Marigold

Chapter four

"Girls, we should all go to the boys camp tonight," Emma said all of a sudden

We were all doing random things in the room,  I in particular was reading a book, so someone had to set a new tone but not that kind of tone...
"What is wrong with you?" I cautioned right after a facepalm, "none of us would want to be part of that idea."
"Oh really?" She answered me then turned to Madison "Hey Maddie your coming right?"
"Y-yeah" she reluctantly answers
"See, we are both going" Emma giggled
"Well, she'll say yes to anything you ask her, right Maddie?"
"Yeah..."
"Hey, I would also want to go" Nicole cuts in from nowhere.
"But..." I tried changing their minds with a speech but was cut short.
"Here's the plan, we all go wear disguises and sneak into their rooms through the forest and take pics"Emma explained,
"Oh, I wonder what their book preferences are," Madison said
"...we could read all the sad secrets at the back of them" Nicole added,
"Hey, you think they keep diaries?" Emma asked
"Where else would they bury all their regrets and emotions?" Nicole answered,
"Ahh, that sounds so believable"
And like that, they broke into a dumb conversation on what a guy would write in his diary completely forgetting what they were planning.
It was obvious they were all against me though but this kind of problem has been happening to me since I started talking with them a few hours ago,
It's like my opinions don't count.
"Oh look, we are going tonight, you sure you don't want to tag along Lola?
Emma pressed on till I finally said yes.

After a few more shouts and detailed plans, the room was quiet again. A ringing from somewhere in the room broke the silence a while later. The rest of my roommates were sure it wasn't their phones because they don't have any, and I didn't have one anyway so why was the ringing sounding like it was coming from my suitcase under the bunk bed.
The first thing that got to my head was it being a rat and how I should never use the box again but I searched it nevertheless, thoroughly, and I found a smartphone inside a small box deep in the suitcase.
My heart skipped a beat the moment I saw it, dad got me a phone with touch screen controls and I'm seeing it after a week in camp...
I didn't know whether I should be irritated he didn't tell me or excited or even scared!!

We campers weren't supposed to bring in phones or any other complicated electronic device into the camp and these guys are super strict on rules. The only person with a case like this in my room was Nicole and I don't think anyone would bust her to the authorities.
Back to the phone, my dad was calling me but I freaked out so much, I flung the device out the window like a deranged maniac. Emma and Maddie looked at me in shock while Nicole just sat there without paying too much attention.
The phone was still ringing from outside so I quickly left the room to avoid the stare that I was being attacked within there.
During circumstances like this one, I would usually go to the art studio at the Northside of the camp, It wasn't in either the boys or girls camp so anyone could go there.
Like every other cabin in this place, this one had a flag with an icon on it and small flowers that surrounded each of them mostly marigolds.
The studio wasn't that big on the inside though but it had charm and it turns out to be the only building around here with an air conditioner so you'll often catch a bunch load of pointless people there doing nothing.
I usually head there to do some crafting of my own when the place is less busy because working in front of people brings disgusting results...
Unfortunately, the place was busy that afternoon but on my way out I met someone from the first day I got here
"Oh, hey Ariana." I greeted first, she sounded a lite down though but I didn't want to pry.
We talked a little till I left.

I got back later that evening right before the campfire event started.
"Lola where have you been? We've been waiting for you..." Emma complained
The rest of the girls were getting ready.
"So if I leave now, would it change your mind?" I asked reaching for the door,
"No, and I don't think the authorities would be happy if they find out about your little secret huh?"
Oh no, she's using an object of trouble against me!!
"You wouldn't dare." I threatened her,
"So you are coming right?"
...

The forest had no light whatsoever so we became lost moments later, to make things worse, Madison kept sitting on anything after every few steps we took and Nicole kept playing the kind of music that you hear playing in hell and Emma was confused! Then at the peak of frustration, the next thing we heard was "Maybe we should go back to our cabin my legs hurt"
It was Maddie...
And she was lucky none of us was completely insane yet, well that's what I thought...
Emma was the first to speak...
"Can't you see I'm WORKING ON THAT?"
"Well, y-your efforts don't seem to be fruitful..."
"Well, at least I'm the only one trying!!"
"But we're lost..."
Emma got mad after that one,
"Okay!"
"Hey guys, let's just calm down for now and maybe argue later, please?" I said trying to calm the air.
"You're right Lola" Maddie agreed, "I'm sorry for talking like that Emma".
Emma gave a long stare at something in the air before looking back at Maddie,
"No sweat," she said, "let's just focus on a way out of, wherever we are."
"Hey guys, look over there," Nicole said drawing our attention to something noticeable under the rays of moonlight, they were shadows in the forest, moving ones like that of a human being, not an animal, soon after that, there was loud screaming.
I slowly went into the scene to get more information about what was happening.
"Go away" the screaming person yelled, her voice sounded very familiar too.
"Emma, what should we do" Maddie whispered,
"Save the girl" Maddie answered,
...Wait, what?

"Hey! Over here you monsters..." Emma yelled getting the attention of the chasers. Now they were coming for us and we were sitting ducks right there, Maddie was about to scream till Nicole covered her mouth.
"Guys they're chasing Emma, lets go." I suggested
We headed in the direction the girl was running and found her sitting by the waterside with her elbows on her knees and her head bowed down.
She was crying, and I was right, it was Ariana!
"Ah we're too late, she's wailing already, sweet" Nicole said under her breath.
"Hey what happened? Who were those people?"

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