New Campers

9

I told Daphne about the incident at the site. She did say it was okay for us to sleep in the guys' cabin. We just can't do any 'shenanigans' I always laugh at her vocabulary. I'm currently walking back to the site, alone, may I add. I hear some sticks snap behind me, causing me to spin around. I walk backwards, scared of what might be before me.

"Boo!" Shawn squeezes my waist.

I jump around and put my hand over my heart. "I swear you almost killed me." I sigh and continue walking.

"So can you stay in our cabin tonight?" He smirked, walking along with me.

"Yep." I smile. "But it's just for tonight. How many beds do you even have?"

"Well Hayes and Nash share one. The Jacks also share one. Matt, Cam, and I have our own." Shawn explained.

"Alrighty." I smile at him.

"So does that mean you're staying in my bed?" He wiggles his eyebrows.

"Not so fast there tiger. I have to think about that one." I smirk at him.

"Hey are you excited about my concert you will be coming to?" He grins.

"Uh. About that, I kind of can't go." I shift uncomfortably. It's hard to break bad news like this.

"What? Why?" Shawn completely stops walking and stares at me. "Is it because you hate me?"

"No, of course not. I have school." I shrug and stare back at him.

"But I want this to work; you and me." He sighs and walks up to me.

"So do I. It's just going to be hard." I grab his hand and look into his eyes.

"I don't know if I can keep doing this." Shawn pulls his hand away and starts walking past me.

"What? One second ago, you were all happy." I mutter, confused.

"That was before you keep turning me down. I'm not a toy." He snaps.

"I wasn't referring to you as one." I rub my face, tears on the verge of spilling. I don't ever cry.

"Whatever. Don't talk to me. It's a free day tomorrow so I'll be working on music." Shawn runs further, right as we arrive at the entrance of our camp.

Kylie has already started a fire and the guys are laughing about something. Kylie hands Cameron a marshmallow and he kisses her. I sigh and walk past all of them, everyone going silent.

"Hails are you okay?" Kylie stands up.

I keep walking, straight into the woods behind our site. I have this spot by the lake. I just watch the turtles and skip rocks. I haven't been here since I was with Steven. I guess it's my thinking spot.

Someone crouches down next to me, I assume it's Kylie so I hug them, crying into their shoulder.

"Shh. What happened?" Gilinsky's voice.

I honestly don't care right now. He isn't a bad person either. Gilinsky is quite sweet. "Jack. Shawn-he-I." I stutter and cry harder.

"What did he do?" Gilinsky positions me so I'm in his lap.

"He just said he didn't want me to talk to him again." I wipe my eyes and look at him.

"I don't think he meant it. I mean, look at him. He's so love struck with you." Gilinsky moves hair out of my face.

"I think he did. I'm nothing." I wipe the rest of my face with the end of my shirt.

"No you are not. You're gorgeous and have a crazy controlling attitude but that's why people love you." He takes my hand.