Camp Check

Chapter 10

      So after she got up we went and took a shower, we got out, got dressed and headed to the flag for morning prayer. We had today and tomorrow left of camp. Abbey wasn't in the best mood after she got off the phone and I couldn't figure out why, so I went to one of the counslers after morning prayer and asked if I could do something for her. They told me that her husband had just died in combat yesterday. I immediately ran to where she was (which was by the old tree) and sat by her.

       "I know why your so upset now." I don't really get it though.

       "I don't want to talk about it." She said her voice was breaking.
I took her chin and had her look at me.

        "Abbey it's not your fault, I understand he was your husband but I don't understand why your this upset?"

        She looked at me, "You wanna know why I'm so upset, it's because I've been having an affair with a child, and now he's gone and I can't apologize." That broke my heart, I let go of her chin.

       "Is that what you see me as, a child. Well I'm sorry that I'm not good enough for you, I thought we were happy, but I guess I was right all along. You never cared about me. And you never will." I got up and walked off and didn't look back. The difference this time, is she didn't stop me. She didn't care.     
       The next day I got up and showered, got dressed and went to the flag. Abbey said a few words to all of us about how she cared about all of us and how she would miss us. But I knew that wasn't true, at least for me. After I ate, me and kenzie went to the swings and started talking, I told her what had happened.

      "She doesn't care about me kenzie, she broke my heart. I thought I loved her and she loved me, but I was wrong." She pulled me in a hug and I started crying.

     "Today's our last day and she hasn't even glanced at me." I said in between sobs.

    "Then we will make her, when she's up there singing we will sit in the front row and have you dolled up, make it impossible for her to ignore you." She said with a smile.

    "Thank you." I said.

    So it came time for church and me and my friends sat in the front row. I had a red dress on that was appropriate, but sexy. They came up. And as planned Abbey looked right at me as Becca was talking about the song she was about to sing.             

     Abbey was definitely checking me out, but then she did something that hurt me. She mouthed at me "grow up". Kenzie seen it, and saw me get upset. I got up and ran out of the doors until I got to the swings. I was bawling, I apparently didn't hear her sit next to me on the swings.

     "Why are you doing this."She said.

     "Doing what." I said, I sounded cold and heartless. Maybe I was.

    "Why are you trying to get my attention like you are. Your acting like a child." She said.

    "Quit calling me a child. Do you want to know why I did this. It's because I couldn't think of any other way. You may not care about me, but I was in love with you. I got desperate. Now go away so I can start forgetting you. Because that's obviously what you did to me." I said, I couldn't take it anymore.

     So I got up and started to walk away. Then something unexpected happened. She grabbed my wrist and turned me around with tears in her eyes. She crashed her lips onto mine and we stayed like that for a while until I broke away.

     "You really got to stop toying with my emotions like that." I said.

    "I'm sorry. But your right. I was trying to forget you and push you away. But not because I don't love you. It's because I do, and it scares me. I mean what if somebody finds out. I could go to jail and you would be bullied for it. I-i can't let that happen to you." She was sobbing. I pulled her in for a hug and she buried her face in the crook of my neck.

    "No one will find out. Besides it's our last day. Last time we see eachother for a while. So why don't you go in there and tell Becca that me and you are going for a walk so we can talk about why I was so upset. That way we can spend our last hour together." At this point I had tears running down my face and so did she.     

      She nodded her head and headed back in, after a few minutes she came back out, took my hand, and we started to walk around the lake.