Camp Run-a-Muck || 5sos au

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Bottom of the Lake

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Ashton looked confused and then stopped walking next to me, waiting for a following response.

"Look, I really can't, I--"

"--Carrie, please just go with me." He begged and it was really hard to say no to him because now he was looking at me with his stunning hazel eyes and his lips were pouting.

"Ash, listen. I am just way too scared to go canoeing. When I was younger I almost drowned because it flipped over." I nervously laugh. " I know I should be over it by now, but--"

"--There is no need for buts. I totally understand, " He then softly grabs my wrist and continues to beg, "But please, just try with me. I won't let anything happen. I promise."

The words 'I  promise' rang through my head and it made me feel like I was safe. I had just met Ashton but it felt like it had been decades. Maybe it was because I always imagined moments like this. I trust him. I guess.

We walk down to the water front and before I could ask if he needed help getting the canoe down, he had done it himself. He drags it along the ground and finally makes it to the edge of the dock. He slowly puts it in the water and sticks one end of the paddle in there while he holds the other end, just so it wouldn't float away.

The sounds of birds filled the air and the scent of pine satisfied my nose. It felt great to be back but on the inside, I was panicking. I put on a brave face so I could impress Ashton. I didn't want to scare him off by crying the first time we hang out by ourselves. Plus, I really just want to be his friend.

"I will get in first, okay?" He smiles at me and then carefully sits himself in the back seat of the canoe.

My hands start to shake and Ashton holds out his for me to grab. I grab his hand while slowly stepping in and then sitting down. I let out a huge sigh of relief knowing that it seems sturdy.

"Hey, good job." Ashton reassures me from behind. "See, you got this." He starts to paddle and eventually after 10 minutes we are no where near the dock but instead we are enjoying the beauty of the serene forest surrounding us.

"Ash, can I ask you something?"

"Ask me anything, " He smiles.

"So, what's it like? Being famous and all?"

"It's fun, I mean, I am living my dream with my three best friends. But it's very tiring. No privacy, no days off and it's just so constant. But I really do love every day of it. Why do you ask?"

"I just wanted to know."

"You know what they say."

I pause, "Wait, what do they say?"

"Curiosity killed the cat," He laughs. "But, I am so happy that our management sent us here. Because there will be no paparazzi and it's just going to be, nature, the kids, and you."

"Me? I make you happy?" I hesitantly ask.

"Well so far!"

Time flies as Ashton and I continue to talk about life, anything from music to family, to our biggest fears were talked about. I looked at my watch and it said '6:15'. Time really did go by fast and I had totally forgotten that I was in a canoe.

"Let's head back," I tell Ashton.

He starts to paddle but then I feel him fidgeting around behind me.

"Ash... What are you doing? Because it's not funny."

"There are two bees on me. I am allergic... Help me." He panics.

I slowly turn around so I was facing him and being the smart person I am, I start to swat at them. I then start to scream and Ashton does too. Ashton stands up on the canoe because of how scared he was and ends up tipping it.

My body hit the water and the canoe was flipped. I felt my body just shaking and I was starting to cry. Great. I was having a panic attack and we were in the middle of the lake.

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"Is she okay?" I heard a voice mumble.

"She's starting to wake up!" Sam proclaims.

I sit up and noticed that I was in my bed and that Kath and Sam were surrounding me.

"Hey Carrie, glad to see you are up. Sit in here and rest. Talk to me if you need anything," Kathryn tells me and then leaves my cabin. 

"Sam, where's Ashton?" I frantically ask while getting up ," I need to check on him."

"Whoa, calm down missy, " He says while sitting me back down, "You are not going anywhere. Ashton is in the nurse's cabin because he got stung."

"How did I get back in my cabin though? And will he be okay?"

"He will be just fine, his hand is just swollen from the sting. And, he ditched saving the canoe and unfortunately saved you instead."

I playfully slap his arm, knowing that he was joking. But I am so thankful that even though Ashton was suffering as well, that he chose to drag me back to shore. I knew that I shouldn't have gone. None of this would've happened. I hate Ashton, he almost killed me. I care about him but I am still so upset and I just don't even want to bother with him.

I hear a knock on my cabin door and Sam answers it for me.

"I want to talk to Carrie." Michael demanded.

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(Author's note)

I hope y'all are enjoying it :)

QOTD: Was this chapter too dramatic?