Chase, Alicia, Ren, Jay and Michael shoved everything back into their backpacks, and began the trail. They had begun their ascent when Chase perked up.
"Are we there yet..."
"Dude it hasn't been ten minutes, man up." chided Michael.
"This is going to take about 4 hours or so more, apparently." added Ren.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!" roared Chase out of frustration as he stomped the ground
This... is gonna suck.
The group trudged on for an hour until Chase collapsed on the floor.
"I'm done... Go without me..." Chase said dramatically.
"Dude, we are literally one minute away from a rest stop."
"REST STOP?!" Chase sprinted up the hill, but tripped on a branch. He crawled the rest of the way, finding the rest stop with a few students there.
"Whew!" Chase wiped his sweat. "I thought I was going to die!"
"Yup. Uh-huh." nodded the rest of the group.
Chase wiped the sweat of his forehead as he chugged his water bottle.
"Ok! How much longer is the hike?" Chase asked.
"Ummmm... 3 hours." Ren said, looking at her watch.
"WHAT???"
"Yes you wimp three more hours."
How much more can I take!
Chase picked himself up, and the group set off once more. They were going at turtle pace for about an hour. They spent most of the time joking with each other about what had happened at camp.
"I still can't believe-WAHHH!!"
That was the last heard from Alicia as she tripped on a rock and tumbled down a ravine.
"ALICIA!"
"Crap..." grumbled Chase
He looked at Ren, and jumped down into the ravine.
Michael, Jay, and Ren stared at the silhouette dumbfounded as it disappeared into the darkness.
"OOF!"
Chase grunted as he rolled to a stop.
"What the heck are you doing here dummy!" exclaimed Alicia as she cradled her leg leaning against a nearby rock.
"Ummm... That's a good question."
How do I say that I didn't want to leave you down here, and made sure that you would be kept company if you got injured or not.
"Hey are you alright down there!" yelled Ren.
"Alicia hurt her leg!" answered Chase immediately, "Go get help!"
"Well no kidding, dork!"
Chase opened his mouth to give a clear, colorful response. Before he could however Jay cut in.
"Give them the GPS!"
"Why???" questioned Michael.
"Because we need to locate them when the rescuers arrive, dummy."
Jay pulled out the locator and tossed it down to Chase, which hit Chase in the head.
"Keep good care of it! We'll be back soon!"
Chase watched as the shadows of his friends disappeared into the light.
"Ughh..."
Alicia winced as she tried to move.
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The Duet
RomanceChase is starting middle school with a bang. or should I say with a painful Ouch! Chase's life could never be the same as a new person barges into his life, making life both agonizing and exciting Join Chase as he pushes through middle school, with...
