Part 24 Weekend in the woods part 2

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We got divided into two teams by Jon. We were wondering what he has in store for us, a weekend of trust and team building. Visions of all those TV shows where people fall backwards and get caught by the person behind comes to mind.

"Hey. Why do you two go together, the health nut and the smart one? I get the two jokers" I replied sulkily.

"Those two have been making you laugh again" replied Danny.

"And I am sick of you, little brother".

"Maybe I am sick of you and we are going to beat you".

"Beat us at what".

"Whatever, this is". I grin. Here comes the sibling rivalry.

"Come to mention it, I haven't said what we are doing anyway".

"What are we doing?"

"Please don't tell me it's that trust thing where I hope Joey catches me when I fall back towards him. I don't trust him not to drop me on purpose" I replied.

"Hey!" I smirked at him. I shifted my weight onto my other leg as the bad one was aching. Jon looked at me.

"You OK J. you have been doing that an awful lot this morning, shifting your weight onto one leg".

"I am fine" I lied. I know I wasn't. I was being stubborn. I have had more exercise in the last two days than I have since moping at Jon's. I hope it just aching. It doesn't start up to anything else, if it stops me to be able to perform when it's my life. I don't know what I would do. I limp away before anyone notices. I can't do this now. I soon get to our campsite in no time. I go and hide in my tent I share with Joe this time. But it doesn't take long for one of them to find me. This time it's Danny.

"What's up J?"

"Nothing" as I rub my achy leg.

"It has to be something. You're rubbing your leg and you shift your weight off it too".

"It's been achy this last couple of days. I have been standing on it for longer recently. It's just a dull ache it's not painful". Danny looks at me and sits down next to me.

"Give me your leg now". I wasn't sure what he wanted so I turned around and put my left leg on his lap.

"I think its more muscle pain than anything serious as it's been six months since the cast had come off. I had the same problem in my ankle. If you ask Donnie he would say the same" as he massaged my leg. It did feel good and I relaxed a bit. After a while he finished. I stood up.

"Thanks Danny"

"No problem. You ready to find the others".

"Yeah I think". The ache had gone for now. We went to find the others in the woods to start this trust team thing.

When we got there Donnie and Joe were trying the trust thing I was moaning about earlier. Jon was shaking his head as they were goofing around.

"Catch me Joe" as Donnie threw himself backwards into Joe's waiting arms. They saw us coming.

"Wait I got one. Catch me OK Donnie" said Joe "OMG it's only Jordan Knight standing in front of me. Oh can't believe it. He's so hot. He's so dreamy. He's smiling at me" Joe starts to scream like a fan and starts fanning himself. He started acting like a fan fainting into Donnie's arms "OMG only Donnie Wahlberg caught me" pretends to faint again.

"They have been like that since you disappeared. Where do you go anyway?" replied Jon.

"Got a massage for my leg and which feels better now. Muscle cramp. I have been walking on it for too long".

"We better go and eat, it's getting dark. Cos your leg is hurting better call it a day".

"Hey, I'm fine". Jon glared at me. So I went to Joe and jumped on his back "I'm tired. Carry your master back to camp".

"Geeze J, you're heavy" stumbling as I jumped on his back.

"I resent that remark". I am still a few kilos too light "This is a team building so carry me to camp". There was a groan from Joe as he started to walk. The others started laughing. I'm sure if I looked back I would have sworn that Donnie was rolling around the floor laughing.

We were sitting around the campfire eating whatever Danny cooked. Joe was still stretching his back and glaring at me while doing it.

"I am not that heavy". Joe made a funny noise and carried on eating. I am still recovering mentally from my weight problem to have a remark that I am heavy hurt my feelings. Jon knew what I was thinking as I stared at my food in front of me. He shook his head and mouthed 'No'. Danny and Donnie looked at me and both of them gave Joe a friendly whack on the arm from both sides. He also looked at me.

"I am so sorry J". I shook it off and stared at my food again.

"It's not that bad is it?" said Danny.

"No I am not hungry anymore". I pushed my plate away and stood up to walk away.

"Geeze Joe. We got him eating properly again and you had to ruin it".

"I said I was sorry". Joe replied while looking at the back of my head as I disappeared. He stood up and grabbed something from the food supply. He then ran after me.

"Wait for me J" he yelled. I stopped and turned around. "Look I am sorry. I am truly sorry. I didn't mean it in that way".

"It's OK" I said.

"Well here. Eat this" he gives me a bag of Cheetos.

"I said I am not hungry" I replied angrily.

"Please eat this. Jon looks like he wants to hurt me or even kill me. Look here I will have a few too". He opened the packet. If even it was true I don't think our kind gentle Jon would even have the heart to hurt Joe. But he did upset his baby brother so maybe he would. I took some Cheetos as well. Joe wrapped an arm around me as we walked back to camp

 Joe wrapped an arm around me as we walked back to camp

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