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Chapter 7- Beca POV
Chloe and I finish up our game of solitaire and grab our permission slips to take to church. We hop in my mom's car and head off. Once we get there, Chloe and I go up to the teen room and my mom and Ms. Mitchell go to the sanctuary for the adult service. We don't have many kids in our youth group. We only have 6 total, including Chloe and I. We are called EPIC but I think it's basically an epic fail with 6 kids. It's fun though, and it gives us something to do in the church.
Chloe is the only person I talk to outside of school, but I've gotten kind of close to the kids in EPIC. We go into the worship room and find a seat. Soon after, Amy appears next to us with a huge smile on her face. Amy is our age, but she is the craziest girl you will ever meet. She always has a smile on her face and she says the weirdest things with that Australian accent of hers . She says hello and asks us if we have our permission slips. We show her our papers and she smiles even bigger. "Won't this lock-in be SO much fun!? I just hope that there is some croc wresting!" We laugh and then she sprints off to go see if everyone else has their permission slip screaming "I'm horizontal running!".
I'm not big on social gatherings, but I feel like this lock-in will be fun. I'm pretty close to these people, and even though I'm pretty quiet around them, they still consider me worth their time. Every now and then I will have a conversation with one of the 4 other teens, but I mostly hang out with Chloe.
Soon, the twins come in, Aubrey and Ashley. You wouldn't be able to tell them apart if they didn't have different hair color. I think one dyes their hair just for that reason. They are a year older than us, but they are still pretty cool. Ashley doesn't talk much, and I don't know why, but I think that's why I like her. Aubrey is stern and assertive, so I'm not the biggest fan of her, I don't even think she liked me either.
They ask us if Amy said the same thing to us. We ask what she said and Aubrey replies "She said something about croc wrestling?" Ashley nods and Aubrey says "I'm just surprised she said a sentence that didn't say dingo in it." We nod and they find a couple bean bags to sit on.
After we wait on the last kid, Jessica, to come in, we get started. Our youth leader, Jesse, asks us if we all have our permission slips. We give them to him and he starts to go over the plan.
"Okay, so everyone has helped plan some activities for this lock-in and it will be a blast! Don't forget that it is this weekend. Meet here at 6 for dinner and then we will get started. As most of you know, this is a 2 day lock-in. Friday night to Sunday morning. The first day we are going to have some fun, play some board games, and maybe even play Psychiatrist."
Psychiatrist is our favorite game. We play it all the time here. It's an acting game where one person is selected to be the Psychiatrist and they walk out of the room. The rest of the group makes up a problem for the Psychiatrist to solve and then they act it out.
"Saturday will be fun for half of the day, and serious the other half. We will have worship and ministry and we will do our most important activity of the lock-in, called If You Really Knew Me." I don't like the sound of this game… "In this activity, you share something with each other that no one knows about you." Oh, great. "You can write it out if you want, but you have to participate. This will probably bring us closer than we have ever been. Don't slack off. This activity is important." If this is what I think it is, I will NOT enjoy it.
"After that we will play a couple happier games, because this game can get depressing," we hear a little whimper from Ashley in the background "and then go to sleep. We will wake up in time for church Sunday and then say our goodbyes, knowing and caring more about each other!" After Jesse finishes up his speech, the room feels tense. He smiles and says "Don't worry! It will be fun! I promise!" The group lightens up a bit and then we start worship. EPIC ends at 7:30, so when that time comes we all say our goodbyes and head our separate ways, each of us worrying about our If You Really Knew Me papers.
I lean over to Chloe and ask "What are you going to write yours about?" She starts to stiffen up and then says "Oh, I don't know… and when I figure it out, I'm not telling you! It will be a surprise!" "You know I hate surprises." I tell her back.
"What about you?" She asks right back. I reply with "I don't know either, but I'm sure as heck keeping it away from you when I do!" Chloe smirks and we meet our moms downstairs.
Jesse walks up to us and says "Don't forget ladies! I will be starting my paper tonight. I suggest you do the same!" We hop in the car and my mom asks "What was Jesse talking about?" Chloe replies with "Oh, just some game everyone is regretting playing at the lock-in. It's about sharing feelings and stuff." Chloe and I shudder after that sentence.
Chloe's mom says "Oh, well that will be fun! You two pretty much know everything about each other though, so you two shouldn't have a problem with that!" Oh how I wish that was true. This will definitely be harder for the two of us, considering our curiosity and secrets. I know if Chloe spills her secret, I will have to spill mine.
We drop Chloe and her mom off at their house, even though it's only 3 doors down, and then go back to our house. I go upstairs to my room and grab my laptop and try to think of ideas for this paper. I definitely have one sticking out in my head, but I really don't want to do it.
I end up making one about having no friends makes me feel lonely, but how I also don't really mind sometimes since I have Chloe. I think and think about it and then finally realize that I won't be able to go to sleep unless I write what's really on my mind.
It was 9 o'clock when I started, and by the time I'm done, it's 1 in the morning and I have tears rolling down my face. I wipe them off of my shirt sleeve and save the document, making sure I encrypt it when I do.
I text Chloe to see if she is still up and she replied saying she was. I ask her why she is up so late and she said "Same as you." I wonder how she knows what I'm doing, but then I remember that we just know each other like that. Chloe texts me to go to sleep and she said she was going to do the same. We exchanged goodnights and I got ready for bed. I go back to my bed and take the laptop and set it on the floor. I sit down, take off my AFO, and crash.