I Am Not Weak

3

The run into the woods was thrilling. Oliver could feel every ounce of what was around him, from the crack of breeches beneath his feet to the sound of owls hooting in the dead of night.

He lost sight of his friends and brother a couple of feet back, all he could focus on was his heartbeat, every pulse that went through his chest. It felt exhilarating.

He ran until he felt like his heart was going to explode. He felt static in his ears, and his body temperature was surely through the roof.

As he reached the end of the woods, he saw an opening and sprinted toward it, only to collide with something muscular. He was sent flying, nearly crashing into a tree. Frustrated, he quickly stood up and prepared to confront the perpetrator.

"Relax, dude, and take a look," a voice came from the other side of the trees. Oliver, still hurting from the fall, cautiously looked a few feet in front of him and saw a ledge. He realized he could have fallen to his death.

"What the hell?!" he exclaimed, his frustration turning into relief. Regie emerged from behind the trees with a lighter in his hands and a grin on his face.

'Who the hell decided to organize a run here...'

"What..." he said confused. Regie came into view. "You can relax dude and thank me later" "How did you...." Oliver said unable to finish off his sentence, "Know?" Regie said helping him out.

"I'm surprised you didn't.... don't you know this forest?" Regie asked kind of amused.

"Yeahh I just never came here and how the hell did you?" Oliver asked, it felt like he was still catching his breath..." This part of the forest is called Make out cliffs and Justin did say I was the Casanova of the group for a reason" Regie answered slightly chuckling to himself...

"Oh," Oli said finally crushing to the ground "Dude come on... you seriously have never been here" Regie said head tucked to the side "No if I knew then I wouldn't have been running towards a ledge Regie!" he said frustrated with the other.

"hey, hey fuck dude sorry I thought you were fucking with me....saw me coming and decided to see if I'll help out"...... "It's cool" Oli said still sitting on the ground. Regie decided to take a step back and lean against a tree, he went for his pockets and pulled out a cigarette and used the lighter he had with him earlier to lit it.

"Where did you get all that stuff?" Oliver asked quietly, noticing Regie's new pair of pants and remembering that he went into the woods with only his underwear on.

Regie shifted his gaze to the ground where Oli was sitting, "What?" he asked "You got a new pair of pants on and I last saw you go in with your underwear on into the woods and what's up with the cigarette I thought you didn't smoke."

He shifted his gaze off the other and took a puff from the cigarette "I got a stash in one of the caves...you know like clothes and stuff for when I bring someone up here." he responded.

"And you're right, I don't smoke," he said as he was exhaling the smoke from his mouth and went in for another puff.

"You want one?" Regie asked, eyes shimmering with playful intentions one question lied behind his eyes though 'I dare you Oliver Moy mister goody-two-shoes of the group, let's see'

Oliver doesn't know what came over him in mere seconds he was standing up and uttered the words "sure" as he took the cigarette that was offered to him from Regie's hand

Still shocked by the behavior of the other, Regie hesitated for a moment, shoving his hands into his pockets to get out the lighter again. Oliver put the offered cigarette in his mouth and went to grab the lighter, which was now in Regie's hands.