Finding Our Souls

8

The night falls and everyone gather up around the camp fire and decides what to do tonight.

Phil: "I think we need some beer"
Rebecca: "And music!"
Dane: "I'll go get my guitar"
Hailie: "Wait Dane, let's decide first"
Dane: "Sure girl"
Phil: "So guys, what else?"
Jim: "Let's play truth or dare"
Rebecca: "Duhh babe, I think only music and beer would be perfect"
Jim: "A game won't take your beer and music away love"
Stanley: "Jesus, I need help"
Rebecca: "Why are you so scared of love Stanley?"
Stanley: "Leave it dude, it's a long story"
Dane: "We got all night before us"
Stanley: "No"
Stephan: "For me bro"
Stanley: "Alright alright"
Phil: "No, wait, I don't wanna be bored up with stories okayyyy!!?!?"
Stanley: "Alright so, I'll cut short"
Dane: "Go on"
Stanley: "Okay so I loved a girl for 2 years, finally we dated and the night we were about to get intimate, I found out she had a dick"
Phil: "Laughing my holy butt offfffff, that was as surprising as Monalisa's painting"
Dane: "Stanley I think If I were in your place I'd never love again too"

Stephan whispers to Joelyn who is seated next to him

"I hope you don't have a dick"

Joelyn: "I think you won't mind being gay for me"

Stephan lets out a grin and sits back leaning on a rock behind.

Shannon and Stefie who were absent from there get out of their tent and make their way to the group out of curiosity.

Stefie: "What could be the probable cause for so loud laughs?"
Shannon: "Idiot, even I'm here with you wondering about it"
Stefie: "Sorry babe"
Shannon: "let's go see for ourselves"

Shannon and Stefie use the flash of their phones to go to the bonfire without any obstacle.

"What's going on?" Shannon asking.

The group goes silent and Phil finally says,

Phil: "Just planning what to do for tonight"
Shannon: "Let's play truth or dare"
Stanley: "Okay let me start then"
Shannon: "No, let us start with the new one, Joelyn"

Stephan knows something aint right, he glance at Joelyn who seems to be pleased to play.

Shannon: "So Joelyn, truth or dare?"
Joe: "Dare"
Shannon: "Okay so, kiss my foot"

Stephan stands up straight away,

"Wtf Shannon, she's not gon do that"

"It's just a game, if she's a loser she will refuse" Shannon says rolling her eyes.

"Guys, guys, it's just a game you don't have to go too far nor do you have to take it seriously" Phil says giving a stare at Shannon followed by Stephan.

Stephan was losing his cool but Joelyn held his hand and asked him to sit back.

Joe: "Shannon, I'll take truth instead"
Shannon: "Alright so, in how many relationships have you been in till now?"
Joe: "One"
Shannon: "Oh really? I thought you might've been over 28 or something cus you look like a hoe."

Not willing to digest this statement Hailie stands up from her place and knocks Shannon out with a punch,

"Bitch you better mind your fucking tongue and know who the real hoe is first of all" Hailie cries at the fallen out Shannon.

Dane and Phil pulls Hailie from there while the girls help Shannon get to her tent.

Joelyn still wondering what had just happened with widened eyes drops her jaws. Stephan looks at her laughing, not getting over that scene.

Stephan: "Damn, what a hit!"
Joe: "I...HAD...NEVER....EXPECTED...THIS"
Stephan: "Hails barely likes anyone but when she does, she's ready to fight anyone for that person"
Joe: "I noticed that most of you don't like Shannon, then why is she here?"
Stephan: "Well, actually we had a buddy, Nate, we was really close to us and we were mostly alike, he was Shannon's big bro. Nate always told me to take care of Shannon and include her with us. Well I can't refuse my buddy so that's why everywhere the squad goes, we take Shannon along, and she brings her friend Stefie too.
Joe: "Where's Nate?"
Stephan: "Well he's no more, a year ago he met with an accident in an illegal car race"
Joe: "Oh well sorry"
Stephan: "It's alright beautiful"
Joe: "Well, that girl really likes you hun"
Stephan: "And I like you"

A silence prevails between them after what Stephan said.

Joelyn smiles with shyness all over her face and leaves from there as Stephan watched her going with a smile extended to his face.

Joelyn looks for Hailie who was in their tent with a notebook,

"Hi" Joelyn informs her arrival.

Hailie hides the notebook as she sees Joelyn.

"What you hiding from me?"

Hailie: "Huh nothing important, what brings you here?"
Joe: "Seriously?!? You asking me what brings me here?"

Hailie and Joelyn looks at each other with a grin and then blast up with laughter.

Hails: "Oh my god had you seen that bitch's state"
Joe: "Ahahah i didn't see that coming Hails"
Hails: "I know right, I couldn't stop myself at that minute, that bitch was shitting from the mouth mannn"
Joe: "Well, it was rude from her but I didn't expect you to stand for me like that"
Hails: "I really like you, so obviously I would and I don't usually stand for anyone so you lucky lil girl"
Joe: "That I am"

While still having a conversation with Hailie, Joelyn spots 4 heads popping inside their tent, Stanley, Phil, Jim and Dane.

"Guyyyyssss, can we join you?" Phil says whispering to them.

Hailie invites them in with a smile,

"But why are y'all here whispering?"

Dane: "Cus we don't want that chihuahua to sniff up and eavesdrop here as well"
Phil: "Where the hell is becc, I thought she gonna come here too?"
Jim: "Someone needs to be attending the painful wound of that poor little girl, so she said she will come in a while"
Stanley: "That painful punch was brilliantly awesome Hails thank you for that"

"Hey guys, can we join you?" Says Stephan who stands outside with Rebecca.

"Why not?" Exclaims Hailie.

The tent was approximately 2×2m so it was adjustable for them. They lit up a torch and started telling horror stories and thrills. And they went on like that till late night without any disturbance, but from the other tent where Shannon and her friend were resting, she could see the light from the tent of Hailie and Joelyn. Her heart flamed with jealousy as it has ever been before, seeing them enjoying without her and had raised the evil in her. God knows what's going to be her next plan.