The next morning I wake up in a cabin I don't recognize. Feeling my heart start to race, I look around and try to figure out where I am. Once I see Danny sleeping in a bed across the small cabin, everything comes back. The panic attack. Josh. I vaguely remember waking up throughout the night too.
"You awake?" Danny grumbles from the other side of the cabin.
"Yeah." I answer simply. "Where exactly are we again?" I ask, feeling stupid that I dont remember where we are. Danny is used to it. I always forget things when I have really bad attacks, or a really bad night. I should be used to it too, but here we are.
"Were at camp, Josh brought us to an empty guest cabin for the night." He explains.
We get up and get ready to the best of our abilities without any of our things. Danny leads me to where the path splits, and we both head in our separate ways to our cabins. My heart pounds in my ears every step I take. Its quarter after seven, so all the girls will be up to see me come back. I sigh, making my way to the door.
Through the window, I can already see everyone bustling about. I open the door and all of it stops. Every pair of eyes is on me . My blood runs cold. Jessie and Debby are no where to be seen.
"Well, look who decided to join us?" A blonde Ive learned to be named Jasmine sneers.
"Have fun sleeping with your boyfriend last night?" Her brunette friend taunts me. Do they really think that? "Or did you even know the guy?" Laughter erupts from all the girls. How could they think that?
"It— He's my brother" I protest, stuttering and making them all laugh.
"Doubt it." I hear another girl mutter as I make my way through the cabin. I quickly duck into my bunk, picking out clothes to change into once the bathroom is clear. There was no way Im changing out here, especially now. I feel the lump grow in my throat as their words play on repeat through my mind. I'm not going to give them the satisfaction of seeing me cry.
Slowly they all go back to getting ready, occasionally muttering and glancing in my direction. Self consciously I pull my shorts lower over my legs, knowing they probably didn't see anything, but Im not taking any chances.
I wait my turn for the bathroom, slipping in and leaning against the door as soon as its free. I practically hyperventilate as soon as the door is closed. What did I even do to them? Why do they hate me so much? I let the tears fall as soon as Im out of eye sight, silently sliding down the door and trying to regain my composure. Luckily, Im the last one to get ready, so no one is waiting for the bathroom. After a few minutes, I stand up and start the shower.
*****TRIGGER WARNING*****
I grab my blade from my phone case, quickly running it across my wrist, instantly feeling relief as blood starts to surface.
****TRIGGER OVER*****
I put it away and hop in the shower, it only now hitting me that Im going to have to find a way to hide these. Its nearly a hundred degrees outside, and I don't have enough bracelets without unpacking all of my bags. I guess Im going long sleeve today.
I hop out and quickly get ready, throwing on the few bracelets that never leave my wrist and sneakily changing into a long sleeve when I get to my bunk. My bunk is right outside the bathroom door, so no one even saw me come out. As I'm just finishing the french braid in my hair, Jessie walks in and claps her hands.
"Everyone ready, ladies?" She asks, to which we all respond with yes. We head off to breakfast, following the stampede of hungry and tired teenagers. Danny motions me over as soon as I grab my food, and I gladly take the empty seat next to him and his cabin.
"How on earth are you in a long sleeve shirt?!?" Miles gasps as soon as I sit down. Exactly the question I wanted to avoid.
"I'm cold!" I laugh, trying to play it off. Everyone at the table looks at me like Im insane. "What?"
"How the heck are you cold?" Jax asks. I shrug as Tyler and Josh sit down.
"Whats going on?" Josh asks, while Tyler eyes me suspiciously.
"She says shes cold!" Ace explains. Both Tyler and Josh look at me astonished.
"I am!" I protest. Tyler looks like he may be catching on, but he doesn't say anything. Luckily, the subject is dropped, and the rest of breakfast goes without a hitch. We all get up and put our dishes away, making it back to our seats right as the announcement starts.
"Attention Campers!" Mark yells through the megaphone. A deafening screech makes all of us clutch our ears in an attempt to block out the horrid noise. "Haha, sorry about that." He laughs. "Now, I trust you all remember the groups you were in last night," he starts.
Crap. Last night. I have no idea what group I was supposed to be in.
"Danny..." I whisper, feeling my chest tighten.
"Don't worry. We'll figure it out." He reassures.
"Well, you're all going to go meet in your designated room in the rehearsal building now for a quick group activity/ briefing." He cheers as if it's something extremely fun and interesting. "On your marks, get set, GO!" He jokes, dismissing everyone and hopping down from the table he was standing on.
"Ky," Danny gets my attention. "Come with me." I follow him closely like a lost puppy as he walks up to Tyler and Josh.
"Hey man, what do ya need?" Josh asks, clapping him on the shoulder.
"Uh, we kinda missed last nights session so we don't know what group were in."
"No problemo!" Tyler cuts in. "Lets go check with Mark." We follow him over to the over enthusiastic middle aged man.
After explaining the situation to a very understanding Mark, we're quickly told that Danny is in group "X" while Im in group "Z" and that the letters are painted on the doors.
We head next door and venture into the beautifully built auditorium, descending the stairs to the basement where the rehearsal rooms are lining two opposing hallways. We wander down the second hall, indeed noticing the large letters painted along every door.
"This is me." Danny says when we reach door X. "Yours should just be right there." He points to the end of the hall. "I'll see you later, okay?" I nod and he disappears into the open door.
Sure enough, I find my door right where Danny pointed. Taking a breath to gather myself, I walk inside and feel my heart drop when I see what's inside.
"Well, well, well. Look who we've got here ladies!"
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