The Camp That Changed My Life

Chapter 4: Well I fucked up (Bodhi)

This chapter may have some triggering events in it. Please read at your own discretion.

So, the next day at school during lunch, I signed up for the trip, paying a fee of fifteen dollars. I smile at my genius self and go to tell Jackson the news.

I find him sitting in the back of school smoking a cigarette. I smile and run up to him. I told him the news and smiled as I did so, which quickly turned to fear as I heard his reaction.

"WHAT!?" He yells as he throws his cigarette angrily on the ground and roughly grabs my wrist. He pulls me close to him so that our faces are inches apart. "What?" He asks again, this time coming out as a growl.

"I-I w-was just s-saying-" he shakes me violently before he shouts, "Spit it out already!" in my face.

"I was just saying that I had signed up for the camp-" The rest of my sentence was cut off by Jackson roughly shoving me into the wall. My back yelled in pain as Jackson pressed me into the wall and tightly gripped my shoulders.

"What did I tell you about going to that damn camp?" He whispered to me as he leaned close to my face. At any other moment, I would've found it delightful, but that look on his face sends shivers down my spine, and not in a good way.

"Um, well, y-you s-said-" I was cut off again when Jackson clamped his hand onto my mouth, "Stop. Stuttering." He said with a pause before each word.

I quickly nodded my head and he let me go, making me gasp for breath. "You said that I... couldn't go." I had to pause before continuing because I knew I was going to stutter, and that would've made Jackson even more mad.

"Uh huh, so why did you sign up for it?" His voice while talking was dangerously calm, I almost wished he was yelling instead. Almost.

"Because I thought that if I signed up that you would reconsider but obviously that didn't work. I should've known it wouldn't have worked why the hell am I so stupid-"

"OK Bodhi, stop rambling, you're giving me a headache." I immediately shut my mouth and looked up at him, waiting for him to say something, anything. He still held me against the wall, but he wasn't looking at me, more of through me. Like his mind was off somewhere else.

Suddenly, his eyes shifted to mine. "You're not going to that stupid camp, and you're not arguing about it." he said as he let go of me.

"But I already signed up for it!" I explain. He whirls around and grabs me by the front of my hoodie.

"Well then unsign up! I don't care how you do it, just do it!" All I could do was nod at his sudden outburst. His face softened and his grip loosened. He kissed me on my forehead and muttered a goodbye before walking away. I stared after him, wondering how I was going to fulfill his wish.

The rest of the day was as boring as it always is, so I was thankful when I was finally able to plop down onto my fluffy bed. The light blue ceiling standing above me, and my white ceiling fan humming in the background.

My room wasn't anything special. Just my bed, dresser, closet, desk, and bathroom. And for my decorations, I have a few anime posters, a puppy calendar, and picture of Andrew from middle school. I know I shouldn't have it, but I can't bring myself to throw it away. All of my best memories happened during that period of time.

I was brought back to reality when my phone dinged. I flipped onto my stomach and reached for it. I opened my phone to see it was a message from Jackson.

Jackson: Hey babe, I just want to start off by saying how sry I am for today. I was having a really bad day and I shouldn't have taken it out on u

Bodhi: It's OK sweetie. I shouldn't have signed up for the camp even tho u  already told me no