Felix Month 2020

Day 7: Food Fight

The forest was peaceful, even with the sounds of footsteps echoing through the trees. Their hiking group meandered along the path and Felix found himself wondering when the actual hiking would begin. Everything about this hike had been easy so far, and there wasn't any indication the difficulty would increase anytime soon.

Adrien was at the front of the group with a few of his friends from the high school he attended, while Felix remained at the back, well out of the way. If there wasn't a camp counsellor right behind him, he might even consider slipping off into the trees for some well deserved time alone. But alas, the counsellors watched everyone like hawks.

Felix was so deep in his own thoughts of escaping the hike that he didn't notice the branch that was swinging out of a tree towards his face. Branch and face collided with a large 'smack' and Felix was thrown backwards to the ground. He groaned upon impact, ready to shout at whoever pulled the branch back to hit him. But everyone was already a long way ahead of him. It was just him and an overly concerned middle-aged woman hovering over him.

"Are you alright, dear?" Felix squinted at the woman, trying to deduce whether she was actually concerned or whether she was thinking about the paperwork for an injury.

"I'm fine." Without another word, Felix pushed himself off the ground and continued walking. He just wanted distance between him and the other people to regain his dignity privately without people watching him or being concerned to some degree. In his rush to get up and move, he didn't bother brushing the dirt from his clothes.

The hike continued for another two hours, and by that point, nearly everyone was tired and complaining. Felix was still grumpy at the hike in general and he could feel bruises forming where he had been hit with the branch and landed on the ground, and couldn't wait to get back to the comfort of the camp so he could spend some quality time by himself.

When the group arrived back at the campsite, they all split their separate ways to return to their cabins. Felix returned with Adrien to the third cabin on the left in the boy's section of the cabins and sat on his bunk to pull his shoes off. Throughout the day, he had been increasingly glad that he had worn extra thick socks on his walk as nearly everyone had complained about the blisters forming on their heels.

Just as Felix was beginning to relax again, the door burst open and a few of Adrien's friends burst in, followed by a counsellor. He was altogether a little too cheery for Felix, especially with his announcements. This one seemed to be no exception. "Our next hike is only a few days out and it won't be anywhere near as easy! Prepare yourself!"

Nearly everyone in the cabin groaned, not even wanting to imagine how bad the next adventure would be.