the wrong direction [COMPLETED]

eleven

day 3-continued

ryan took a toilet paper roll from a stall and threw it to me as i started to get my clothes back on. he then stepped completely out, still butt naked, and walked over to his pile of clothing.

we got dressed and wiped up our bodily fluids that were on the floor without a word. it wasn't really awkward, we just thought that there was nothing to be said.

after a few minutes of making sure the bathroom was spick and span and throughly inspecting that there were no traces of suspicious white stains on the floor, we looked at each other and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"boy, will we have a story to tell when the time comes," ryan said, me nodding my head in unanimous agreement.

"we should probably go so they don't get too suspicious on what we're up to."

"sounds good, bren. be quiet, though. i have no idea if dallon is still attempting to nap or not."

i cracked the door open as ryan threw the last trash receptacle (a condom wrapper) in the garbage can. but, he was smart and wrapped it in paper towel so they couldn't see the actual condom wrapper. we'd be literally dead if marilee saw that in our trash.

i observed that dallon was nowhere to be seen. i assumed that he changed his mind and decided to go on the walk with spencer and jon or he woke up and heard us and it was too awkward to just be lying there and unwillingly listening.

"c'mon ry, let's get a move on!"

"alright, alright, i'm coming."

"again? what did i do now? i'm fully clothed!"

"shut up," ryan said playfully, nudging me in the shoulder as we walked out the cabin door to set out to find our friends.

we first walked around the main hall, spencer, jon, and dallon nowhere to be seen. but, i did spot an upset ashley and a comforting hayley sitting on the same tree stump sarah was on the first day of camp when meagan was trying to make her feel better after linda broke things off with her because of this godforsaken camp. hayley was trying to keep ashley's dyed blue hair from getting in her face by holding it back, ashley wiping what looked like tears from her eyes.

"let's go see what's wrong," ryan commanded, him obviously noticing something wasn't right with that situation either.

we walked slowly over to the two girls, both of them noticing our presence and lifting their heads up to look at us.

"hi guys," i started. "is everything okay?"

"no!" ashley cried, hayley welcoming her into an embrace.

"what's wrong? did something happen?" ryan asked, ashley taking a deep breath.

"today's whole topic is just uncomfortable for me. i'd tell you guys why, but you have to promise you'll believe me."

"of course! go on, we're listening," i said comfortingly.

"it happened when i had just turned 15. my best friend at the time, melanie martinez, was sleeping over at my house for my birthday. we had cake, she brought me a 75 dollar hot topic gift card, everything was fine. well, until we were laying down in my bed and just talking. i'd rather not get into detail, but she tried to rape me. i told my mom and she thought i was insane. she said, 'why would you say that, melanie is such a nice girl!' and that's basically another factor into why i was sent here. my mom did ask melanie about it, but she just told my mom i was gay and that i tried to take advantage of her! now i'm in this place all because of FUCKING MELANIE!"

"i'm so sorry, ash. fuck your mother for not believing you. my question is that why would a parent not believe their own kid on a subject like that?" i asked.

"i honestly don't know. it's fucked up, man."

"she's been upset about it all morning, that's why she didn't talk much at the lesson today," added hayley.

"well, have either of you guys seen jon and spencer? or maybe dallon?" ryan asked after a few seconds of awkward silence.

"yeah, actually. they all went down by the forest border behind your cabin to do who knows what. thanks for talking to me, too, guys," ashley informed us.

"no problem. i think we shouldn't mention anything about the melanie situation in lessons or to marilee, though. it would just stir up trouble," ryan suggested.

"agreed. bye guys."

"bye, hayley. bye, ash," i said, ryan waving to them.

we started walking over to our cabin, but i stopped in my tracks as i witnessed something that would send marilee howling to the nut house.

"brenny, what's wrong?" ryan questioned. but, after a few seconds of close observation, he noticed it, too. "oh my fucking god."

"i know."

let's just say we weren't one bit surprised at the sight of it. it was jack and alex making out near the forest, jack having his hands roam everywhere on alex; and i mean everywhere.

"let's skrrt our way out of this place before jack and alex see us," ryan whispered a little too normally. it seems that skrrt has been part of his dialogue before.

once we had traveled back to the cabin, i said to ryan, "i can't believe you said skrrt back there."

"it's my pleasure. let's just wait until joncer plus probably third wheel dallon get back to talk to them because i don't want to get caught spotting jack and alex making out."

"mkay. i'm watching netflix on my phone, you do you."

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don't come for me melanie stannies bc i made her an enemy lmao