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************************** Cole unzipped his tent in frustration and he went inside his tent and re- zipped his tent. He was angry at the Cliffhangers, but he didn't know why, he was more embarrassed though. He didn't feel like going back out there tonight, and that was exactly what he was going to happen.
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Everyone just sat around the fire and continued to eat dinner and make small talk amongst them while Peter talked to Sophie away from the group.
"What should we do Peter?" Sophie asked worriedly.
"I don't know Soph, part of me thinks that we should give him time alone to work out his problems, but if he is alone then he will become even more lonely, bitter, and defiant. " Peter told her.
"I guess we should leave him be the rest of the night and then tomorrow, hit him hard with group activities." Sophie told him.
"Good idea Soph." Peter told her.
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"I think Cole needs to stop acting like a freaking baby." David said out loud to the Cliffhangers.
"He is just going through a tough time," Katherine defended, "we all have gone through them."
"I can't believe I am about to say this," Scott started, "but I agree with David. Yes we have all gone through tough times, but Cole is dragging this on a little to far. He is acting like a like a prick to everyone."
"Yeah, and he is the reason we are on this stupid hike." Auggie added.
Kristen wanted to stick up for Cole, but she thought of how Cole treated her earlier and then decided not to, she just let the talking behind Cole's back go on. She felt really bad though.
"Okay guys," Peter said to quiet them all down, "you have about 20 minutes of free time then it is lights out, we have an EARLY start tomorrow."
Everyone went off into various tents to talk with each other, Sophie sat around the fire, finishing her dinner and keeping an eye on the Cliffhangers, and Peter decided to go check on Cole.
Katie and Kristen were in one tent talking about the usual gossip.
"So how long do you think Cole will stay in this 'phase'?" Katie asked as she made quotes with her hands.
"I don't know, but I hope it doesn't last that long." Kristen replied.
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Meanwhile, Daisy, Ezra and David were in another tent talking amongst themselves.
"So tell me Daisy, how would you like to have a sleepover in my tent tonight?" David asked.
"Yeah, okay," Daisy, said both Ezra and David were shocked until she added, "in your dreams."
Ezra just started laughing, "Shut up Freakin." David told him.
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Katherine, Auggie, and Juliette were in another tent talking, but not about Cole either. Juliette was leaned up against Auggie and Katherine was across from them.
"I really don't want to go on the rest of this hike tomorrow." Juliette whined.
"Oh, come on Jules, it won't be that bad." Katherine told her
"Yeah, Kat's right," Auggie, agreed, "I mean what strenuous activity could Peter have in store for us?"
"I guess your right," Juliette reluctantly said.
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Scott and Shelby slipped to the back corner of their tent and were making out. At this point they were both into it and they didn't care if they got caught or not. So what if they got kitchens or wood.
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Peter came to Cole's tent and said, "Cole, it's me Peter. I want to talk to you."
"Go away Peter." Cole said solemnly.
Peter could see Cole's shadow in his tent because of the fire from the light, and Peter could tell that he was doing something. Peter unzipped the front of Cole's tent and opened it and was shocked to see what Cole was doing.
"Cole!" Peter said shocked to see how Cole was sitting with his left shirtsleeve pulled up. He was going over past scars, which he made from cutting himself, with his hand.
Col quickly pulled down his sleeve quickly and looked up at Peter, "I told you to go away." Cole told him angrily.
Peter moved into the tent and let it close behind him. He knelt down next to Cole and grabbed his arm and lifted up his sleeve. To Peters surprise there were dozens of small cuts.
"Oh my gosh.Cole.why?" Peter asked in a comforting voice.
"Don't worry about it" Cole said, getting out of Peter's grip and re- pulling down his sleeve.
"Where is the item you used?" Peter asked, his voice changing from comforting to sternly, as he started to look around the tent.
"Don't worry, they are old, most are in the process of healing and some are permanent scars. Cole told, looking down at the ground, ashamed that someone knew about his cuts.
"How many?" Peter asked Cole as he rubbed his eyes.
Cole lifted his shirt so reveal even more cuts on his stomach, chest, sides, and also his other arm. Cole looked up as Peter inspected all of the cuts. Cole couldn't bear to look Peter in the eyes now.
"Cole," Peter started, then he noticed that Cole wasn't paying attention to him, "Cole, look at me."
Cole put his shirt down and slowly Peter in the eye, "what?" he replied, in an embarrassed tone of voice.
Peter sighed and started off, "First of all, you cannot be let out of the sight of either me or Sophie for the rest of this hike. Second, we ARE going to talk about this, and believe me, you are not going to get out of talking." Peter said as he drug his hand through his hair.
"You're making way to big of a deal out of this." Cole told him bitterly.
"Cole, you have a problem. Why didn't you tell me or Sophie about this?" Peter asked.
Cole just sat there silent, looking anywhere around the tent to avoid eye contact with Peter.
"Fine, come with me, I need to tell Sophie that I need to stay with you tonight." Peter said as he turned to leave.
"She is like 15 feet away, I'll be fine." Cole whined.
"Obviously not, Cole. I mean look at what you have done to yourself." Peter said, a hint of anger peaking out of his tone of voice.
"Get your stuff together. You are not staying in this tent tonight." Peter told him, before Cole could fight back Peter added, "and don't even thing about fighting me on this one, because I am not in the mood."
Cole didn't want to get more embarrassed or more in trouble with Peter. He quickly gathered his sleeping bag and his backpack and followed Peter out of the tent.
Lucky for Cole, everyone had gone to a tent to talk amongst themselves, and only Sophie was outside.
Sophie stood up when she saw Cole and Peter coming, "what's up?" she asked worriedly.
"Cole is not to be unsupervised at ALL the rest of this trip, okay?" Peter informed her.
"Okay, but why." Sophie asked she was confused.
"I will tell you about it later," Peter said, "can you sleep in Cole's tent, so I can keep an eye on him tonight in ours?"
"Sure, let me go clear out my stuff." She said as she patted Peter's shoulder.
"I hope you are ready for this Cole, you have dug a deep hole for yourself." Peter told him.
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************************** Cole unzipped his tent in frustration and he went inside his tent and re- zipped his tent. He was angry at the Cliffhangers, but he didn't know why, he was more embarrassed though. He didn't feel like going back out there tonight, and that was exactly what he was going to happen.
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Everyone just sat around the fire and continued to eat dinner and make small talk amongst them while Peter talked to Sophie away from the group.
"What should we do Peter?" Sophie asked worriedly.
"I don't know Soph, part of me thinks that we should give him time alone to work out his problems, but if he is alone then he will become even more lonely, bitter, and defiant. " Peter told her.
"I guess we should leave him be the rest of the night and then tomorrow, hit him hard with group activities." Sophie told him.
"Good idea Soph." Peter told her.
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"I think Cole needs to stop acting like a freaking baby." David said out loud to the Cliffhangers.
"He is just going through a tough time," Katherine defended, "we all have gone through them."
"I can't believe I am about to say this," Scott started, "but I agree with David. Yes we have all gone through tough times, but Cole is dragging this on a little to far. He is acting like a like a prick to everyone."
"Yeah, and he is the reason we are on this stupid hike." Auggie added.
Kristen wanted to stick up for Cole, but she thought of how Cole treated her earlier and then decided not to, she just let the talking behind Cole's back go on. She felt really bad though.
"Okay guys," Peter said to quiet them all down, "you have about 20 minutes of free time then it is lights out, we have an EARLY start tomorrow."
Everyone went off into various tents to talk with each other, Sophie sat around the fire, finishing her dinner and keeping an eye on the Cliffhangers, and Peter decided to go check on Cole.
Katie and Kristen were in one tent talking about the usual gossip.
"So how long do you think Cole will stay in this 'phase'?" Katie asked as she made quotes with her hands.
"I don't know, but I hope it doesn't last that long." Kristen replied.
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Meanwhile, Daisy, Ezra and David were in another tent talking amongst themselves.
"So tell me Daisy, how would you like to have a sleepover in my tent tonight?" David asked.
"Yeah, okay," Daisy, said both Ezra and David were shocked until she added, "in your dreams."
Ezra just started laughing, "Shut up Freakin." David told him.
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Katherine, Auggie, and Juliette were in another tent talking, but not about Cole either. Juliette was leaned up against Auggie and Katherine was across from them.
"I really don't want to go on the rest of this hike tomorrow." Juliette whined.
"Oh, come on Jules, it won't be that bad." Katherine told her
"Yeah, Kat's right," Auggie, agreed, "I mean what strenuous activity could Peter have in store for us?"
"I guess your right," Juliette reluctantly said.
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Scott and Shelby slipped to the back corner of their tent and were making out. At this point they were both into it and they didn't care if they got caught or not. So what if they got kitchens or wood.
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Peter came to Cole's tent and said, "Cole, it's me Peter. I want to talk to you."
"Go away Peter." Cole said solemnly.
Peter could see Cole's shadow in his tent because of the fire from the light, and Peter could tell that he was doing something. Peter unzipped the front of Cole's tent and opened it and was shocked to see what Cole was doing.
"Cole!" Peter said shocked to see how Cole was sitting with his left shirtsleeve pulled up. He was going over past scars, which he made from cutting himself, with his hand.
Col quickly pulled down his sleeve quickly and looked up at Peter, "I told you to go away." Cole told him angrily.
Peter moved into the tent and let it close behind him. He knelt down next to Cole and grabbed his arm and lifted up his sleeve. To Peters surprise there were dozens of small cuts.
"Oh my gosh.Cole.why?" Peter asked in a comforting voice.
"Don't worry about it" Cole said, getting out of Peter's grip and re- pulling down his sleeve.
"Where is the item you used?" Peter asked, his voice changing from comforting to sternly, as he started to look around the tent.
"Don't worry, they are old, most are in the process of healing and some are permanent scars. Cole told, looking down at the ground, ashamed that someone knew about his cuts.
"How many?" Peter asked Cole as he rubbed his eyes.
Cole lifted his shirt so reveal even more cuts on his stomach, chest, sides, and also his other arm. Cole looked up as Peter inspected all of the cuts. Cole couldn't bear to look Peter in the eyes now.
"Cole," Peter started, then he noticed that Cole wasn't paying attention to him, "Cole, look at me."
Cole put his shirt down and slowly Peter in the eye, "what?" he replied, in an embarrassed tone of voice.
Peter sighed and started off, "First of all, you cannot be let out of the sight of either me or Sophie for the rest of this hike. Second, we ARE going to talk about this, and believe me, you are not going to get out of talking." Peter said as he drug his hand through his hair.
"You're making way to big of a deal out of this." Cole told him bitterly.
"Cole, you have a problem. Why didn't you tell me or Sophie about this?" Peter asked.
Cole just sat there silent, looking anywhere around the tent to avoid eye contact with Peter.
"Fine, come with me, I need to tell Sophie that I need to stay with you tonight." Peter said as he turned to leave.
"She is like 15 feet away, I'll be fine." Cole whined.
"Obviously not, Cole. I mean look at what you have done to yourself." Peter said, a hint of anger peaking out of his tone of voice.
"Get your stuff together. You are not staying in this tent tonight." Peter told him, before Cole could fight back Peter added, "and don't even thing about fighting me on this one, because I am not in the mood."
Cole didn't want to get more embarrassed or more in trouble with Peter. He quickly gathered his sleeping bag and his backpack and followed Peter out of the tent.
Lucky for Cole, everyone had gone to a tent to talk amongst themselves, and only Sophie was outside.
Sophie stood up when she saw Cole and Peter coming, "what's up?" she asked worriedly.
"Cole is not to be unsupervised at ALL the rest of this trip, okay?" Peter informed her.
"Okay, but why." Sophie asked she was confused.
"I will tell you about it later," Peter said, "can you sleep in Cole's tent, so I can keep an eye on him tonight in ours?"
"Sure, let me go clear out my stuff." She said as she patted Peter's shoulder.
"I hope you are ready for this Cole, you have dug a deep hole for yourself." Peter told him.
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