Summer Camp...

Head Held High...

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   I can literally hear my heart breaking as I run through the bush towards my cabin.

   I trip and land on the dirt, I pull my knees up to my chest.

   It didn't hurt this much when I left Matt, I think, but he didn't betray you, says another voice.

   "Thalia," I hear in the distance, Christians voice sounds desperate, "Thalia, please wait!"

   I get up and run as fast as I can, skipping every second step of my deck, just as I open the screen door I look back, he just breaks through the trees and stops, he's looking at me with pleading eyes, "please," he says, and that's the last thing I hear him say before I slam the screen door.

   "Oh my gosh," Maya says when she sees me, she walk over and pulls me toward her bed where I sit between the girls.

   Marissa moves the hair out of my eyes, "Hun? What happened?"

   "He... Kissed... Her;" I mumble between sobs.

   "Who kissed who?" Maya asks, clearly confused.

   "Christian and Cass," I scream, my mood swings are getting the best of me.

   "Now. Way," they say in sink.

   "I feel so betrayed," I say, staring at the wall, he's such a jerk, first he says he loves me, now he's kissing the girl that had it out for me since the start, it makes me wonder how much more he's done behind my back, he hurt me, now he lost me, but it still feels like he has my heart in his hands, and he's squeezing it, and it feels like hell.

   "He wouldn't," Maya says, "he loves you, he said so!"

   I smile sadly, "well, apparently not enough."

   I go to the bathroom to shower, and all I could think about is the flashbacks.

   I lay down and turn out the lights, and cry myself to sleep.
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  I get up and do my normal routine, I've decided that I'm not going to let this bump in the road ruin my day.

   The girls and I walk out on the porch, and Carter and Brodie were on one side of the porch, the girls walk over to their boyfriends, I just lean on the side of the cabin and stare at the floor.

   I hear someone clear their throat and my eyes snap up to the corner of the deck.

Christian stands up and digs his hand deep into his jeans, he looks pretty bad, his hair is a mess, his shirt is wrinkled, and he had bags under his eyes, he takes a step forward toward me, "look..."

"Why is he here?" Maya whispers, but I don't stay to hear the rest of the conversation.

"Please don't," I whisper in a soft voice as I brush past him.

"Please," he whispers, I look back at him, his eyes were pleading, they were red, his normal brown eyes seemed sad, instead of his normal excitement gleam in them.

"I can't," I say, then walk down the stairs and into the forest to go and think this through.

I step over a log on the ground and sit on it, I love him, I really do, but I just don't trust him, I thought he was serious about this, about us, whatever it is we have, had I mean.

I pull out my phone and call the first person I could think of.

"Hello?" He pick up after 3 rings.

"Matty?" I say, tears streaming down my cheeks, "it's so great to hear you voice."

"Hey, are you crying," he asks, suddenly alert, "what's wrong? Are you ok?"

"Yes," I say, but when he doesn't answer I know he doesn't believe me, "no."

"What happened?" He asks, I sigh, I knew he was gonna have to find out sooner or later.

"I saw my boyfriend kissing another girl," I cry, "and it was the girl who was mean to me this whole time."

"You got a new boyfriend?" He asks, curiously.

"That's all you got from that?" I ask, not really wanting to explain everything to him.

"No, did you really... You know... like him?" He asks, his voice sad, quiet, and... Hurt?

"I did," I say, but shake my head, "I do, I don't know, my thoughts are everywhere right now."

"And that's ok because you've been hurt, you liked-like I mean, him, so what are you gonna do?"

"I just need space to think, and I think he does to," I say truthfully, "time to see what we both want."

"Okay," he sighs, "look I have to go, basketball summer practice, bye T."

"Bye Matty," I sigh, I feel some what better, it helps when I have amazing friends that love me.

I walk to the breakfast cabin, and sit at my normal table, just in the seat furthest from Christian.

"Chris!" I hear an upbeat voice, oh how I loath that voice, I look over to the other side of the table to see Cass approaching Christian, "hey, babe."

Christian just glares, "get the hell out of my face."

She giggles, "you are so funny."

"Get the hell away from me!" Christian growls at her, but she still smiles and puts her hand on his shoulder.

   He flips her hand off of his shoulder, "what the hell is wrong with you?" He shouts, the whole cafeteria looks over and focuses their attention on our table, "can't you take a hint, I have never liked you, nor will I ever, so do my a favour if you are really into me, the get out of my life, now!"

   Her smile slips, "you don't mean that, Chris, we both know you love me, you have to, we belong together!"

   He stands and she puts her arms around his neck, but he pushes her away, his face red with anger, "Don't call me that! You ruined the best thing that ever happened to me," he looks at me, "and now, I'm gonna win that thing back, and you are gonna stay out of it!"

   He storms out, and Cass has tears streaming down her cheeks, she looks at me, "you know, I really love him."

   I look down, "So do I."
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   So, here's the new chapter, took long enough, eh?

   The song of this chapter is... I Am Machine by Three Days Grace, if a really good song, one of my favourites, song and band.

   Update: soon