The Gnawing Hunger

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For the rest of the day, Bo kept an eye on his phone. It was kind of dumb for him to be hoping for something. After all, he just dropped off Hawthorne at that hotel not that long ago. And there was no way his Mom could get his stuff to him so quickly. Yet, there was a part of him that couldn't stop hoping for it. Or wondering how long it would be until Thorn could talk to him.

Just how long until then?

He wasn't entirely sure when it was going to be. But wished that it would be foolish. As he just wanted to be able to talk to him. This weird stranger that he'd barely known for half of a day. It was hard for him to explain about it. Or even fully even understand why he had felt this way. There was this strange pull that he felt towards him. One that wasn't easy for Bo to understand in the slightest. And tried his hardest to ignore it. Trying to remain present in the moment and not scare his friends or family. Faking a smile as they got ready to take a hike.

Eleanore had insisted upon it as there was only a limited amount of sunshine. And it was something that his Mom had really wanted to do. She all but begged Wayne to do this. His Grandpa was against it at first. Feeling that it just wasn't all that wise. Since the snow outside was still pretty deep. But, he relented and they got on a lot of snow gear. Bundling up before heading out for the trail. Bo nearly started laughing at the look on his Grandpa's face as they did. It was clear he liked it but, he wasn't going to admit it to his daughter-in-law.

They all didn't say anything as they walked through the trail.

While the group walked, Bo noticed that Arthur was getting way behind. To make sure that his best friend wasn't alone, he kept pace with him. Fearing that the other man would get lost. Or worse, injured. While the pair walked, they started chatting about minor stuff. Some of the movies that they wanted to watch next. Along with T.V shows they were watching back at home. And then they started talking about foods they wanted.

"I was thinking that we could make lasagna tonight? I got the strangest urge to have some.",Bo suggested. It was kind of an odd urge but, he really wanted it. And figured everyone else would like that, too. Looking at his best friend, who nodded his head in agreement. A tiny smile on his face as he did so. Arthur agreed,"Yeah, that sounds pretty good. I think we got the stuff for it."

"It should be pretty fun to make.",Arthur continued. Which was true. Making lasagna from scratch would be fun. The other man was falling the tiniest bit behind him. Not too far behind that Bo felt the slightest bit worried. After all, he was close enough to touch and hear. There really wasn't anything to be worried about. And he would know if he got suddenly quiet on him. Though it made him a little worried about both of them being out of sight of everyone else.

"So, we got anything to watch that isn't a horror movie?",he questioned. It wasn't like he was too terrified of them. Just wasn't a huge fan of anything horror related. As it made him highly uncomfortable. Especially since it seemed like horror movies had a lot of gore in them. And he just hated that. Arthur answered,"I snuck in a few comedies and stuff like that."

"Like 'Spaceballs' and 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'.",Arthur informed. It was good to know that they weren't just watching horror. And it was really good that Arthur had brought those along. As they were some of their favorites. Especially, 'Spaceballs' as the pair had done a Barf and Lone Starr for Halloween. With Arthur as Barf and himself as Lone Starr. It was one of their favorite things as a teenager. Bo sighed,"Good, I was really worried we didn't have anything."

"Well, anything else to watch.",he clarified. A small smile on his face as they walked. It was so good to know they wouldn't be dealing with that. With that, they fell into a comfortable silence. Just looking ahead for the rest of their group. Barely managing to see Xander's bright orange hair in the distance. They were surprised how far ahead they had gotten. And the pair tried to catch up with them. Feeling really weird about getting so far behind in the hike.