On My Own Time

Chapter 32

The next day was full of activities and we actually did end up going on the row boats. Max was excited but he was nervous which caused him to laugh a lot due to his nervousness of falling in. Sara ended up falling in the lake and Caden had laughed so much that he fell in. That caused Max to laugh so he fell in which caused me to laugh. However, the only reason I fell in was because Max tipped over the boat from under the water. I just had to do the same to Victor and soon everyone that was on a row boat fell in the water. The only one that made it back to the camp site fresh was Charlie. Mr. Cotez was not impressed to say the least. After we had all showered Max thought it would be the best idea to play volleyball which I absolutely suck at.

"Hector, you're with Charlie and I'm with Diego."

"Oh we are so gonna kick your ass!" Charlie shouted.

I never understood why Max wanted me on his team because he could get competitive and he knows I suck. I guess that's true friendship right there. It turned out that Hector also sucked at Volleyball and it ended up just looking like Max and Charlie were the only ones playing.

"Yo, Maxie! You suck!" Caden shouted when Max lost the point.

"I learned from you, asshole!" Max shouted back.

"I'll show you how its done," Caden growled and grabbed the ball from Charlie.

"Might as well make it a game," Victor suggested.

"Alright, I get Diego, Victor, Charlie, and Hector, and um. . . Anthony get over here and play!"

Caden scoffed and said, "Fine, take Victor. I get Candy, Liam, Ash, Tyler, and Pete."

"But I don't want to pla-"

"Shut up, Pete! You're playing!"

"What about me?" Sara whined.

"Sara you hate volleyball. Be Hector's cheerleader," Max said and got into position.

"Okay!" She happily agreed.

Caden served the ball and Max practically flew in front of me to hit it back. I was thankful that Hector was quick to help me catch my balance because I would have for sure fallen. Victor had hit many balls away from my face throughout the game but I did hit the ball once and made a point. Max practically died from happiness. Thanks to my score we were in the lead but that's when Caden really got competitive. He kept hitting the ball harshly and when I tried to get away I would almost fall and Hector had to catch me multiple times.

"Watch it!" Max snapped at Caden when I fell and Hector wasn't able to get to me on time.

"He should learn to play!" Caden snapped back

"Guys, I'm okay," I laughed and thanked Victor who helped me up.

"I serve," Victor announced.

He twisted the ball around and examined it a bit before he threw it in the air and a harsh smack was heard. The ball was quick and it flew right for Caden's face. If Caden was any slower then the ball would have definitely hit him. I tried my best to hide the grin half smirk my face had but it was hard. That was my boyfriend.

"Yo, Victor! Chill man!"

"Our ball," Victor said, ignoring Caden.

The ball was passed back to him and another strong hit was made. Candy actually squealed and ran off court and Caden again had to dodge the ball. When Victor got the ball another strong hit and it kept repeating until Pete manage to hit the ball back. He hit it awkwardly but it still managed to get back into our court. Max, who was ready, dived and hit the ball up. Hector saw the chance and hit the ball. While he did suck, he managed to get the ball over. Caden practically shoved everyone away and hit the ball back. The ball went in Victor's direction and he hit the ball with one of his powerful hits. The ball went in Candy's direction, who screamed and ran the other way. Caden cursed loudly but Liam managed to hit it, the ball going to Ash's direction. He hit it over and Charlie managed to hit the ball up. Anthony hit the ball over and it went towards Tyler. Tyler hit the ball up and Caden tried to spike it. Victor, who saw what was going to happen, ran and dived getting the ball before it hit the ground. The ball went up and Max made a spike of his own. Caden watched in horror as Candy ran away from the ball and let it touch the ground.