Calamitys Child | A Yellowjackets Story [paused]

Chapter 4: Oh Travis

The Wilderness, 1996

"Take a picture, take a picture!" Misty exclaimed, posing herself in front of a ripped open bear while Bianca stood in front of her; holding her camera to her right eye, her left eye squinted to get a better view.

"Ew, gross guys." Shauna scoffed, walking around the two girls while giving them a disgusted look.

"Might as well document it. We might need it someday." Bianca shrugged in response, camera still in hand as she snapped 2 more photos of Misty in various poses.

"Its not a fucking camping trip, this is real life." Shauna muttered back angrily.

Misty stopped posing as Bianca put her camera back into her messenger bag that was slung over her shoulder.

"You think I dont know that?" Bianca shot back, giving her an annoyed look with a tone in her voice as if the answer was obvious.

Shauna rolled her eyes at the girl before turning back forward again and continuing to follow Tai and Van who were leading the group.

Faint whispering could be heard from the trees but the only person who seemed to notice was Taissa who was slightly zoned out and visibly unsettled.

"Hey, you ok?" Van asked, putting a hand on Tai's shoulder.

"Yeah, let's go." a startled Tai replied, shrugging off Van's hand gently enough for her to not notice it.

The group had trudged their way towards the lake that Tai spotted for at least 20 minutes before they soon would find what they were looking for.

"This shit is way longer than four miles what if we missed it?" Nat groaned, dragging her feet across the dry dirt.

"A giant lake would be pretty hard to miss, don't you think?" Selena asked, walking alongside Dominic and Javi who was on the other side of Dominic.

Nat shook her head as if to show she was considering the thought.

"From the angle of the sun, it looked just left of due north." Taissa told the group, moving her hands as if to show the directions.

"Oh great 'left', that's a precise way of doing it." Jackie mumbled disapprovingly.

"Im not a fucking cartographer." Tai snapped at Jackie's unnecessary stuck up comment.

"Or maybe you saw a mirage." she replied sarcastically, rolling her eyes.

A few more steps along the trail and they finally came to a stop when Van spotted their destination.

"Oh shit, oh hell yeah bitches!" she exclaimed, beginning to run down the hill and onto the mud.

"Come on, let's go!" a few girls shouted happily before running after Van.

Van had already taken off her clothes, leaving only her under garments on as she ran into the water, running her wet hands through her hair.

"Guys come in, it feels fucking great!" she insisted which led a chain reaction of the group undressing and running into the water.