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My guess was that Mr. Jefferson wouldn't be too happy about a fish in the toilet, and I didn't wanna get sent to bed early for the second time on this trip. Mr. Jefferson asked me where everyone ELSE was, and I said I thought they might be down by the river. He told me that if I saw anyone, I should tell them to come to the main lodge for mail call. When Mr. Jefferson left, we put the lid down on the toilet to make sure the fish didn't flop out onto the floor, then we headed down to the main lodge to join the rest of our class. Mrs. Graziano handed out mail to all the kids who got something delivered from home. Mom sent me a letter, and I'll admit I got a little choked up reading it.

Dear Gregory, We miss you so much! Can't wait until you're back home. Hope you are having a wonderful time! Hugs + kisses, Mom I got a letter from Rodrick, too, but I didn't like HIS as much as Mom's. Dear Greg, I found your candy bars. Here, you can smell the wrappers. Har, har, har.

I didn't get a letter from Dad, but I DID get one from the PIG. I just hope someone in my family wrote it as a joke, because if that thing has somehow learned how to write, then I don't even know what to say. Julian got a letter from home, too. But his mom made a HUGE mistake by sending a photo along with it.

Julian wasn't the ONLY one who seemed homesick. A couple of kids didn't get anything at all, and they asked some of us who DID get letters to read them out loud. I MADE A BATCH OF YOUR FAVORITE COOKIES AND PUT THEM IN THE FRIDGE FOR WHEN YOU GET HOME! LOVE, MOM. A few kids got care packages with fresh clothes and stuff like that. But the big winner in our group was Graham Bertran, who got a HUGE box that was packed with a ton of supplies.

Back at the cabin later on, we found out Graham had mailed the box to HIMSELF before the trip started, and he had hidden all SORTS of goodies in with the camping supplies. Luckily, he was willing to SHARE. I never thought I'd eat Doritos out of a hiking boot, but by that point I'd already given up my last shred of dignity. Emilio looked out the window and saw Mr. Jefferson coming back to the cabin, so we hid all of Graham's stuff under a blanket. When Mr. Jefferson entered the cabin, he walked right by without even noticing.

Unfortunately, we were so focused on the snacks that we forgot all about the FISH. I feel a little bad for Mr. Jefferson, but it was a good reminder to me that you should ALWAYS check inside the toilet before sitting down. Mr. Jefferson was mad and thought this was some kind of practical joke.