Through the Years

8- Cameron Please

We see Cassandra and Kayla walking outside where it is quiet. There is a light snow fall sticking to the ground and the temperature has dropped. Kayla walks up to a railing that is in front of a fountain that is not running. Kayla leans on the railing as Cassandra walks up from behind, standing beside her.

Cassandra: "You can't let her get to you like that Kay. I know what she did to you was down right awful, but there are people here that wouldn't hesitate to do the exact same thing that she did."

Kayla: "Yeah, I know."

Cassandra: "Not everyone in there is your friend. You need to be careful with every thing you do or say tonight."

Kayla: "I know Cass! I just...ugh! You know I didn't even want to come. The only reason I did was because-"

The two girls hear the door open behind them. When they turn around they see Cameron walking towards them before turning back to face the fountain.

Kayla: "...never-mind."

Cameron stands on the other side of Kayla, putting his jacket over Kayla shoulders then leaning on the railing next to her.

Cassandra: "I think I'll leave you two to talk."

Cassandra gives Cameron and Kayla a smile before walking back into the restaurant. Cameron and Kayla are quite for a couple of seconds, just looking at the fountain.

Kayla: "You should go back inside, otherwise you're going to catch a cold."

Cameron: "I'll be okay."

Cameron puts his arm around Kayla. He gives Kayla a kiss on the top of her head. Kayla rolls her eyes at Cameron's action and still leans on the railing, staying quiet. A gust of wind comes, making the trees sway from side to side. Kayla shivers as the wind hits her face.

Cameron: "Kay, I think it's time you tell me what happened when you were here last."

Kayla: "Cameron-"

Cameron moves so his arm so it is no longer around Kayla.

Cameron: "No, Kayla. I have been patient for months now. I knew when you came home after that trip something wasn't right, but you kept saying every thing was okay, so I backed off. I tried to get you to tell me when we got the invite to come to the reunion and you would always say we'd talk about it later and we never did. Now we are here and you almost get into a cat fight with Sam the first five minutes of them sitting at the table."

Kayla: "I don't even want to be here. Plus, Sam started it, I-"

Cameron: "I don't care who started it Kayla! I want to know what happened. I'm done with you saying we'll talk about it later."

Kayla: "God, can't you ever let anything go?! I don't want to talk about it!"

There is a couple seconds of silence between Kayla and Cameron as they both try to calm down.

Cameron: "You know, I get why you didn't want to come, but I am here to support YOU and help YOU through these two hours of what you're probably considering to be torture, but right now...I don't even want to be any where near you."

We see Cameron start to walk away from Kayla, towards to restaurant.

Kayla: "Cam-"

Cameron: "No, Kayla. You're always yelling at me, telling me every thing is okay, but I know it's not. I try to comfort you and all you do is push me away. I'm done with your secrets and I'm done with all the lies...I'm done with all of this."

We see Cameron walk back into the restaurant as Sarah walks out. Kayla has tears in her eyes, not knowing what to do.

Sarah: "What happened?"

Kayla: "I got into a fight with Sam, then Cam and I got into a fight...I just...can I please go home Sarah...please. I don't like it here. I don't feel comfortable, I want to go home."

Sarah: "No. You need to get back in there, hold your head high, and ACT like your happy to be here. Once we can convince everyone you wanted to be here then we can leave."

Kayla: "And how am I supposed to do that?"

Sarah: "You always did that when you first started your career Kay. You never wanted to go anywhere because you didn't trust anyone and you said you were uncomfortable. BUT, you made it through every single one of those events. Just think of this reunion as one of those moments."

Kayla nods her head, wiping some of the tears on her face that have fallen.

Sarah: "Alright, just come back in when you're ready. I'll be in there."

Kayla watches as Sarah walks back into the restaurant. Kayla stares back at the fountain. We see her hold onto the railing taking a couple of deep breaths. We see Kayla take off Cameron's jacket, folding it in half before placing it over her arm, slowly walking back into the restaurant.