At the lake…

What have I done? I've just ruined everything with Casey. Maybe I shouldn't have said anything now especially the way the relationship had turned toxic. I wish I had the ability to turn back time and erase everything that just happened in that moment. No, actually I was right doing what I did Casey deserved to hear how I felt and I don't care if that made him upset and angry. Great now I'm second guessing myself!

Suddenly Tamara was pulled from her thoughts by someone shouting for her.

"TAMARA!"

"TAMARA! WHERE ARE YOU?"

The shouting started to get louder and louder to the point where she recognised the voice as the person it came from stood out from behind a bush.

"HEY! YOU CAN STOP SHOUTING NOW KYLE, I'M OVER HERE." Tamara shouted back to her friend.

Noticing the girl sat on the pier looking out the lake, Kyle walked over to her and asked "You okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine." She replied.

"Sure?"

"No I'm not sure at all too be honest with you."

"Wow honesty you definitely not ok."

"Haha. That's so not funny."

"Then why did you laugh?"

"I don't know." Tamara said while continuing to stare off into the distance.

Kyle could tell she was upset after all they all hear the whole conversation that went on between his and brother and Tamara. "You can talk to me you know. I know I'm not one of the girls but I'm a pretty good listener when I want to be."

"Thanks. I take it you all heard everything that was said?"

"Yeah we did. Sorry."

"That's okay, it's not like we were being quiet considering we pretty much spent the whole time shouting at one another."

"I'm sorry if I was the reason that you two started arguing this morning by the way."

"You heard that too?"

"Yeah kind of hard not to hear someone shouting down the phone."

"Sorry and it's not your fault, this whole thing has been building for weeks and weeks and it wasn't going to stop unless one of us did something."

"So are you guys really going on a break then?"

"I think it's best but obviously Casey doesn't agree with me." Tamara said as she turned to face Kyle.

Kyle noticed she was still crying and offered he his sleeve. "Here you can use my sleeve to dry your eyes, if you want?"

"Thanks Kyle but I am not going to use your sleeve I don't know where it has been."

"Good point."

She's sat here crying and is still able to make me laugh. How is that possible? Casey has really screwed up this time! I feel like this whole take a break thing is going to end up with the two of them breaking up completely. I can't stand to see anyone so upset because of something another person has done.

"Do you think I was right to do what I did?" Tamara asked Kyle breaking him from his thoughts.

"Sorry, what did you say?"

"I said do you think I was right to do what I did?"

"In my personal opinion, yes you were right to tell Case you think that you both needed a break. Otherwise the relationship would just keep getting worse until it got to the point where no one would want to be around either of you."

"Gosh Kyle, tell it like it is why don't you."

"Well you asked and I answered can't tell me off for that can you?"

"True, I can't tell you off for it."

"So why did you run off the way you did as you had everyone worried about you?"

"I couldn't stand being around your brother after what had just happened and I couldn't bear to see you all looking at us."

"Well promise me you won't do that again."

"I'm sorry and I promise I won't." Tamara agreed.

With that the two of them stopped talking and looked out at the lake in silence.

10 minutes later…

Kyle broke the silence with "I ran away once you know."

Replying to her friend Tamara turned to face him curious as to why "What did you run away for?"

"It's a long story which is for another time as we ought to get back to camp, because I agreed to meet the other four who went looking for you, fifteen minutes ago."

"Aww come on Kyle you can't say that and not tell me why you ran off. Surely they can wait or you could text them to let them know you've found me and you'll see them back at camp instead." Tamara looked at friend with a puppy dog eyes as she hoped it would make him cave and text the others as she really wanted to know more to the story of him running away.

Pulling out his phone "Fine I'll text them now! Also stop looking at me like that."

"Good and I only look at you like this because I know you can't resit the puppy dog eyes."

"Good point." Kyle said as he finished texting the other and put his phone back in his pocket. "Are you sure you really want to know why I ran away?"

"Yeah completely. I'm intrigued to find out what upset you so much to make you un away." Tamara told her friend.

"Okay but you promise you won't tell the others?"

"Yeah I promise."

"Okay then. I was ten at the time…."