𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐋

𝐭𝐞𝐧, 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒓

Caleb

Wandering

On what it feels the hottest day

"Why do we have to walk todaaay!" Blake groans from behind me, and this is one of the few times I agree with him. Usually he's telling me how the earth is flat or how aliens built the pyramids. So we don't agree on things that often.

"I feel like burning alive." I hear Mia behind me. Mia was an annoying girl. She obviously likes Damien, and she acted like the most preppy girl you would ever meet. And her best friend Leah wasn't any better. But she was dating Brayden. She acted like she was so much better than everyone because she was dating someone.

It was 4 cabins counting us on this hike.

Lakeside Oaks, Campfire Cottage, River Road, and Valley Village cabin.

Too many damn people, especially since most of us don't like one another. And literally no one here likes the Valley Village cabin. Since during the canoe race they tipped over canoes and threw my paddle in the water, which made Damien push me in the water. Damien is still mad that they threw my paddle in the water.

"Damien can you hold me, I'm getting tired." Mia asked as she snuggled closer to Damien, which made me roll my eyes.

"We haven't even walked that far." Olivia stated, clearly agitated at Mia. Olivia was a part of the Valley Village cabin, she was the leader, and she's probably one of the worst of them.

"Can you like, be quiet? You're ruining the hike with your voice Olivia." Brandon scoffed.

"And you're ruining my eyes with that big ass forehead." Olivia countered. Which made most of us laugh.

"Can all of you shut the fuck up. It's too damn hot out here for arguing, or I swear I will shove you down this mountain." Damien managed to get everyone to be quiet, besides for one person.
Lisa, she was Olivia's sister, and they honestly were like two peas in a pod. Both of them were assholes.

"Just like how you shoved Caleb into the water, knowing he couldn't swim."

I froze

How did she know that?

Damien growled, "Shut your smart ass mouth bitch." She only laughed as she continued the walk as she snickered to Olivia.

I look at Damien's face, he's biting down on his lips. Guilt plastered all over his face. I walk a bit closer to him, "I forgave you, ignore her." He looked at me and nodded before looking forward once again, slightly glaring at lisa.

"Do you see this lovely view?" Miss Smith said. She was a lady with black hair with brown eyes, she was definitely in her mid to late 30's.

"Yes, it's great." Leah said sarcastically.

"Now, I want all of you to close your eyes." She smiles which confuses me, but I obey and seemingly everyone else.

After a matter of seconds I call out Miss smith's name, and I don't get a reply. I open my eyes and so does everyone else.

She's not here...

"What the fuck, did she fucking leave us?" Brandon asks as she

"Can she legally do that?" Milo asked as he began to walk in a random direction. Damien stopped him by grabbing his bicep.

"Do you even know where the hell you are going?" Damien said, not unhanding Milo as he raised a brow.

"Better than being here, and being stuck with these people." Milo had a serious look on his face, but I could tell Damien wasn't gonna let him just leave. And neither was I.

"We just need to back track." Cameron stated.

"Well smart ass, we can't remember where we were if we don't even know where we are." I hear Leah say as she begins to look on the ground and pick up a paper, "found a paper with writing on it. It says... This is a challenge for the groups that don't get along with one another. We do this every year. You all have to help one another and find a way back to the camp. We'll look for you after 48 hours."

"This is unbelievable. We're actually stuck out here." Blake stated as he sat on the floor, "We're gonna die.."

Well at least we know who's gonna lose their sanity first.

"Guys we just need to work out a plan, if we-"

"I'm leader, and I say we head this way!" Brandon states as he randomly walks in one direction, and basically everyone follows him.

Well, besides me, Milo, Damien, Olivia, Mia, Cameron, and Blake; who's on the ground.

"So... None of you are going with him?" Cameron states as he looks at us.

"Obviously not." Damien rolled his eyes as he crossed his arms.

"Yea, no, i'm not a fan of Brandon." Olivia tells as he she begins to casually pick with her nails.

"Ok, I think we should head this way. It looks more like a clear path." Cameron begins to walk the complete opposite direction of Brandon. And we just follow closely behind. After a long time everyone stopped, the sun was setting and we all were tired. Everyone wasn't in a good mood. We were all tired, hungry, and thirsty.

"I'm not gonna make it. I'm so thirsty..." Mia states as she groans, sitting down on a rock.

"We'll stop here for tonight." Cameron tells us before sitting down. "We're all tired and thirsty. We need to rest up."

"Im gonna kill myself if I have to survive another day like, this isn't survival school of some shit." Olivia complains as she sits down by a tree and begins to massage her calves.

"Honestly, same." Milo groaned as he collapsed next to a separate tree.

"Guys hush.." Cameron held his hand up, signalling us to quiet down while he listened for something. After moments of silence my heart dropped.

We were gonna die

"W-what was that?" Mia asked, her voice trembling.

"I think both of us know what that is." Damien stated quietly as he began to back up.
Everyone stands and slowly begins to back up.

"In the bushes." Milo mutters, not taking his eyes off the direction of the creature.

"That's not gonna help! It's gonna find us."

"We can't go in the trees, they can climb. And we can't out run it without one of us being killed. In the fucking bushes, now." Milo demands, glaring at Cameron. They both hold a deep stare for ten seconds before Damien interrupts them.

"Guys... we need to go, like, now." Damien states in a dead serious manner, and we all dart into the bushes. Coincidentally Me, Milo, and Damien end up in the same bush. Me and Milo on the end, and Damien in the middle. Luckily this is a large bush.

...

"Y-You think it's gone?" I whispered.

"I-"

Thick footsteps walk closer and my heart sinks to my ass. We were gonna die. We're gonna fucking die. I feel tears swell in my eyes.

I don't want to die

I feel a hand grab mine and squeezed, look over to see Damien, he's not looking at me, but he holds my hand tight. He has a serious look on his face. Saying, we're gonna make it out alive.