Left off

"On your mark..get set...GO!" Lex yelled waving his hands around. With that, Melissa and Eric scattered.

Eric and Melissa scattered threw the obstical. With the boys cheering on Eric, and the girls cheerign on Melissa. The race was close. Really close. She crowled threw the nets once again. With Eric across from her. She quickly got up and ran over the sandy hills. Reaching for the finish line. With Eric right aside her. she reached her hand out, holding out for Daley. Eric did the same with Jackson. But Melissa jumped at the last second. Sliding threw the sand. She made it home and touched Daleys hand. Eric slamemd his foot down to slow down. Taylor got up and lift Melissa up.

"Wadago Mel!" She said smiling. Melissa took deep breaths.
"Does this mean we-get the Shelter?" She asked between breaths.

"Yup!" Daley cheered. the girls jumped around with Melissa in the middle. Eric and the others stood there humiliatingly.

"Hey don't look so down you guys. You played a great game." Melissa said smiling up at Jackson.

"Yeah.." Nathan sighed.

"C'mon! Let's go try out our shelter!" Daley cheered. Taylor ran after her. Melissa ran after them both, leaving the boys puzzled from their work.

End of day

It was around midnight and the girls were already asleep. While the boys are having trouble with the tent.

"Eric move over your pushing me outside!" Nathan yelled.

"Well I can't help it! Lex is taking up half the tent!"

"How can I!? Your bigger then me!" Lex cried.

"Eric leave Lex alone," Jackson ordered.

"Make me." He said. Jackson crowled over to him with a fist of anger.

"Alright guys that is enough." Daley said opening the tent. They all froze.

"Now you guys are sharing this thing. There's not alot of room but you can't just keep yelling at night. Taylors complaining again and once she complains, there's no shutting her up!" She yelled. Jackson shrugged.

"So please...be quiet.." She said closeing it back up. Jackson turned to the boys.

"You heard her." He said laying back on his pillow. Eric sat back with his hat over his eyes. Lex was laying against Nathan, Nathan didn't bother. He didn't mind at all.

"Hey Eric." Melissa greeted.

"Oh hey Mel." He said turning around.

"Listen, Taylor said you wanted to see me?" She asked. Eric raised an eye brow.

"I did?" He asked. He turned finding Taylor behind the tree smiling. She quickly hid herself after that.

"Yeah..something you wanted to say," She said confused.

Eric did a deep long sigh, "Yeah I guess.." He said, Eric sat down. Melissa joined him.

"So what's up?" She asked. Eric took a few minutes of silence.

"How's Jackson?" He asked.

Melissa cocked an eye browe.

"Um..I thikn he's alright, why?" She asked.

"Do you still like him?" He asked.

"Yeah...?" She answered.

"And does he like you?"
"Well sure he does...I mean, I hope...I think...Where is this going?" She asked confused.
"Did he ever tell you WHY he liked you?" He asked.

"Well no...It never really came up.." She said turning away.

Eric scratched his forhead.

"Um...Then how do you know he likes you?" He asked.

"That's just it...I don't know if he does." She said more worried like. Eric turned to her.

"What he doesn't know is. your beautiful. Your smart. Your kind. Your generouse." He blurrted out. He had not relised what he just said, but he's glad he said it. Melissa was wide eyed.

"Eric.." Was all she said. She was happy, yet surprised at the same time. All Eric could do, was smile.

"That's so..sweet." She said. "But..why?"
"Because your all those things, and more." He said again.

Melissa rapped her arms around him.

"If Jackson does like me...He would have said what you just said."

Eric nodded. "Don't give up."

Melissa got up. Eric stood in front of her.

"Wait.." He said grabbing her by the arm. He placed a kiss on her soft cheek. Melissa smiled up at him.

"Thankyou.." She said. And ran back to camp. Eric stood there. He could feel his stomach crunch up. But he was glad he did it..