Always Been You | Jake Baker [2]

Chapter 5

Its been a couple of days and we've all been having fun going from our cabin to the Boulders and back. This morning, Tom and Kate told us that we were having a campout tonight and although no one wanted to we all agreed to. Me and Jake managed to make an agreement with Tom and Kate and got to share a tent tonight.

Me, Jake, Mike and Sarah have just got back from the Murtaugh's and we're all gushing about the cool stuff we did. "Hey, get bored over at the Murtaugh's?" Tom asks.

"No. It was cool." Sarah smiles. "We're going back after study time."

"Hey, you guys are making time for your studies. I'm really proud of you." Tom says confidently.

"Don't fool yourself, Tommy Boy." I pat his shoulder and walk over to Jake.

"Hey, Mads."

"Hey Jakey, wanna go for a swim?" I ask.

"I'd much prefer a nap." He smirks.

"Fine." I smile and grab his hand, dragging him inside.

He jumps on the sofa and opens his arms for me. "One second."

I walk to my room, grab my walkman and head back into the living room, throwing myself in Jake's arms. I hold one earphone out to him and he accepts it as we lay down on the sofa together.

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"Lorraine, are you serious?"

Most of us are watching as Lorraine pushes a setup bed towards her tent.

"That's not gonna fit in your tent, Lorraine." Tom tells her.

"Oh I'm gonna make it fit, dad." She squints at him before shoving the bed inside her tent. It fits, but there's no room for her.

"Yo Barbie!" She looks at me. "How're you gonna it in your tent?"

"Oh look at that, I guess I'll have to stay inside." She says in fake realisation but when her dad gives her a stern look she says. "I'll make it work."

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We're all sitting round a campfire, making s'mores. I had one s'more and feel sick so I make them and give then to Nigel and Kyle. Probably not the best idea as they are sitting next to each other with chocolate all around their faces and are laughing like hyenas.

"Babe... That's your forth s'more." Nora points out.

"My parents never let me have these." Bud speaks quickly and energetically. "They're amazing!"

I laugh at him.

I drop my marshmellow in the fire by accident and me, Charlie, Sarah and Jake start laughing hysterically, causing a few of the other Bakers to laugh along with us.

"Dad, how come those guys know how to camp so good?" Mike asks, gazing over at the Murtaugh's place.

We all listen as they start cheering loudly.

"Cos they're rich and we're not." I state bluntly.

"Are we poor?" Nigel and Kyle asks, and Kate shakes her head.

"Hey, hey. Why don't we sing a camp song?" Tom suggest.

"Let's gather round the campfire and sing our campfire song.

Our C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E S-O-N-G song.

And if you don't think we can sing it faster then you are wrong." I sing earning weird looks from the rest of the Bakers and an amused smirk from Jake and Charlie. "What? Its SpongeBob."