The Parent Trap (Jaria)

Chapter 16. A camping we will go

It was already midday and the DiLaurentis' plus Cece haven't been able to even reach halfway of the whole trail. At the rate they're going, thanks to Cece, it would take them the whole three days to even reach the mountain. That was what Addison DiLaurentis actually said when they stopped for the umpteenth time ever since they started walking.

She was the leader of the group of four and she enjoyed the camping trips she and her father took every year before class starts. Walking confidently through the rough and rugged terrain, she was a few feet ahead of Jason who was directly behind her. Balancing herself, she easily walked over a fallen timber and avoided the big rocks which were situated at the right side of it. Squealing in delight, she looked around and motioned her father to hurry up.

Jason beamed proudly at his daughter as he too easily balanced himself and walked over the timber. Cece was next and she propped herself up on a huge bolder at the left side of the timber and tried to cross with a disgusted look on her face. Unfortunately, her hair was in her line of vision and so it created a few black spots which made her miss her step and fall on her ass. The girls stifled a giggle as Jason rushed over to help her. Spencer smirked to herself as she easily crossed. Kenna came after Spencer and stood on the rocks behind the blond, eyeing her warily.

Cece wasn't really one with mother nature and so she found no pleasure whatsoever in their hike. Huffing and panting, she gritted her teeth and tried not to lose face in front of her now rival's children. She was already planning to send Addison off to some boarding school once she and Jason were married but with the new situation, she decided to just send the both of them. Landing splat on her buttocks, she felt exhausted, again, and decided to sit on one of the hug rocks that were laid out beside the fallen tree trunk.

"Oh...I'm gonna kill my trainer...he says I'm in such great shape." She seethed in between pants. Jason heard her and went back to check on his fiancé. Seeing that she was tired, again, he had no choice but to stop.

"I can't believe people actually do this for fun." Cece continued complaining as she rubbed her legs that were burning in pain.

"Hold on, we're stopping." Jason announced and Addison halted and tried to straighten the angry expression that was coming to her face. Spencer took the time to sit on one of the rocks as well and re-tied her shoes. Kenna ignored everyone as she was too busy picking up rocks on her way down to Cece.

"Again?" Addison couldn't contain her anger any longer, "Dad, at this rate it'll take three days just to get to the lake," she complained in a insisting tone and Jason gave her a quelling look.

"Cece isn't used to this altitude, just chill, alright?" he said in a calm voice and Addison rolled her eyes as Jason went a few feet away to check the trial. Addison scowled as she turned back to Cece and her eye caught her sister who sat directly behind the blond bimbo. Kenna gave her a small smirk as she opened the Prada backpack and started filling every pocket of it with the rocks she had gathered. Addison's expression instantly lightened up, slapping a on her face to cover her cheeky grin as she watched her twin while Cece finally sat up with a long groan.

Spencer glanced at her niece, catching her eye as she filled the backpack. She only chuckled, acting as if she didn't see a thing. She didn't like Cece either. As one of Aria's best friends, she strongly preferred Jason and Aria together. The two balanced each other out perfectly.

"Oh, I am in so much pain. Can someone hand me my Evian? I can't move," Cece asked and Kenna looked up startled while Addison looked at her coolly but didn't move. She only stood there with her arms crossed.

"Sure." Kenna replied after deciding that she won't be heartless. But after seeing the small lizard beside the Evian bottle, she immediately changed her mind. "Brilliant." She whispered to herself with a huge smile. Picking up the small reptile, which started moving frantically as it tried to escape, she gently placed it on the bottle where, upon being raised, it would be directly in front of Cece's eyes.