RESCUE - Part 2

Chapter 23 - letters

I'd stopped crying, and sat with my cuppa, "hey Charlie, Erm I saved you some chocolate, I saw you were upset earlier, and I didn't want to bother you are you okay?" Alex sat down next to me "I'm just glad I've got a familiar face...ill talk to anyone but it's great knowing you're in here" "what you said to that woman, was brilliant" "she's not had the last of me yet, if she carries on, she's gonna get it" "good, no one has been brave Enough to stand up to her, here have some choc down you, it's pretty good stuff" he handed me two squares "here, share with me?" I handed him a chunk back and we both sat eating it when lady cow came over "can I have a word with you?" "Depends? You gonna be nice?" She sat down opposite me "I did not appreciate the way you spoke to me earlier" Alex squeezed my hand "well I did not appreciate you calling me a whore" I spoke calmly again, she began to rant again, I drank my tea she'd finished ranting "are we done?" "Does it look like I'm done!?" "Well y'know the long pause kinda gave it away..." She went to sass me "look, lady don't try and out sass me, you cannot out sass me! Just stop, you're not going to win an argument against me, so stop, your voice is grating on me...now after Watching the show there should be a task up in the bush telegraph, go and get it before I do and shove it down your neck" I raised an eyebrow she tootled off as Alex and I made our way back to the rest of the guys.

Lady cow sat on throne and began to read the scroll "Okay this trial is about the movies, you will be asked to name the film or TV show from a quote given, every time you get one wrong you'll be covered in critters! I would be excellent for this trial" lady c started "with great power comes great responsibility...name the film" I looked at her "well Harry Potter of course!" I nodded at Alex who threw a load of twigs on her head "Charlie is doing the trial" the camp chimed.

I got to the trial, the live trial, everyone sat down I was sat in a box, the others had popcorn, "hey can I get some!" They gave me a box "okay are we ready?" "We are!" They sat me in glass box and placed a big snake around my neck "well guys I feel like Britney Spears" the guys started to laugh as the snake sat on my shoulder "that snake ain't bothering you at all is it?" "Not at all...I love em!" "Okay Charlie, we will start easy!" "Okay shoot" Dec smiled as he started "Don't put your heel down" "dirty dancing" I replied instantly "Bloody hell!" "Harry potter" I petted the snake who kept hissing in my ear "Bitch" "supernatural...jerk" I grinned at them "Rhino!" "Bondi rescue!" I raised my hands in the air "Tough ones now Charlie!" "Bring it" I leant back and ate popcorn "I'm in love and there's nothing you can do about it" "love actually"
"I must break you" "rocky....come on lads hard ones!" "Now....this is for pudding, this should be harder Charlie, although I don't think it will be for you...if you can give the ten things I hate about you poem, spot on, no mistakes you'll get pudding AND drinks! If you give tears...you'll get chocolate ices too" this wasn't hard, the tears would be real, every time I heard this poem I cried, They made me stand up and look at everyone as they put spiders in the bottom of the tank...spiders I didn't do..."shit..." I muttered as they ran around me "you okay Charlie?" "I don't do spiders...." "Right we'll hurry this up then, one more thing, if you get it right, you'll win letters from home for everybody..okay Charlie when you're ready" I nodded and took a breath "I hate the way you talk to me, And the way you cut your hair, I hate the way you drive my car, I hate it when you stare" my eyes began to hurt "I hate your big dumb combat boots, And the way you read my mind, I hate you so much that it makes me sick, It even makes me rhyme" I swallowed back the tears "I hate the way you're always right, I hate it when you lie, I hate it when you make me laugh, Even worse when you make me cry" a tear escaped as my voice cracked "I hate the way you're not around, And the fact that you didn't call, But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you...Not even close..., not even a little bit... not even at all" the camp cheered loudly as ant and Dec came rushing with tissues.

We'd eaten what I'd win, and we were all stuffed, then a bag came down, the letters from home, this was going to break me...we gave everyone their letter and sat around the campfire, I handed my letter to Alex who took a breath before reading it "hey babe, how you doin? You are doing so well! And the bed feels empty without you here, the dogs miss you! Won't stop whining when they see your face on the tv, when you get home, I've got the biggest surprise for you ever! Hope you win baby see you on the other side" I wiped a tear away as he continued to read...."I'm so proud of you, you're showing so many the beauty of a hug, smile and laughter, you're so kind, calm, strong and honest...we're all routing for you, you've faced your fears, had spiders all around you but still kept your sense of humour, looking fab with no makeup and no hairstyle, and I'm sure you're dad will be looking down on you, he would be so proud, his big girl, standing up to those nasty people, being there for people when they need you, and bringing a smile that he loved so much, keep smiling, keep fighting, never give up" Vicky came and sat next to me, hugging me tightly as Alex went on...

"Hey mum" I burst into tears, hiding my face in my jacket, Alex welled up himself "want me to read it?" Vicky took the letter off Alex "hey mum, it's summer, three weeks to go! I'm about ready to pop, the craving have been weird tho, tomato ketchup and chips...salt and vinegar to be precise, hmmm mouth watering, dad missing you, he keeps ringing me up making sure I'm okay, the worried dad and all that, I really hope you're okay in there, missing you so much, the baby is kicking, reckon it's going to be a little footballer! Love you lots, miss you!" He turned the page "Hey mum it's Alex, wedding planning falling apart without you! You're right I can't cope without my mum, Jensen keeps trying to help me with the vows and speech but it's just not happening, he keeps giving these awful jokes! Good luck mum can't wait to see you!" Vicky then sat up straight as she took a breath "Hey mum...it's Flynn..." She wiped her face quickly "I love you so much, and I don't think that I say it enough, you been gone these last two weeks has made me realise that, I don't know what I'd do without you, i don't tell you enough how much I appreciate you, and you'll be happy to know I've finally found a job! I've started my own band! I hope you don't mind I got your guitar that grandad bought you, and I tuned it up, and played and thanks to you I'm actually alright, summer sings in the background with me, and we sound great, I've been busking on the beach, and people love it, I'm really missing you, hope you come home a queen but you'll always been the queen in our house!" I smiled through the tears "You've always been so good at teaching me things, but I've learnt the most from you whilst you were in the jungle...I've learnt that, you can't be friends with everyone but that doesn't mean you have to ignore them....you've taught me that, music...however cheesy or simple it is is enough to cheer everyone up, but the most important thing is, you've thought me that, just listening to someone, not. Even talking back to them but being there for them to listen to you, is so important and can make the world of difference...you've also inspired me to create my own campaign....you always told me to use my creativeness in life...well I've began making instruments that help anyone with disabilities play an instrument they want...I thought with your campaign we'd make a damn good team! See you when you get out!" She handed me the letter and hugged me tightly.

I went to bed, most of the camp had, I was tired but I just couldn't sleep, to be fair I was nervous, they were crowning the winner the next day, as I closed my eyes I overheard Vicky and Alex talking "I don't think I've ever seen her so upset" "she's a family girl, she's always been like that, I'm a huge fan of hers and, even in her acting, if it's a family storyline she's so passionate about it, so getting those letters would've killed her" "she such a Gorgeous genuine woman, and to be honest I think she deserves to win!" "Yeah she does, and y'know what, we had a chat, and she told me that she came in here, not to win, not to cause shit, but to show that women can do it, just because she has a lifestyle of glitz and glamour she isn't scared to get her hands dirty, she wanted the people who spread rumours about her to see the real her, she isn't playing a game, she isn't acting that is the real Charlie and I don't understand how anyone couldn't love her" I smiled to myself as I closed my eyes tightly and pulled the blanket in closer.