𝙎𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙎𝙃𝙄𝙉' 𝙎𝙇𝘼𝙎𝙃𝙄𝙉'

Chapter 5 - Suspicious Lurking.

Harlon stumbles out of the woods, laughing to himself. He hears some noises coming from a distance, being curious, he begins to follow the noise. He calls out, "Hey?" He hears a females voice, letting out a soft cry. He sees a small cabin in the distance, he rushes over. He opens the door slightly, but can't see anybody. He then calls in, "Hey, I-I'm coming in!" He hears two loud gasps, he opens the door and steps inside. He sees Tegan and Kora lying on a bed, Kora clutches the blanket over herself. Both seem very out of breath, Harlon doesn't know what to say. Tegan stammers, "H-Harlon, man.." Harlons eyes widen, "What the fuck.." Kora shakes her head, "We weren't..." Harlon replies, "You..you two were just having SEX?" Tegan responds, "Look, you gotta understand-" Harlon cuts him off, "Nah, what about Zoe?" Tegan replies, "She's been so stressful lately, and she doesn't give me anything anymore." Harlon takes a step back, "Yeah, I'm..I'm outta here." Tegan calls after him, "Harlon, wait!" Harlon leaves the cabin, then shuts the door behind him. He gets a good distance then hears footsteps racing after him from behind, he turns to see Tegan and Kora chasing after him. Kora readjusting her shirt as they approach him, he crosses his arms. "What?" Tegan catches his breath, "Harlon, you CANNOT tell Zoe." Harlon asks, "You two were deep in tongues at the fire, what difference does it make if I tell her?" Kora replies, "What she doesn't know can't hurt her." Harlon shakes his head, "She deserves to know, and you're a piece of shit for not man-ing the fuck up and telling her." Tegan grits his teeth, "Shut the fuck up." Harlon chuckles, "You two don't need to talk to me for a while." Harlon sighs and walks off, Tegan and Kora glare at him from afar. Harlon follows a trail leading back to the counselors cabin, he walks up to the girls cabin. He peeks through the door, he sees Zoe sitting on one of the beds by herself. He knocks on the door, Zoe calls out, "Tegan, go away." Harlon calls back, "Hey, it's just me. It's Harlon." Zoe sighs, "Uhh..come in?" Harlon opens the door and steps inside, "..Hi." Zoe wipes her eyes, "Uh, hey." Harlon sits on the bed across from Zoe, "So..I just saw something and I figured you should know." Zoe asks, "Does this have anything to do with Tegan and Kora?" Harlons clears his throat, "..Yeah." Zoe sighs, "What is it?" Harlon responds, "So..I was just walking around then I heard something coming from one of the other cabins, I went in there and they uuh..." Zoe looks away, not wanting to show her face. "Do I really have to continue?" Harlon asks. Zoe shakes her head, "No, I know where it's going." Theres a moment of silence, Harlon speaks up, "Hey, I'm really sorry." Zoe wipes her eyes. "It's not your fault, I really appreciate you telling me." Harlon asks, "Do you need anything or..?" Zoe shakes her head, "No, I think I just wanna be left alone for a little." Harlon nods, "Alright." He sits up off the bed and walks to the door, he pushes it open and is about to leave when he hears Zoe call at him. "Hey, Harlon?" He looks back, "Huh?" Zoe replies, "Thank you for telling me." Harlon smiles faintly, "Yeah, of course." He looks back, then leaves the cabin, letting Zoe keep to herself for a little bit.

Faith rushes off of the path from the wooded area, fuming with anger as she shouts. "Darren, you ASSHOLE!" She holds herself, now freezing from jumping in the lake. She begins to dash over to the girls cabin, just needing one more extra layer to have. She bursts inside to and makes it to her bed, she digs in her bag until she hears some soft sniffling coming from behind her. She turns to see Zoe lying in her bed, crying softly. "Zoe? What's wrong?" Zoe sits up, "I just...Harlon just came in here." Faith groans, "Was he being an ass?" Zoe shakes her head softly, "No. He just told me something." Faith tilts her head and steps over to the bed across from Zoes, sitting on it as it creaks beneath her. "What happened?" Zoe wipes her eyes, "Um..he told me he heard some noises coming from one of the other cabins, so he went in and saw Tegan and Kora.." Faith makes a face, "Are you fucking serious?" Zoe nods, "Yeah..." Faith looks down, feeling a pang of sadness in her chest for Zoe. She stands up, stepping closer to her. She opens her arms and wraps them around her, Zoe leans into her touch and begins to cry gently. Faith squeezes her softly, "It's okay, it's okay. They're both not even worth your tears, Zoe." Zoe sniffles, "But I really love him..." Faith nods, "I know you do, but this is a really bad thing." Zoe leans back, wiping her eyes. "Yeah..." Faith moves a strand of her hair, "If it helps at all, the reason I came in here was to get a jacket because Darrens dumbass took my clothes while I went swimming in the lake." Zoe chuckles softly, "He did?" Faith nods and rolls her eyes, "Yes, but THANKFULLY someone brought them back on the dock before I had to get out completely naked." Zoe laughs slightly, "He's only messing with you because he likes you." Faith chuckles and looks to the side, "Even if that were true, which it's not. It definitely is not working, it's only making me despise him more than I already do." Zoe sniffles, "Thank you for talking to me, I really appreciate it so much more than you know." Faith shrugs it off, "Of course. I'm gonna rip Tegan and Kora a new one when I see them, though." Zoe smiles softly, "Please do, I don't know if I'm gonna be able to." Faith rubs her arm and steps back, making her way to her bag again and digging out a small cropped zip up hoodie. She slips it on and zips it up, keeping herself a bit warmer. She makes her way to the cabin door, looking back at Zoe to give her one last small smile. She then steps out and shuts the door behind her, "Now..Darren, I'm gonna fucking kill you."

Jeremiah opens the main doors of the mess hall, stepping inside. He looks around, seeing the tables set up and decorations all around ready for the kids to get there tomorrow. He smiles to himself, seeing how nothing about it had seemed to of changed since the last time he was here. He then tries not to think about the last time he was here, instantly remembering that horrible last memory. He steps around, the floor slightly creaking underneath his feet. He then hears a slight quiet sound of metal scraping against something from the kitchen. He jumps slightly at the noise, turning around almost immediately. He gulps, "Hello?" Theres no response, now it's dead silent. He hesitantly takes a step forward, beginning to inch towards the kitchen slowly. Just as he's about to turn the corner into the kitchen, he feels a hand from behind grab his shoulder. He yells out and snaps back, seeing that it was just Kyle. Kyle shouts, "Jesus, Jere! It's just me!" Jeremiah sighs, "You scared the fuck out of me, man." Kyle shakes his head, "You are absolutely going to flip your shit when Harlon tells you this, come on." He raises an eyebrow, being thoroughly confused and now on edge. Kyle begins to pull on him, leading him out of the mess hall. He turns his head back, trying to catch one small glimpse into the kitchen. But before he can, he's already back outside. He looks back to see Harlon standing, waiting for them. His hands in his pockets. Kyle leads them over to him, "Alright, tell him." Harlon takes a breath, "Dude, I walked in on Tegan..and KORA fucking." Jeremiahs eyes widen, "What?" Harlon nods, "Yes. I heard some noises, so I obviously was curious, so I went over there and..BOOM! There they were, just going the fuck at it!" Jeremiah asks, "Does Zoe know?" Harlon sighs, "Yeah, she does. I had to break the news to her." Jeremiah runs his hand through his hair, "Great, this summer is now destined to be horribly awkward." Kyle nods, "You're telling me." They then hear a male voice, "Hey-" They all shout, being scared by the voice. They see it's just Darren, his hands now in the air. "What the fuck?! What's with the yelling?" They all collectively sigh. Kyle spits it out, "Tegans cheating on Zoe with Kora." Darren snorts, "Ha ha, very funny." Harlon pushes, "We aren't joking, dude. I walked in on them practically sixty-nining in one of the spare cabins." Darrens mouth drops open slightly in shock, "I could tell there was something up with them, but I didn't think THAT was what they were doing." Jeremiah asks, "Where even is Zoe, and them?" Harlon replies, "Zoes in the girls cabin, those two were by the cabin I found them in after I left. God knows what they're doing now." Darren makes a face, "Tegan seriously couldn't grow some balls and tell Zoe?" Kyle shakes his head, "I didn't expect that from him." Darren raises an eyebrow and looks at him, "You didn't?" Kyle looks back, "Well..no?" Darren shrugs, crossing his arms. "He kind of gave off that vibe to me." They then hear some female shouting from afar, "Tegan!" They all turn their heads to see Kora sprinting around, cupping her hands over her mouth as she yells. She then spots the group, she rushes over to them. "Hey! Have you guys seen Tegan?" Darren asks, "Why, so you could swap spit with him again?" Koras face drops, "Oh, my God, that was just a kiss at the fireplace for the-" Harlon cuts her off, "They know, Kora." Kora rolls her eyes, "You didn't have to be such a blabber mouth, fucking idiot." Kyle raises an eyebrow, "Dude, doing that with him while Zoe is here is CRAZY." Kora brings up a finger, "Alright, what I do with MY love life is none of your guys concern." Harlon shrugs, "We don't care what you do, we just actually are worried about our FRIEND." Kora scoffs, "Zoe? Like you guys even talked to her at all before this, she'll live." Jeremiah clears his throat, "Because we were respecting her relationship, which we thought was real." Kora frowns, "Since when do you speak?" Kyle grits his teeth, "Go to hell, Kora." They all walk away from her as she snorts, "Oh, wow. I am SO hurt by your little comment!" She groans in annoyance and walks off, continuing to look for Tegan