Chapter 4 - Camping & Questions
Scott's Group At the camp site. Scott and David are putting up one tent while Juliette and Shelby are arguing over how to put up the other tent. Jason is getting out the food and seeing what they can eat.
Shelby: (Pointing) That pole goes in that thing and that clip thing goes on that thing. (Getting frustrated)
Juliette: What? No, that thing goes with that thing, then you put that thing with that plastic bit on top of that thing. (Scott having finished putting up the other tent walks over smiling)
Scott: What's that? (Pointing to the tent)
Shelby: What do you think it is, it's a tent.
Scott: Oh, it sure doesn't look like a tent.
Juliette: Funny
Scott: Need some help ladies?
Shelby: Yes, ol' holy one (sarcastically) (Scott puts it up in a couple of minutes)
Juliette: I knew there was a reason why guys exist.
Shelby: Yeah, the only reason (joking) (David has lit a fire and Jason is stirring some rice in a pot over it.)
Juliette: Yum, rice. (Sarcastically)
Jason: It's better than the food we usually get.
Juliette: Yeah. (She smiled, cos Jason was talking to her. She still felt guilty about what happened before.)
Scott: Lets see what the questions are; hopefully they don't require too much effort.
Shelby: Lazy.
Scott: Damn right. (Reading) What is your first memory?
Juliette: Great, I can't remember back that far!
Shelby: It's supposed to something you remember idiot.
Scott: (reading) What is one thing you have never told anyone? Describe your family in three words. Interesting.
David: Pointless more like it.
Scott: You wanna start?
Juliette: Now! We've got all tomorrow.
Scott: Yeah, but if we start it today, then we have tomorrow to do other things. (Smiling at Shelby)
David: You two need to get out more.
Juliette: Get on with it.
Scott: Who wants to go first?
Juliette: I will.
Scott: Ok. What is your first memory?
Juliette: Uh, I don't know.
Scott: Think.
Juliette: Um, hiding behind a couch, playing hind and seek.
Scott: Ok.What is one thing you have never told anyone?
Juliette: Um.I stole some candy from a shop when I was 10.
Shelby: Oooh! Rebel!
Auggie's Group Everyone is sitting round the fire having just eaten. Amy is the last to answer the questions.
Auggie to Amy: What is one thing you have never told anyone?
Amy: I cheated on a maths test in year 8. I wrote the formula's on the inside of my pencil case.
Auggie: (not wanting to answer the next question, but having to anyway) Describe your family in three words.
Amy: (not looking happy) Um. different, insane and screwed. (Ezra and Daisy exchange looks)
Auggie: That's it we're finished.
Amy: Good, I'm going to bed.
Auggie: But it's still early!
Amy: I'm tired.
Daisy: I'm going to bed too.
Ezra: Great, you're gonna leave me alone with Auggie. (Amy and Daisy go to their tent and zip it up.)
Ezra to Auggie: When are ya gonna talk to her?
Auggie: I dunno, I don't think she likes me.
Ezra: Course she does! (Inside the tent Daisy and Amy are listening)
Ezra: I'll make sure you two have some time alone tomorrow.
Auggie: I don't know.
Ezra: (interrupting) Just talk to her, what's the worst that can happen? She tells you to go jump. No biggy.
Auggie: Yeah it is!
Ezra: Just do it!
Auggie: I'll see tomorrow.
Ezra: (getting up) I'm going to bed.
Auggie: Yeah same.
Daisy to Amy: (Daisy smiles at Amy) It's all falling into place.
Amy: You just love match making don't ya.
Daisy: Yep!
Amy: Just wait til I get you and Ezra together!
Daisy: You wouldn't!
Amy: Try me.
Daisy: Good night.
Amy: Night.
Scott's Group. Still around the fire place. Jason is last to answer the questions. Scott nervously starts asking.
Scott: What's your first memory?
Jason: Um, I don't remember. (Avoiding the question)
Juliette: Just answer it. (Then regretting that she said it when he doesn't say anything)
Jason: (after a long pause) My father sitting at the fire in the middle of the night drinking.
Scott: Ok. what is the most life changing thing that's happened in your life? (Scott looks worried cos Jason wasn't ready to answer the questions.)
Jason: (Still looking down) Being in hospital. (Scott waits for him to go on, but he doesn't.)
Scott: What is one thing you have never told anyone? (Silently cursing Peter for making him ask Jason these questions)
Jason: (trying to think of something not too bad that he can say) I once knocked over a lamp and broke it; I had to glue it back together so my father wouldn't find out. (Scott noticed that instead of saying 'my dad' like most people do, Jason called his father, 'his father'.)
Scott: Describe your family in three words. (Scott looked at Shelby nervously)
Jason: (thinking of a way to get out of answering) Um. I'm tired, I'm going to bed. (He starts to get up, but stops when he sees everyone looking at him strangely) Ok. (Sitting back down) three word huh, (He becomes very agitated) Lets see, my family, three words. (Trying to think of something to say, he laughs nervously. His left hand is rubbing his right wrist.) Um, happy, close, loving (he says quickly and gets up to leave, obviously lying) I'm going to bed (he says without turning round, he goes into one of the tents. The rest sit there not knowing what to say, finally Scott speaks.)
Scott: Well, it's late; I'm going to bed too.
Shelby: Yeah, good night. (They all go to their tents)
Scott's Group - Morning Jason is sitting at the remains of the fire running a stick through the ashes. No one else is up. Scott wakes up and notices Jason isn't in the tent, Scott panics and unzips the tent, he sighs when he sees Jason sitting at the fire, alive. He walks over to Jason.
Scott: Sleep well?
Jason: Yeah. (Lying) (David emerges from the tent.)
Scott to David: Great day huh. (Wanting to annoy David)
David: I slept on a rock; I have a bruise on my back, yeah terrific day.
Juliette from her tent: Shut up, I'm trying to sleep.
Scott: (smiling) Whoops, sorry Jules.
David to Scott: Sorry, my ass. (Juliette comes out of her tent, her hair is very messy and she looks tired.)
David: Nice look, I'll keep an eye out for you in the next Vogue magazine, promoting the new fashion.
Juliette: Shut up David.
David: Oh, you're killing me (He put his hand to his heart and pretended to cry)
Juliette: Oooh! You're so annoying!
David: (Grinning) Thank you.
Juliette to Scott: (ignoring David) What's for breakfast?
David: Three choices: 2 minute noodles, 2 minute noodles or 2 minute noodles.
Scott: You can always eat those poisonous berries over there if you want. (Pointing)
David: The chef highly recommends them.
Juliette: I'll stick to the 2 minute noodles thanks. (Shelby comes out from the tent and yawns, she walks up to Scott and kisses him on the cheek.)
Scott to Shelby: Good morning, you wanna come and get some water from the river?
Shelby: Sure. (They get up and leave)
At the river Scott and Shelby are filling up water bottles.
Shelby: What's up with Jason?
Scott: I honestly don't know. I think he's tried to kill himself before, he's got scars on his wrist, they're pretty recent I think.
Shelby: That's probably what he was sent here for.
Scott: Yeah (thinking)
Shelby: Last night was awful, I mean listening to him answer those questions.
Scott: I can't believe Peter made us do this, Jason's not ready, how's it supposed to help him.
Shelby: Peter probably has a reason why he gave us the questions.
Scott: Yeah, maybe.
Shelby: Why do you think he tried to, you know.
Scott: I dunno, something to do with his father maybe, from what he said last night, I think his father used to drink a lot.
Shelby: We should ask Peter, we have a right to know
Scott: Yeah.
Shelby: Maybe you should talk to Jason. (Shelby and Scott finish filling the bottles and head back to camp)
Scott: What would I say, what if I said the wrong thing?
Shelby: I don't know. he kind of scares me, cos of the thing with the knife.
Scott: I don't think he'd hurt anyone else, just himself.
Shelby: What I don't get is how Peter doesn't seem to be helping him much.
Scott: There isn't much he can do; Peter can't force him to open up.
Shelby: He might if you talk to him (trying to convince Scott to talk to him)
Scott: I've tried, but every time I do, he gets suspicious to why I care so much.
Shelby: Maybe he hasn't had anyone care about him before (Really talking about herself)
Scott: Yeah, maybe. (They arrive back at camp and their breakfast is ready, they sit down to eat. No one is saying anything. Jason looks up and sees Shelby mouthing something to Scott.)
Jason: You can talk you know! (Slightly annoyed)
Shelby: (Lying) I was just asking Scott what we are gonna do today.
David: (Grinning) I bet I can guess what you two are gonna do!
Shelby: Shut up.
Scott's Group At the camp site. Scott and David are putting up one tent while Juliette and Shelby are arguing over how to put up the other tent. Jason is getting out the food and seeing what they can eat.
Shelby: (Pointing) That pole goes in that thing and that clip thing goes on that thing. (Getting frustrated)
Juliette: What? No, that thing goes with that thing, then you put that thing with that plastic bit on top of that thing. (Scott having finished putting up the other tent walks over smiling)
Scott: What's that? (Pointing to the tent)
Shelby: What do you think it is, it's a tent.
Scott: Oh, it sure doesn't look like a tent.
Juliette: Funny
Scott: Need some help ladies?
Shelby: Yes, ol' holy one (sarcastically) (Scott puts it up in a couple of minutes)
Juliette: I knew there was a reason why guys exist.
Shelby: Yeah, the only reason (joking) (David has lit a fire and Jason is stirring some rice in a pot over it.)
Juliette: Yum, rice. (Sarcastically)
Jason: It's better than the food we usually get.
Juliette: Yeah. (She smiled, cos Jason was talking to her. She still felt guilty about what happened before.)
Scott: Lets see what the questions are; hopefully they don't require too much effort.
Shelby: Lazy.
Scott: Damn right. (Reading) What is your first memory?
Juliette: Great, I can't remember back that far!
Shelby: It's supposed to something you remember idiot.
Scott: (reading) What is one thing you have never told anyone? Describe your family in three words. Interesting.
David: Pointless more like it.
Scott: You wanna start?
Juliette: Now! We've got all tomorrow.
Scott: Yeah, but if we start it today, then we have tomorrow to do other things. (Smiling at Shelby)
David: You two need to get out more.
Juliette: Get on with it.
Scott: Who wants to go first?
Juliette: I will.
Scott: Ok. What is your first memory?
Juliette: Uh, I don't know.
Scott: Think.
Juliette: Um, hiding behind a couch, playing hind and seek.
Scott: Ok.What is one thing you have never told anyone?
Juliette: Um.I stole some candy from a shop when I was 10.
Shelby: Oooh! Rebel!
Auggie's Group Everyone is sitting round the fire having just eaten. Amy is the last to answer the questions.
Auggie to Amy: What is one thing you have never told anyone?
Amy: I cheated on a maths test in year 8. I wrote the formula's on the inside of my pencil case.
Auggie: (not wanting to answer the next question, but having to anyway) Describe your family in three words.
Amy: (not looking happy) Um. different, insane and screwed. (Ezra and Daisy exchange looks)
Auggie: That's it we're finished.
Amy: Good, I'm going to bed.
Auggie: But it's still early!
Amy: I'm tired.
Daisy: I'm going to bed too.
Ezra: Great, you're gonna leave me alone with Auggie. (Amy and Daisy go to their tent and zip it up.)
Ezra to Auggie: When are ya gonna talk to her?
Auggie: I dunno, I don't think she likes me.
Ezra: Course she does! (Inside the tent Daisy and Amy are listening)
Ezra: I'll make sure you two have some time alone tomorrow.
Auggie: I don't know.
Ezra: (interrupting) Just talk to her, what's the worst that can happen? She tells you to go jump. No biggy.
Auggie: Yeah it is!
Ezra: Just do it!
Auggie: I'll see tomorrow.
Ezra: (getting up) I'm going to bed.
Auggie: Yeah same.
Daisy to Amy: (Daisy smiles at Amy) It's all falling into place.
Amy: You just love match making don't ya.
Daisy: Yep!
Amy: Just wait til I get you and Ezra together!
Daisy: You wouldn't!
Amy: Try me.
Daisy: Good night.
Amy: Night.
Scott's Group. Still around the fire place. Jason is last to answer the questions. Scott nervously starts asking.
Scott: What's your first memory?
Jason: Um, I don't remember. (Avoiding the question)
Juliette: Just answer it. (Then regretting that she said it when he doesn't say anything)
Jason: (after a long pause) My father sitting at the fire in the middle of the night drinking.
Scott: Ok. what is the most life changing thing that's happened in your life? (Scott looks worried cos Jason wasn't ready to answer the questions.)
Jason: (Still looking down) Being in hospital. (Scott waits for him to go on, but he doesn't.)
Scott: What is one thing you have never told anyone? (Silently cursing Peter for making him ask Jason these questions)
Jason: (trying to think of something not too bad that he can say) I once knocked over a lamp and broke it; I had to glue it back together so my father wouldn't find out. (Scott noticed that instead of saying 'my dad' like most people do, Jason called his father, 'his father'.)
Scott: Describe your family in three words. (Scott looked at Shelby nervously)
Jason: (thinking of a way to get out of answering) Um. I'm tired, I'm going to bed. (He starts to get up, but stops when he sees everyone looking at him strangely) Ok. (Sitting back down) three word huh, (He becomes very agitated) Lets see, my family, three words. (Trying to think of something to say, he laughs nervously. His left hand is rubbing his right wrist.) Um, happy, close, loving (he says quickly and gets up to leave, obviously lying) I'm going to bed (he says without turning round, he goes into one of the tents. The rest sit there not knowing what to say, finally Scott speaks.)
Scott: Well, it's late; I'm going to bed too.
Shelby: Yeah, good night. (They all go to their tents)
Scott's Group - Morning Jason is sitting at the remains of the fire running a stick through the ashes. No one else is up. Scott wakes up and notices Jason isn't in the tent, Scott panics and unzips the tent, he sighs when he sees Jason sitting at the fire, alive. He walks over to Jason.
Scott: Sleep well?
Jason: Yeah. (Lying) (David emerges from the tent.)
Scott to David: Great day huh. (Wanting to annoy David)
David: I slept on a rock; I have a bruise on my back, yeah terrific day.
Juliette from her tent: Shut up, I'm trying to sleep.
Scott: (smiling) Whoops, sorry Jules.
David to Scott: Sorry, my ass. (Juliette comes out of her tent, her hair is very messy and she looks tired.)
David: Nice look, I'll keep an eye out for you in the next Vogue magazine, promoting the new fashion.
Juliette: Shut up David.
David: Oh, you're killing me (He put his hand to his heart and pretended to cry)
Juliette: Oooh! You're so annoying!
David: (Grinning) Thank you.
Juliette to Scott: (ignoring David) What's for breakfast?
David: Three choices: 2 minute noodles, 2 minute noodles or 2 minute noodles.
Scott: You can always eat those poisonous berries over there if you want. (Pointing)
David: The chef highly recommends them.
Juliette: I'll stick to the 2 minute noodles thanks. (Shelby comes out from the tent and yawns, she walks up to Scott and kisses him on the cheek.)
Scott to Shelby: Good morning, you wanna come and get some water from the river?
Shelby: Sure. (They get up and leave)
At the river Scott and Shelby are filling up water bottles.
Shelby: What's up with Jason?
Scott: I honestly don't know. I think he's tried to kill himself before, he's got scars on his wrist, they're pretty recent I think.
Shelby: That's probably what he was sent here for.
Scott: Yeah (thinking)
Shelby: Last night was awful, I mean listening to him answer those questions.
Scott: I can't believe Peter made us do this, Jason's not ready, how's it supposed to help him.
Shelby: Peter probably has a reason why he gave us the questions.
Scott: Yeah, maybe.
Shelby: Why do you think he tried to, you know.
Scott: I dunno, something to do with his father maybe, from what he said last night, I think his father used to drink a lot.
Shelby: We should ask Peter, we have a right to know
Scott: Yeah.
Shelby: Maybe you should talk to Jason. (Shelby and Scott finish filling the bottles and head back to camp)
Scott: What would I say, what if I said the wrong thing?
Shelby: I don't know. he kind of scares me, cos of the thing with the knife.
Scott: I don't think he'd hurt anyone else, just himself.
Shelby: What I don't get is how Peter doesn't seem to be helping him much.
Scott: There isn't much he can do; Peter can't force him to open up.
Shelby: He might if you talk to him (trying to convince Scott to talk to him)
Scott: I've tried, but every time I do, he gets suspicious to why I care so much.
Shelby: Maybe he hasn't had anyone care about him before (Really talking about herself)
Scott: Yeah, maybe. (They arrive back at camp and their breakfast is ready, they sit down to eat. No one is saying anything. Jason looks up and sees Shelby mouthing something to Scott.)
Jason: You can talk you know! (Slightly annoyed)
Shelby: (Lying) I was just asking Scott what we are gonna do today.
David: (Grinning) I bet I can guess what you two are gonna do!
Shelby: Shut up.