Elektra Pov

After some toasted marshmallows and hot chocolate we all trailed back into our tents to sleep. The girls in one tent and the boys in another. I brushed my teeth and went to sleep. Lily and Carmen were chatting outside. I listened to their conversation.

"I can't believe you followed Elektra though! I told from the start she was a bad influence!" Lily said.

"Look she's not that bad you know. And it wasn't her fault for the bridge incident!" Carmen argued back.

"Then whose fault was it?!" Lily demanded.

"Look..it was nobody's fault.."

"See! You don't know but Elektra led you to the bridge..you could have died because of her!"

"But I didn't! Okay? That's the whole point! She tried to help me and she's feeling as bad as it is!"Carmen yelled, "If you were a true friend you'd understand!".

I got up suddenly trying to forget about everything. Carmen came into the tent and saw my face.

"Oh god Elektra! Look Lily's just being a bitch forget about her!"she said.

"Look what I've done now! I've split you two up! She's right its all my fault!" I said croaking. Carmen hugged me tight. "Look even if I did..you know.. I wouldn't ever blame it on you!You're a mate Elektra!".

We pulled apart and I smiled at her. "Thanks" I mouthed scared that if I say something I'd cry. She smiled back.

Soon we were all sleeping peacefully, even me. I drifted off into a dream..

I was on the bridge. Again. Carmen was screaming fall help dangling loose off the bridge. Toby was staring at me glaring at me not doing anything. "Do something!" I tried to scream and failed. "Blow your whistle!" I yelled. But Toby didn't hear me. No one did. I walked to Carmen trying to hold her hand. "Bye bye Elektra.." she whispered before falling down and down...

I woke up with a start breathing heavily. God! It was just a dream. I decided to go outside for some fresh air. Creeping past the others I carefully unzipped the tent and went outside. The moon was big and bright and the cold started to bite into my skin. I wrapped my arms around myself and walked around for a bit. I saw a shadow. It moved. I snuck up carefully to it ready to pounce on it..

"Argh!". It was Liam. "What the fuck Elektra?! You almost scared me!". I grinned.

"Correction: I did scare you; you screamed like a little girl!". He grinned back.

"What you doing out here?" he asked.

"I could ask you the same thing" I said blankly. He explained he was going to do a little prank for the person that stepped out of the girl's tent first. Make them step in poo. How lame.

"What about you then?" he asked.

"I had a nightmare" I said, "Big deal!". He looked at me carefully. "Was it about the bridge and Carmen?" he asked. I nodded turning my gaze away from him not wanting to talk about it.

"It's not your fault ok?" he said.

"Look Liam just leave me alone!" I said, "We all know it is my fault and you can't deny that!". I turned to go back when I felt an arm on my shoulder. "Correction: It isn't your fault, never will be..". I looked at him his brown eyes sparkling in the darkness.. god where did I get this soppy stuff!

"Fine if you say so.." I sighed before heading back into the tent.

Liam Pov

I watched Elektra go back into the tent. She looked really pretty here in the dark.. oh shut up Liam! I went back into my own tent and fell asleep. Elektra was alright I suppose.

I woke up the next morning to a piercing scream. I got up thinking it was Carmen. No it was Lily! And she was really really pissed. Everyone was laughing even Carmen and Elektra! I tried to hide a smile as she stepped out of the poo.

"Right who did this?" Tracy asked. No response. "It was you wasn't it?" Lily said pointing at Elektra.

"No! It wasn't me!" Elektra said. "Yes it was! I saw you coming back in the tent in the middle of the night...it's got to be you!".

Shit. I'd got Elektra into some trouble.

"Elektra?" Carmen said looking at Elektra's startled face "I thought you were better than this!".

"No I swear it wasn't me!" Elektra said. "I saw you!" Lily said. "I had a nightmare ok?" Elektra said. "HOW MANY EXCUSES CAN YOU COME UP WITH?!" Lily yelled, "IT WAS YOU IT WAS YOU IT WAS YOU!". Lily got hysterical.

"Calm down Lily.." Mike said, "And Elektra I expected better from you..".

Everybody started accusing Elektra then and I knew I had to stop it before it was too late.

"Wait!" I said. Everybody stopped talking and looked at me.

"It was me! I did it for a joke to prank you lot!" I said slightly upset that my prank didn't turn out the way I wanted it to.

"But Elektra.." Lily said confused.

"Like she said; she had a nightmare! She'd come out for some air...now will you lot stop yelling at her because she didn't do it alright?". Everyone muttered and went back to their morning businesses. Carmen looked at Lily. "Trust you to start blaming Elektra.." she muttered under her breath. Elektra walked over to me and whispered into my ear.

"Thanks but I don't need saving".

She looked at me in the eyes before she followed everybody else. I looked down at the floor. Guess I wasn't right for her then..oh well. Frank tapped me on the back.

"Liam?" he asked. I shook my head and followed everybody else to breakfast.

Elektra Pov

I felt bad for telling Liam that I didn't need saving. I think all he wanted was to be my friend and I'd ruined that. I just didn't want to get hurt again. I had Carmen and Toby and they were enough.

On the trip back home Liam was quiet. I didn't know whether it was his travel-sickness or me or a bit of both. Soon we climbed out of the van. It was good to be back. And I now knew why most of the others didn't like trips. Staying in our care homes felt safer than going out and about.