Hayes Grier fanfic: beneath the stars

Chapter 13

Althea's POV:

I just kept walking. Avoiding everyone. My anger filled my body and my tears filled my eyes. I wanted to run and scream, and just collapse to the ground. I went back to the lake. The same lake Hayes and I went to on the first day of this trip. This trip has felt like 1727283782 years. Tomorrow would be the last day. Finally.
But then I realized,

Hayes and I didn't finish the writing assignment.

Damn it.

I got so angry that I forgot all about it,

I decided whatever. Screw it. I'll take a 0. Heck, I'll even fail the whole class and just repeat it next year. I just didn't care.

I sat on the pier, picking at stones. I threw the stones into the water. Putting my anger on every single throw. When I heard a voice behind me.

"I don't think the water deserves that"

Chandler.

His smile had taken away some of my anger. He sat down next to me, I didn't look him in the eye. Instead, I gazed into the water letting my silence speak for itself.

"Hey.." He said, putting his hand on my cheek and moving my head so I was now facing him. He looked me into the eyes and saw the sadness. His dark brown eyes and his unsteady smile told me he knew something was wrong.

"What happened?" He asked, his voice was soft and gentle. It seemed like he did care.

And that's when I lost it. I completely burst into tears, told chandler every little thing that happened. From beginning to end, stuttering between words because it was hard to say them out loud. Inside of me the words are booming and screaming. But on the outside, I really can't say anything without having tears all over the place.

After what seemed like forever, I stopped speaking as stared at the water again.
I lay my shoulder on chandler's shoulder.
"It's okay..it's okay" He said,

And I felt a piercing pain to my heart, when I remembered,

I said those exact same words to Hayes when chandler first came to camp.

Chandler and I stayed there, just talking. He tried to cheer me up, it didn't work. But I'm grateful that he cared.

I walked back to my cabin, slowly opening the door and caught the attention of Andrea and Mary.
"Althea!? What happened?!" Andrea said, standing up from her spot so she could come closer to me.

I stayed silent for a moment, letting the words fall into place. My mind trying to get itself back up again.
"Hayes and... Jordan.. Th-they.. Kissed"
Andrea's eyes grew wide,
Mary just looked at me.

"I know.. I saw them" Mary said,
This time MY eyes grew wide.

"What?! You saw them?!"
My voice got a bit louder

"Yeah, I overheard them and saw them. She kissed him, his eyes were in shock. But it looked like he didn't want to kiss her anyway"

A part of me lightened up. Not a lot, but a part of me did.
I paced around the cabin a little,

"Did she or Hayes say anything else?" Curiosity was now roaming through my veins

"This happened the night you got lost with chandler. She made it Sound like you were the bad guy here" Mary said,

My jaw dropped,
And so did a part of me inside.

Me?

I then thought for a moment.

What if I am the bad guy?

I'm the one who went with chandler anyways,

I'm the reason hayes punched the top bunk causing a big and painful bruise on his hand

I'm the reason for everything.

I'm the reason for hurting Hayes,

And a huge wave of guilt washed over me

----------------------------------------------I apologize for such a short chapter. I've just been really busy because of formal day and school and spring break that I sort of had writers block. But I have an idea for the next chapter and it will be up tomorrow! :)