I don't own camp Rock or the song lyrics (Perfect by Simple Plan) Happy Reading!
Once Tess got back to her cabin, she realized that Peggy and Ella weren't there. She felt like crying. You're a big fat baby she thought to herself. She gulped down some air and walked over to the full-sized mirror. I look like crap she thought. Her face had a large purple and green bruise on her left cheek. The clothes she had been wearing were dirty from sitting in the woods all night. The back of her head was now crusted in blood. She hoped that her hair would cover that up. Taking a shower first she washed out the blood and, making sure it didn't stat bleeding again, carefully combed her hair over it. She sat down on the stool behind her dresser and began applying her make-up. There was no trace of a bruise on her face by the time she was done. Putting on some lip gloss she looked around for her favorite outfit. She found her red skinny jeans in a drawer next to her bed. Unlike most people assumed, her favorite color was red, not pink. She pulled on the pants and looked for her tee-shirt. She found it sticking out one of her bags. It was a white tee with red writing on it. Some of them were quotes, but they were overlapping so much that you couldn't make out the words unless you looked carefully. She smiled as she remembered when she, Peggy, and Ella read all of them together. No more thinking of that she commanded herself. She slipped on her red wrist warmer and, of course, the charm bracelet her mom had given her.
She looked into the mirror and cocked her head to the side. She hadn't straightened her hair today, so it had natural waves in it. It looked horrible. With that thought, she opened a dresser drawer and took out her hair straightener. It was a metallic silver color. Peggy had given it to her a few years ago because, while they had been giving each other makeovers, Peggy had straightened her hair. After words, when Tess let slip that she didn't own a straightener, Peggy had insisted on giving Tess hers. "I don't need it, you should have it, Tess. Your hair looks beautiful like that. Beside, my hair is naturally straight." "I couldn't," Tess argued. "You have to," Peggy said "or else I won't be your friend anymore" She knew it was a childish threat, but it always worked on Tess. "Alright'" Tess agreed reluctantly. Peggy grinned. Sighing at the memory, Tess set off to the bathroom to start working on her hair.
While she was straightened her hair she began to wonder about what the others were doing. She was so preoccupied that she hadn't noticed that, in the process of straightening her hair, she had gotten her fingers in the middle of the two furiously hot plates of metal. She gasped, but had back all the screams and curses that were building in her throat. Dropping her hair straightener, she ran to the bathroom and poured water over the still scaling burn.
Two minutes later Tess was heading back to her Mirror. Once she got there she got a surprise. "No," she gasped "no, no, no, no, no, no!" She began to get hysterical. Get a grip she ordered herself. She gulped down air and bent over to pick up the two pieces of her now broken straightener. It wasn't like she couldn't get a new one. But deep down she knew that wasn't the problem. It had once belonged to her friend. Or her used-to-be friend.
She tried in vain to put the two pieces together. Finally giving up, she threw the pieces into her duffel bag. Most of it had been straightened.
By the time she had finished, it was almost 8:00. Figuring she could just skip breakfast, because who gives a care anyway?
Tess headed out to the lake. Once she got there she sat down on the edge of the dock. Looking out at the water she started singing:
I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
I can't pretend that
I'm alright
And you can't change me
'Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late and
We can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
Tess pulled out a small notebook from her back pocket and jotted down her new lyrics, trying out different melodies. Maybe I could make a song out of this she thought hopefully. But it's not like I'll ever be able to sing it in public. Tess hated most of the songs she sang in public with a burning passion. But when your mom sings about the same things, that's what people expected. It was like the status quo. Tess looked down at the blue water below. She could make out her distorted reflection looking right back up at her. She was an ugly, bloated, selfish, bitch. No wonder no one likes me she thought bitterly. She was tempted to just jump off the dock right then and there and drown, but suddenly she heard a noise coming from the woods behind her.
Suddenly Catalyin, Mitchie, Ella, Peggy, Lola, Shane, Sander, Barron, Nate, and Jason steeped out of the trees.
"Hello!" said Jason, completely oblivious to the tension in the air. "What are you doing here?" Shane asked, voice full of venom. "I didn't know that it was illegal," Tess responded "I'll get out of your way." Tess got up and walked passed them stiffly.
At The Lake
"What was that for?" Jason asked "She didn't do any thing to you" "Well, yah, she kind of did," replied Shane. "Like what?" asked Nate. They all stared at him like he was crazy. That is, except, of course, Jason who was looking back at the trees in the woods (presumably for birds). "it can't have been that bad." Nate said. They gave him a glare. "Well……" Caitlin started, and proceeded to tell the whole story.
"That is a bit much," Jason, who had stopped bird watching long enough to listen in on the conversation. "Yah," Nate agreed. "But she did apologize," Mitchie pointed out. "Yah, after she knew she knew she couldn't win anything!" Shane exclaimed "She was trying to suck up to you guys so she could be your friends and rip you to shreds!" Jason looked bewildered, "She didn't look that violent to me!" A look of terror came over his face. "It's an expression, Jason," Nate said in a board, yet exasperated tone. "Oh" Jason said "Wait, what's an expression?" Jason looked truly puzzled. Shane, sensing an argument coming said "It's saying something that you don't really mean." "O.K." Jason said, looking content. "Maybe we should give her a chance," Ella said tentatively. "No!" Shane shouted so loudly that Ella jumped. "Whatever," Ella mumbled. "Let's head back, we can have breakfast," Mitchie suggested. "Sure," agreed Sander. All the others nodded in agreement
I'm so, so sorry I haven't updated earlier! Please vote on my poll because I don't know who Tess will be with yet! I'll try to get the next chapter up as soon as possible.