Camp Echo Falls (Completed)

Chapter 25

Jades POV

I have no idea why I'm still sitting here, resting my head on Leo's chest. At first I was just worried that he was hurt, myself being too angry to care that Will was at the other end of the fight.

And then he was comforting me, his bloody hand felt smooth against my lips, the coldness of his metal rings a new type of sensation, something I've never felt before. I didn't want him to stop, but I needed him to, I would never forgive myself if not.

The only way that I thought of stopping him from doing something we'd both regret, was to put my head on him. I let the exhaustion take over, as I let him take all my body weight.

It wasn't the most comfortable position, him sat with his legs over the edge of the bed so that his chest was flat towards me, my head snuggled into him, as he rested his chin on top of me, but it felt so right.

I don't think he minded me resting on him. He didn't even move away. Instead he wrapped his comforting arms around me. I know that I haven't known him for long, but right now he's the only one here.

The girls left me to rest about an half an hour ago and Leo turned up just after they left. The sight of his bloody face shocked me, but I instantly knew what had cause it.

I know that I should be with Will right now, making sure that he's okay and tending to his wounds. But right now I'm too pissed at him, and Leo smells really good.

Like, really good.

I chuckle at the thought, taking a light breath in and consequently stirring the boy above me. He lifts his chin off from the top of my head, moving to look down at me with his gorgeous green eyes, now slightly confused. I probably look crazy laughing after all of that.

"What?" He asks softly, his eyes fixed on mine for a second, before flicking down to my lips and then back up to meet my gaze.

I take this moment to remove myself from the situation completely and I push myself up from the bed. I walk over to the wooden dressing table and answer. "Nothing, I just had a thought." I laugh weakly, my voice still harsh from all the crying.

I stand in front of the of the mirror on the table and look at the sad face staring back at me. My mascara has run, leaving black streaks down my cheeks.

Just as I'm about to reach for my makeup wipes Leo interrupts. "You have black stuff on your face." He points out from behind me, trying so obliviously to be helpful.

"Yes, I can see that Leo." I feel the smile tugging on the corners of my lips. The dark haired boy shuffles backwards, so his back is comfortably against the head board of the bed. His eyes following my movements as I grab my makeup wipes.

I notice him watching me through my mirror, as I sit down at the desk and swipe the wipe under my eyes, removing the dried mascara. Once I've removed it, I grab a brush and run it through my hair, getting rid of the knots formed by resting on Leo's chest.

I look into the mirror into my own reflection, my grey eyes restless, confused, angry with the world. Something deep with my soul not sitting right, the feeling of unbalanced, not at ease, something missing.

I hear a rustle from behind me and look in the mirror, startled. Looking back at me is the silently curious green eyes of Leo. I forgot he was still here, he's been quite for the last few minutes, watching me. I grab a hair tie and turn around to face him.

"Sorry," I laugh, gathering my hair and starting to adjust it into a high pony, "I completely forgot you were still here. No offence." I say looking at him.

He sits on the bed yawning, he then runs his hand through his hair pushing it up out of his face. The action make the pit in my stomach burn, I try to ignore it.

"It's fine, just hurry up doing that thingy to your hair so we can go." He looks around the room in disgust and mutters under his breath, "This room stinks of girls."

I finish my hair by tying it with a black hair band and pulling a few strands out at the front. I feel his eyes watching me and I go over to my phone that's on my bed side table. I check for any new messages from Will.

None.

I sigh out loud and put my phone back down on the table. If Will hasn't messaged me by now, then he won't for the rest of the day. I grab my sunglasses and put them on top of my head, then I slide my feet into my sliders and shake the feeling of worry that's starting to form in my head. Right now all I want to do is go somewhere quiet.

And I know exactly where to go.

"Let's go." I say softly, meeting Leo's green eyes as I pace over to the front door. He hops off the bed, stuffing his phone into his jogger pocket and follows me to the door.

I unlock it and I step out, feeling the presence of his body behind me, a ray of golden sun hits my face causing me to squint. In one motion I drag my sunglasses down from my head and put then over my eyes.

Leo does the same with his at my side and I wonder how he doesn't get hot in all black. The wooden stairs creaking as I take them one at a time, Leo follows behind not saying anything. Our feet crunch as we walk on the gravelled pavement, the suns heat reflected off the ground.

Three children no older then eight, sprint out in front of us, causing us to stop suddenly, almost making me loose my balance. I hear Leo grunt behind me, and I turn to look at him, seeing his shoulders tight and his eyes narrowed at the kids. It makes me giggle at his odd discomfort around the children.

Birds sing from high within the trees and the sounds of instructors shouting on the lake fills the air. Leo doesn't protest, as I turn down the same path that we took into the forest, on the first day after the introduction speech.

"Where are we going?" His question brings me away from the sounds from camp and back to the path we're walking. I glance towards the boy next to me and see him eyeing me up, maybe not suspiciously but curiously, as though he can't figure out what's going on inside my head.

"I need to clear my head, you don't have to come with me if you don't want." I answer, keeping my eyes on the trees that grow closer to us by each step.

The forest is where I go to get away from everything, where I can let the trees drown me in a peaceful silence. "That didn't answer my question." Leo huffs in annoyance, his brow creased slightly.

I smile at his sudden change in tone, which just causes him to look at me weirdly. "What?" He asks defensively, as though I've just called him a rude name.

"I've never seen someone change moods so quick quickly," I laugh, "and I've met myself." It's true, one minute I'm calm and the next minute I'm furious looking for someone or something to take my anger out on.

I feel bad as soon as I've cooled down again though, always doing something in the heat of the moment that I will regret later. After a heated argument with Will, I feel small and hopeless, I just want to crawl into a hole and never come out from it.

It scares me how confident I can be in one moment and in the next I can feel pathetic. But Will finds a way to balance me out, at least I think. He finds a way to ignore my angry side and help me to calm down again.

That's why I need him.

He's my anchor, even when he doesn't realise it, he's the reason I stay sane. I hope that he thinks the same thing of me, I want to be what he needs, the person to turn to when he needs to talk about everything going on inside his head.

But right now I don't feel connected, I don't feel as though he will come to me if he needs anything, I don't feel like he's telling me everything that's on his mind.

And I hate this feeling of being on the outside, so desperately trying to break my way in.