Perfect Timing: a tratie story

November// Chapter 5

1461 words
Travis Stoll

Connor shuts the door on an already flustered and annoyed Katie and I turn to him expectantly. After a few seconds of silent conversation he sighs. "You already know we're going to do the prank so stop looking at me like that. gods." He starts to walk back to our table then abruptly turns back around and i try to hide a growing smile "and for the record. We're not pranking her cause you want to. It's because I don't like that she tried to tell me what to do."

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"Gods, Connor could you be any louder?" I ask as we spread toilet paper around the bunk beds of the Demeter cabin

He trips yet again over an object on the ground "If you got your girlfriend to clean her cabin once in a while this wouldn't happen"

Not bothering to respond, I shove past him and make my way towards the head counselor's bed. Only because it would be stupid not to prank the most annoying person in the cabin. Obviously.

As I'm wrapping toilet paper around the headboard of Katie's bed, I almost drop the roll, and I have to catch it a few inches above her face. I hold my breath for a moment then sigh in relief. Still afraid to move from my position. I stare at Katie looking for any sign that she woke up. I notice that she sleeps with her mouth slightly open. I also notice the freckles that dot her nose and cheeks. She's kinda pretty when she's not all angry. I decide. Not that she's my type at all, but with the light from the window shining on her face and her dark hair sprawled out across the pillow, I can see the appeal. If I'm completely honest with myself, even when she is angry I think she's really-

"ahHEM" I turn around sharply to see Connor standing by another bed smirking. "If you're done checking Gardener out I think it's time for phase two"

"I was making sure, well, that she was asleep. and all that. you know" I whisper moving away from the bed

"whatever dude just come on" he laughs as he quietly moves back to the other end of the room

I follow, but steal one last glance back at the bed. Only to make sure she's still asleep. Obviously.

Katie Gardener

I sit up in bed expectantly. Looking around and seeing all the toilet paper, my suspicions are confirmed. "STOLLS" I yell throwing a sweater on over my tank top and shorts. I stomp outside to get tangled in even more toilet paper. Then comes the laugh that I'd recognize anywhere

"Wow Katie you've really changed up the decorations while we were gone." Travis grins, moving the toilet paper hanging from the trees so that I can see them standing there.

I tug at all the paper that's been tangled around me as I start to yell at them, getting more flustered as I realize just how much is on me "You morons are so DEAD. I politely asked you not to prank me and the first night you're back what do you do? Enough is enough. I swear I will march over there right now and I'll-" I start to lose my balance while untangling myself, and I notice Travis standing right in front of me smirking and Connor hardly holding back his laughter farther away "I'll..." Hades, where was I going with this

I freeze and suck in a breath as Travis gently reaches towards my head, moving my hair away from my face and stepping even closer to me in the process. Just as I panic, thinking he's about to completely close the gap, he pulls a square of toilet paper off of my hair and holds it between us , smirking. "You missed a piece."