Cabin 13 ~Book 1~

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*Alyssa's POV*
I got back that night, when everything was quiet around the camp as everyone slept. Entering from the front, I immediately headed towards the front office to announce my return from my "vacation."
Only Mrs. Marx was there, reading behind the desk and I nearly groaned. She was one of the more annoying administrators here, but she smiled as she saw me and I put on a fake smile and greeted her.
"Alyssa! Welcome back! How are your parents doing?" she asked me, logging me in immediately.
"Pretty well. They really loved the cruise. I'm glad they took me with them."
"I bet they're going to miss you when you go back to college."
I sighed, putting on a sad face at that. "It seems to only get harder each time. But, we talk on the phone a lot."
"Good, good. Well, I'm sure you're tired so why don't you stay in the administration cabin until we switch your replacement counselor back into another cabin."
"Okay, thank you." I said then left. After dropping off my things into my room, I went straight to my assignment before I'd left. I needed to get it over with, the real reason I'd come back.
When I got there, I could tell she wasn't there. I could also tell that she hadn't even been here at all. Her bed was still made.
How could I have been so stupid? She's probably with him. I thought as I turned around and started towards the other direction.
Sure enough, I was right. Once I'd gotten to cabin 13, I only had to wait a few minutes before she came out. Her hair was a mess, and she looked like she had just gotten dressed, in a rush I might add. I knew they'd been sleeping together.
I stepped out of the shadows then, putting myself in her direct sight. I could see her eyes widening even before she truly recognized me. And when she did, she could only gasp.
"Alyssa!"
I gave her a small smile. "Nice to see you too."
I'd only known Sydney a little while, but I could tell she wasn't the type of person to be speechless. I smirked at the thought of being one of those few who could.
"I take it you were with Jesse? Or are you just so much of a slut that he isn't enough for you?"
Her eyes narrowed. "What goes on in my life is none of your business." She said, some of her true personality returning.
I held my hands up in a surrendering gesture. I wasn't here to banter with her. "That's true. I'll stay out of it. I'm only here to warn you."
"Warn me? About what?" she asked.
I smiled at her. "Jesse."

*Sydney's POV*
I didn't know what to say to that, so she just continued on. "There are some things about him that I figured you should know about. Since you are together and everything."
I didn't trust her. She isn't the type of person who just does things because she cares. And she certainly didn't care about me anyways. She'd said that enough times.
So... why is she doing this? And what's so bad about Jesse that she-of all people-needed to warn me about? I wondered.
My phone beeped then and I took it out. Immediately, I got an idea as I looked down at it. It was from Jesse.
I went out the back. I'm already at my cabin. Love ya babe.
I smiled at that, but didn't respond. Instead, I went into my voice recorder, and pressed the button to start recording. Then I put it back in my pocket and looked back at Alyssa.
"Fine, tell me what I should know about him." I said. I wasn't going to do this without some precautions.
"Let's sit." She gestured to the stairs of Cabin 13. I followed her and- reluctantly- sat beside her. "I know you know about the whole Brandon Faye case. And I know you think I'm more involved then I let on."
"Yeah, and?" I asked, wondering where she was going with this.
"Well, I didn't kill him." She stated.
I scoffed and started to stand up. I didn't want to deal with the lies. Her hand flicked out like a snake, holding me in my spot. I could feel adrenaline- and even some fear- rushing through me, but I stayed calm. "Why should I believe you?"
She shrugged. "It's up to you as to who you'll believe. I just figured you should hear the whole story."
"Jesse already told me the whole story." I objected.
"But did he tell you who killed Brandon?" she asked.
I didn't answer. He hadn't ever told me who. But he did tell me that he didn't do it.
She smirked. "That's what I thought. You probably thought I'd done it, right." Again, I didn't answer. "So he just let you believe that I did it? Said he couldn't tell you how involved I was because then he'd be sent to jail?"
How the hell did she know he told me that? I thought.
"I didn't do anything to Faye. Except after he was dead. Jesse and I had been dating then, and when he called me after what happened... well, I don't know. I guess I just couldn't stand not helping him and I didn't want to see him sent to jail. So I got rid of the body."
"Jesse didn't kill him." I said. But I sounded like I was only trying to convince myself.
"Sydney, he did kill him. He killed Brandon and then called me afterwards for help."
I bolted up to my feet. "No! You're lying."
She looked at me knowingly. "Even I can tell that you don't think so. Jesse killed Brandon because of what he did to his sister. Jesse beat him up, saw that he was going to lose the trial, and then killed him to get out of it and to get revenge for his sister." she stood up then, and stepped closer to me. "I knew he lied to you. I'm only telling you this so that you don't get trapped into it. Like I did."
"You?" I asked.
"I know I said before that he was mine and that we loved each other. But I've realized that Jesse isn't good. He's a criminal. He's a murderer. I realized while I was gone that he's dangerous, and that I should stay away from him. Then I remembered how you and him were getting closer. So... I figured I'd tell you what really happened so you could save yourself from him before it was too late." She then glanced up at the cabin and sighed. "I guess I'm already too late."
Her words sounded sincere, but I knew better. Alyssa is no kind and caring person. She's gotten so mad, she looked like a true murderer. She's hurt me before.
But so has Jesse. My mind thought. And he only denied that he'd killed Brandon. Jesse's not exactly in the running for the honesty award.
Neither is Alyssa! The other part of me argued; the part that believed in Jesse and had complete faith in him. I glanced back at up her. I didn't know what to say. I didn't know what to do.
So I just turned, and walked away. Back towards my cabin. When I was a little bit away, I took my phone out and stopped the recording and saved it.