Please
don't kill me! I'm so sorry for the lack of updating-ness. I've
been really busy and I know that's not realllly an excuse, but I'm
pleading it anyway.
Without further ado, here is chapter 8.
SPOV
"I hate you, Shane Gray! I never want to see your stupid face again!" Mitchie spat at me. I stood there confused and bewildered by her outburst. What had I done wrong for her to hate me so much? With one last glance she turned on her heel and left the restaurant I had taken her to. I pleaded and yelled for her not to go, but it was too late.
Suddenly the covers of my bed were ripped from me and the bright sunlight that streamed through my window burned through my eyelids. This was good though. This means that all of that had all been a dream. I was momentarily contented with that realisation, but then the reality of yesterday and the Tess incident came flooding back and crashed down on me. That would have been what caused all the nightmares I had. I'd woken up several times during the night, sweating, remembering the awful dream that had awoken me. Each of which all seemed to revolve around Mitchie leaving me. That thought was almost impossible to bear. All these thoughts flowed through my brain but only half a second had past. The sunlight was really starting to burn.
I rolled over and threw my hands up, "What?" I asked accusingly of whoever had just rudely awoken me. Though, they did wake me from an awful dream, which I was kind of thankful for.
Uncle Brown leaned down close to my face and whispered, "Rise and shine, superstar." Ugh. Like I wanted to deal with this at the moment. As far as I was concerned, I wasn't leaving this bed until I found the balls to face Mitchie. That day was definitely not today.
"Don't make me do this, Shane," Brown warned.
"Go away," I mumbled into my pillow. Seriously, what was the worst he could do? If he dragged me out of bed I'd just climb back in after he left. I thought he had left when suddenly I was surprised by a wave of cold water that had now drenched my grey singlet, my hair and some of my mattress.
"Hey!"
"Sorry. Don't say I didn't warn you," Brown quipped.
I surveyed the damage that was done, "Fine, I'm up, okay? I'm up." I sighed slightly pissed about what he had just done. Was that really necessary?
"Alright, we've both got classes to teach, yours starts in five," Brown told me, he put the vase back on the dresser and walked towards the door. "And you might wanna put that mattress out in the sun, it's the only one you're gonna get," he smiled before walking out. I threw myself face first onto the wet side of my bed letting my head dangle off the edge. Apparently I'd missed breakfast. Great.
"Four minutes!"
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Apparently the class I was going to teach today would be Hip Hop 101. Ugh, I despised dancing. Rock stars don't dance. Shane Gray. Doesn't. Dance. Just because I can, doesn't mean I wanted to go teach a bunch of kids how to. I walked into the room to find them all sitting on the floor chatting away. Pepping the kids up with a few well-chosen words, they were soon dancing their way across the floor under my direction. I showed them some basic moves, and they seemed to follow direction pretty well. At least this was going to be an easy 2 hours.
An hour and a half into the class, I barely heard the knock on the door over the music. I went over to see who it was and found myself face to face with Tess Tyler. 'Oh well, I better be the adult in this situation,' I mused to myself.
"Yes, Tess? What do you want?" I sighed at her, pressing my thumb and forefinger to the bridge of my nose. A visual sign to her that I really wasn't in the mood for talking to her.
"I'm here to apologise for my actions yesterday," she mumbled.
"You what?" I asked, opening my eyes and looking at her quizzically.
"Shane, I'm sorry for pretending to drown and worrying everyone. And I'm sorry for everything else I've done," she mumbled again, staring intently at her shoes. I wasn't ready to forgive her as things hadn't been fixed between Mitchie and I yet. I thought if I pretended to forgive her, maybe she'd learn her lesson and grow up. She didn't have to know that inside I was still furious at her.
"What you did was wrong, Tess. Way wrong. And you've hurt me and my girlfriend in the process," Tess looked like she was about to interrupt when I shot her a look and she looked back to the ground, "But thank you for saying you're sorry, I do appreciate it," I tried to force a genuine looking smile out.
"Oh, Shane! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she gushed, throwing her arms around me. She backed away as quickly as she had thrown herself onto me with a blush burning her cheeks. "I'm sorry, that was crossing the line, wasn't it?" she asked, ashamed.
"Yeah, it was. Especially after what happened yesterday. Look, everything will be fine okay? And stop giving Mitchie a hard time, she doesn't deserve it," I reasoned with her. Tess sniffed and wiped her nose with her hand before walking back out of the room. I hadn't noticed before, but Brown was down there – probably to escort Tess to make sure she did in fact come and apologise. I looked at Brown who gave me thumbs up before walking away with Tess. Jeez, whatever he threatened must have been major to make the ice queen crack her usual façade.
Half an hour later and the class was finally over. It's time to work up the balls and talk to Mitchie. Before that though, there were some things I needed to do. I called my driver and had him pick me up. I wouldn't be gone long.
MPOV
The morning had ticked by so sluggishly. I guess time moves slower when you want it to go faster. I needed to get to Shane and apologise. What was I thinking yesterday? Treating Shane like that! It wasn't his fault. I guess it was just the jealousy and anger running through my veins that made me act like that. And then he'd apologised to me and I brushed it off. I needed to see him. I walked in circles around the camp for what seemed like hours, but not once did I see him. I even went up to his cabin to see if he was inside, but it was empty.
Seeing Ruby and Jason sitting under a tree, I ran up to them hoping that they knew where he was.
"Uh yeah, he left about 10 minutes ago," Jason replied when I asked them breathily if either of them had seen my boyfriend recently. I swore under my breath and ran my hands through my hair. Sighing, I gave them a smile before walking back to my cabin. Guess I'd just have to feel sick a little while longer. At least there was no Tess to ruin my day.
Wait, hold that thought, why was she sitting on the stairs to the cabin? Taking a deep breath, I continued walking over hoping that she would ignore me. I passed her on the steps and let out my breath as I reached for the doorhandle.
"Mitchie?" I heard her voice. I really didn't want to turn around and face her. I was still pissed off from yesterday and her little "stunt".
"What?" I asked harshly, deciding not to turn around.
"I'm sorry?" she said. Although, it sounded like a question rather than a statement. I turned around and looked at her. A plastic smile covering her face. I bet this was just another trick.
"Okay, thank you," I replied, nodding. Tess huffed and turned, heading for the other side of the camp. I smiled in smug satisfaction that for once, Tess hadn't got everything she wanted. There was no way in hell she was getting my forgiveness today. If she really wanted it, she was going to work for it.
SPOV
I'd been to the local shops, and luckily they had what I wanted in stock; A bunch of sunflowers for Mitchie. She'd mentioned once how these were her favourite flower, so I decided that these would be the perfect 'sorry' present. Sitting in the back of the car, I stared into the distance. A flashback of the time I'd spent with Mitchie ran through my head. A vision of us laughing at the bonfire, sharing a kiss under a tree, waking her up in the morning and the look of peaceful, natural beauty on her face. The sunflowers reminded me of her; happy, bright and beautiful. Oh my god, this "love" thing was making me sound like a complete sap. 'Wait, did I just say love? Do I love Mitchie? Like, really love her?' A memory of Mitchie's coathanger smile came to the forefront of my mind, causing me to smile along with it. 'I do. I love Mitchie Torres,' I sighed to myself. This caused for a special occasion. I slumped back into the chair and started thinking of special unique ways I could tell her. A way that would make her remember the moment forever.
MPOV
I decided I was going to go and find Sam for a chat. She had this miraculous power of making me feel better no matter what the situation. Ever since we were both young we were the closest in our entire family. I couldn't find her anywhere though. After standing at her cabin door for a minute after knocking, I concluded that she must not be in there so I set off around the camp to find her. I poked my head into the mess hall for a quick look. Sam wasn't there, but Tess was. Seems her punishment for the other day was to help Connie in the kitchen. That was fair enough, because judging by the look on her face, she was less than happy. I got a sick kick of satisfaction from seeing Tess like that and I grinned smugly to myself as I let the door close softly behind me.
I still had no idea where Sam was which was bugging me. I decided to go down to the boatshed beside the lake to sit. It was peaceful and calm down there, and since Ruby was tied up with Jason and Sam was nowhere to be found, the next best company was myself. I headed towards the lake with errant thoughts running through my head. I wasn't paying much attention to my surroundings until I got to the trees that lined the pebbly beach where the canoes lay, still waterlogged from yesterday.
I stopped suddenly just inside the trees. I could hear the strains of a guitar playing a beautiful melody. I closed my eyes and listened closer. It sounded like a Connect3 song, but I couldn't quite place my finger on it without the words. Very carefully, I poked my head around the tree I was behind to see who was playing it. My eyes were presented with a sight that made me smile. There, under a tree that was growing on the edge of the sand was Nate, guitar in hand, concentrating on a girl. Sam. Aha! So that's where she was. I had second thoughts now about wanting to talk with her. Looks like she was already pretty tied up. I looked at her face and saw her smiling coyly at Nate who had started singing. I recognised the song as "Just Friends".
Nate looked up from his guitar and smiled. The next lines he sung were the ones that caused Sam to turn beet red.
"Everyone knows it's meant to be,
Falling in love, just you and me,
Till the end of time,
Till I'm on your mind,
It'll happen," Nate sung to her, a massive smile spreading across his face while he stared intently into her eyes.
I was so happy for Sam, who I believe at this point was on the verge of passing out. I smiled to myself and backed away, to give them some privacy. I headed back to my cabin to grab my phone and call Shane. Once I was out the front of the camp, the only place you could get reception, I sat down on a log and flipped my phone open. Scrolling through the contacts I had a small fangirl moment when I read the contacts 'Nate' and 'Stud Muffin'. Jason had insisted I put him in my phone under Stud Muffin and it made me laugh every time I read it. I scrolled to the contact above Stud Muffin and pressed the green call button. 'Damn,' I cursed to myself finding that Shane had his phone turned off. I slumped on the log and rested my head on my knees. I just wanted to talk to Shane! Is that so hard?
"Surprise, baby," I heard someone say from above me. I looked up to see my boyfriend's perfect face smiling down at me.
"Shane!" I squealed. I jumped up and hooked my arms around his neck, pulling him into a tight hug. I pressed my face against his chest all the while mumbling 'sorry' over and over again. He snaked his arms around my waist in an instant and pulled me into him further. Shane bent his neck down and kissed the top of my head protectively.
"I bought you these," Shane mumbled while rubbing his nose through my hair. I could feel the smile on his lips. I pulled back from him slightly keeping my arms firmly around his neck. With some difficulty he pulled a large bouquet of sunflowers from his hand that was behind my back. I let go of him and grabbed the flowers, inhaling their scent deeply. I looked up at him, my eyes shining with tears that I refused to let fall.
"Thank you, Shane," I smiled appreciatively at him, "but how did you remember these were my favourites?"
"I remember everything you've said," he smiled coyly back at me. I couldn't believe I'd found the most wonderful, caring, lovable, cutest boy in the whole entire world. Shane grabbed the flowers and set them down on the log.
"Mitchie, I have something to tell you," he grabbed my hands and stared intently into my eyes. I shuddered with anticipation.
"I… l-lo-" Shane stuttered. Wow, Shane Gray struggling for words. That was a new one to me.
"Mitchie, can I speak with you please?" interrupted Brown's voice from the main building. Shane subtly shot a murderous look in Brown's direction before blushing at me looking embarrassed. Grr, could Brown have any worse timing?!
"Sure thing, I'll be right there," I forced a smile at him.
"You better go see what he wants," Shane nuzzled his nose against mine. I sighed and scrunched up my face into a smile for him. Shane gave me a quick chaste kiss on the lips before picking up my flowers and holding them out for me. I took them from him and made my way into Brown's office. I wondered what he wanted while I made my way there. Perhaps this had something to do with the hiking trip the camp was going on tomorrow. I couldn't wait for that, spending the night in a tent under the stars with Shane. What more could a girl ask for?
I've
already started writing the next chapter, so you shouldn't have to
wait painstakingly long for it. Love you all
I hope.
Bree
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