Outside the tent
The other teens had gathered around the campfire after thinking it was best to leave Kyle and Phoebe alone.
"I wonder what that was all about." April said out loud.
"Seriously?" Casey asked her.
"Well I know we have established that he is scared of snakes."
"You think?"
"What I was wondering is no one goes into a full on panic attack like that if it was just a simple thing as seeing the snake and thinking it's real."
"April has a point Casey no one, no matter if they are scared of them or not should freak out the way Kyle did." Xavier said to his friend.
"Something has to have happened in the past for him to react like that." Tamara agreed with her friends. "Casey, do you know anything?"
"Why would I know anything?" Casey said to her angrily.
"Well you are his brother and the two of you are pretty close."
"Yeah well up and till recently I didn't know Kyle was in foster care and I didn't know he was afraid of snakes."
"Okay, everyone just calm down." Sasha said as she could tell the situation was getting heated.
Suddenly Phoebe appeared out of know where.
"Is Kyle ok?" Evie asked her friend.
"Yeah he's fine, I've left him to get changed." Phoebe replied.
"Why did he react the way he did?" Casey asked worried about his brother.
Before speaking, Phoebe decided it would be best not to mention anything about Kyle's medical condition: "Turns out he was bit by a snake when he was 6 and he has been scared ever since."
"Well that makes sense as to why he freaked out the way he did." Maddy said happily.
Casey turned from looking at Maddy and noticed Phoebe looking worried: "Pheebs, are you sure that's all it is and there isn't anything else to the story?"
"Yeah that's all it is." Phoebe replied.
Before anyone had a chance to quiz her more, Kyle exited the tent and walked over to them.
"So who is coming with me then to get the rock climbing stuff?" Kyle asked, acting like nothing happened.
"I am." Aden replied to the guy who over time had become his best friend.
"Cool, let's go before the activity centre shuts." Kyle said.
With that the two friends walked away as the teens all said goodbye.
