to keep warm..." Ryan began uncertainly.
"What is it?" Emma asked, looking interested.
"Urm, it's a bit weird, so don't be weirded out, but I've heard that one of the best ways to keep warm is.. well hugging." He told her, sounding a little shy.
"Oh, so আপনি were thinking that...." Emma managed, feeling herself blush.
"That we should hug to keep warm." Ryan finished, blushing too. Emma had ব্যক্ত yes about a million times in her head already, but she tried to look like she was thinking it over.
"Ok." Emma replied, feeling strangely awkward. Ryan unzipped his sleeping bag, and gestured for Emma to come over. She slipped out of her sleeping bag, and climbed into his shyly. She moved her phone out of the way, which for some reason, was in the middle of the tent.
Thank goodness for feathers. Emma thought, as she felt her skin go even redder. Ryan wrapped his flippers around Emma shyly, and Emma snuggled up to him. She began to feel instantly warmer, and her whole body relaxed. She rested her head on his chest, and closed her eyes.
"Hey, Em, should we listen to music, it might keep our minds off the cold." Ryan suggested, trying not to stammer. Emma nodded and picked up her phone, and headphones.
"Urm, well the পরবর্তি song in the তালিকা is দ্বারা Westlife, do আপনি want me to skip it? I know you're not really a অনুরাগী of them." Emma remarked, putting a headphone in her earhole, and passing the other to Ryan.
"Well I only pretend not to like their সঙ্গীত at school, because my mates will tease me." He admitted.
"Really?" Emma asked, looking surprised. Ryan nodded in response. "Well ok then." She said, and played the song. She looked at the শিরোনাম and saw it was Written in The Stars. She closed her eyes and tried not to smile at the lyrics.
Stay with me, don't fall asleep too soon, the দেবদূত can wait for a moment. Come real close, forget the world outside, tonight we're alone, it's finally আপনি and I. It wasn't meant to feel like this. Not without you. Cos when I look at my life, how the pieces fall into place, it just wouldn't rhyme without you. When I see how my paths, seem to end up before your face. The state of my heart, the place where we are, was written in the stars.
Emma had never felt so content in her entire life, she felt, happy, calm, safe, and this just felt... right. She whispered a goodnight to Ryan before closing her eyes. She couldn't help but notice that this feathers were really warm and soft. As she listened to his heartbeat, she started to drift off. The something stopped her. She kept her eyes closed, and realised that Ryan was stroking her hair. She tried not to smile, and pretended to be asleep. A happy shiver went all the way from her hair, down to her toes, and she decided to be a little daring. Emma snuggled even closer to Ryan, and ran her flipper through his chest feathers. Luckily, he still thought she was sleeping, but Emma noticed his heartbeat had sped up a bit. A smile tugged at her face, then she began to fall asleep for real. She then drifted off. Ryan was still stroking her hair lovingly, and he smiled down at the smaller penguin. He nuzzled her beak, then fell into a blissful sleep.
"There's the boats." Kowalski told her, pointing towards a little wooden dock about 20 meters away from them. Little canoes were dotted around that area, all tied to the dock.
"Ok, so does anyone know how to row a canoe?" Miss Chambers asked. All of the kids put their flippers up, except for Rochelle.
"Well there's only enough boats for everyone to go in twos অথবা threes, so আপনি should be ok Rochelle." Dom told her. She nodded in response, and went over to Ashley.
"Ashley, can I be with you?" She asked.
"Sure lass." Ashley replied cheerfully. Whilst they were all discussing the groups, Kowalski asked if he could be in Emma and Ryan's group, so they let him. All of the penguins went down to the canoes and Emma's group got a big one. The three penguins hopped in and they deiced that Kowalski could row it. As they set off, Emma stared into the sky. The sun was shining brightly, and fluffy white clouds dotted the sky. Emma noticed one in the shape of a gummy bear, ad she pointed it out to Ryan, who smiled when he saw it.
"I wonder what মেঘ gummy bears would taste like?" Emma giggled.
"Maybe of candyfloss?" Ryan suggested, giggling too. The rowed over to Ashley and Rochelle, and saw that Rochelle was skimming stones on the water.
"Having fun আপনি two?" Kowalski asked.
"Yup." Rochelle replied, skimming another stone. She began to smile, and she looked up at the three penguins. "Hey, do আপনি want a race?" She asked, a challenging look on her face. Kowalski looked back at Ryan and Emma, who nodded.
"You're on. First one to the other side of the lake is the winner" Kowalski told her, beginning to smile. The two boats rowed off, and Ashley's team quickly gained the lead. Kowalski's team sped up, trying to keep up with their opponent.
"Technically this isn't fair, they've got less people in their boat, so that's less weight on board." Emma pointed out. She looked thoughtful, and jumped out of the boat, and swam along beside it. Their নৌকা sped up even more, and they started to catch up with Ashley and Rochelle. Rochelle told Ashley this, who then went even faster.
Aw, they're gonna win. Emma thought in dismay. She looked at he নৌকা beside her, and a smile tugged at her face. She went underwater, grabbed onto the নৌকা and started to swim as fast as she could. Their নৌকা went even faster, and started to overtake Ashley's boat. Ashley and Rochelle exchanged surprised looks, as the other শাল্তি zoomed past them. Ryan grinned mischievously at them, before turning around to look for Emma. The smile slipped from his face when he couldn't see her.
"Em?" He called out, as they reached the other side of the lake, and stopped. Emma popped her head out of the water, and grinned at the two penguins.
"We're আপনি making the নৌকা go faster দ্বারা any chance?" Kowalski asked, smirking a little.
"Yup, but don't tell them, they'll be annoyed that we kinda cheated." Emma replied, climbing back in the boat, just before Ashley and Rochelle's নৌকা caught up to them.
"How on earth did আপনি win, we had a massive lead on you?" Rochelle asked in bewilderment. The three penguins shrugged in response, and Rochelle mumbled something under her breath. Emma couldn't help but grin. Emma watched the waterfall in the distance, and she longed to explore it. Kowalski noticed this, and he turned to the shorter penguin.
"Won't it be better to explore tomorrow, when we're swimming? We might crash into the waterfall with the boat." He pointed out.
"Good point." Emma sighed, staring at it wistfully. She turned back to her friends, and wondered what to do next.
"Should we just have a calm row around?" Ashley suggested, touching the water curiously.
"Sure.. wait Emma, why are আপনি wet?" Rochelle asked suspiciously.
"Because I jumped into the water, so the weight was আরো even in both boats, so it was a fairer race." Emma replied casually.
"Oh ok." Rochelle commented, still feeling slightly suspicious. The penguins started rowing around the lake, and splashing each others boats. Emma made a massive splash, which soaked both Ashley and Rochelle.
"Oh your paying for that lass." Ashley ব্যক্ত through giggles, splashing her back.
"So much for a 'calm row around' eh?" Ryan remarked, his cheeky smile filling his face.
"Hehe I know right?" Emma replied, splashing Rochelle again. They ended up doing this for most of the day, before the teachers called them in again. Emma shook her feathers as they hopped out of the boat, drying them a bit.
"Ok, so we're going to have another campfire today, then আপনি guys can head to bed." Mr Hague told the penguins. The kids nodded in response, and headed back to the campsite. Miss Chambers and Dom were already there, lighting the fire. It started to crackle, and Emma smiled. For some reason, she loved the smell of burning wood, and she started to feel warmer as the rest of her feathers dried. Dom handed out marshmallows and sticks, just like last time, and Ashley looked at Emma.
"There's not going to be anymore ghost stories is there?" He asked hopefully.
"I'm not sure Ash." Emma admitted. Fortunately for the little penguin, they just chatted, roasted marshmallows, and told other stories. Then they all headed back to their tents. Emma climbed into her sleeping bag, and the warmth of the আগুন began to wear off. The wind howled through the trees outside, and she started to shiver. Her eyes fell on Ryan, who was shivering a little too. She curled up in her sleeping bag, and held onto Lulu.
"Are আপনি cold Em?" Ryan asked, trying not to shiver.
"Yup." Emma replied, tightening her sleeping bag, and wrapping her flippers around herself.
"Well I've got an idea about how to keep warm..." Ryan began uncertainly.
"What is it?" Emma asked, looking interested.
"Urm, it's a bit weird, so don't be weirded out, but I've heard that one of the best ways to keep warm is.. well hugging." He told her, sounding a little shy.
"Oh, so আপনি were thinking that...." Emma managed, feeling herself blush.
"That we should hug to keep warm." Ryan finished, blushing too. Emma had ব্যক্ত yes about a million times in her head already, but she tried to look like she was thinking it over.
"Ok." Emma replied, feeling strangely awkward. Ryan unzipped his sleeping bag, and gestured for Emma to come over. She slipped out of her sleeping bag, and climbed into his shyly. She moved her phone out of the way, which for some reason, was in the middle of the tent.
Thank goodness for feathers. Emma thought, as she felt her skin go even redder. Ryan wrapped his flippers around Emma shyly, and Emma snuggled up to him. She began to feel instantly warmer, and her whole body relaxed. She rested her head on his chest, and closed her eyes.
"Hey, Em, should we listen to music, it might keep our minds off the cold." Ryan suggested, trying not to stammer. Emma nodded and picked up her phone, and headphones.
"Urm, well the পরবর্তি song in the তালিকা is দ্বারা Westlife, do আপনি want me to skip it? I know you're not really a অনুরাগী of them." Emma remarked, putting a headphone in her earhole, and passing the other to Ryan.
"Well I only pretend not to like their সঙ্গীত at school, because my mates will tease me." He admitted.
"Really?" Emma asked, looking surprised. Ryan nodded in response. "Well ok then." She said, and played the song. She looked at the শিরোনাম and saw it was Written in The Stars. She closed her eyes and tried not to smile at the lyrics.
Stay with me, don't fall asleep too soon, the দেবদূত can wait for a moment. Come real close, forget the world outside, tonight we're alone, it's finally আপনি and I. It wasn't meant to feel like this. Not without you. Cos when I look at my life, how the pieces fall into place, it just wouldn't rhyme without you. When I see how my paths, seem to end up before your face. The state of my heart, the place where we are, was written in the stars.
Emma had never felt so content in her entire life, she felt, happy, calm, safe, and this just felt... right. She whispered a goodnight to Ryan before closing her eyes. She couldn't help but notice that this feathers were really warm and soft. As she listened to his heartbeat, she started to drift off. The something stopped her. She kept her eyes closed, and realised that Ryan was stroking her hair. She tried not to smile, and pretended to be asleep. A happy shiver went all the way from her hair, down to her toes, and she decided to be a little daring. Emma snuggled even closer to Ryan, and ran her flipper through his chest feathers. Luckily, he still thought she was sleeping, but Emma noticed his heartbeat had sped up a bit. A smile tugged at her face, then she began to fall asleep for real. She then drifted off. Ryan was still stroking her hair lovingly, and he smiled down at the smaller penguin. He nuzzled her beak, then fell into a blissful sleep.