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Packing had gone pretty smoothly between the whining of the girls and the tension between Scott, Auggie, and David against Cole. Once everyone was packed they all reassembled in the lodge.
"Okay guys, since you didn't apply enough teamwork to win the game. This hike will be based on teamwork." Peter announced.
"What do you mean?" Juliette asked, confused what Peter had just told them.
"For the first part of the hike you each will be partnered up, one will be blindfolded and the other will lead their partner." Sophie explained.
"Oh great." Shelby said.
Peter ignored the comment and told the Cliffhangers who would be partnered up, "Scott and Juels. Auggie and Katherine. Daisy and Cole. Shelby and Kristen. Ezra and Katie."
"Oh, there is no one left for me so I guess I will have to sit this hike out." David said pretending to be hurt.
"You will be with Sophie." Peter informed him.
They all got outside and one from each pair was blindfolded. Scott, Katherine, Daisy, Kristen, Ezra, and David were blindfolded.
Peter led the way and Sophie pulled up the back. Each of the blindfolded members had their hands on their partner's shoulders, and the hike was underway.
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About a half an hour into the hike, the Cliffhangers came to a log in the path.
"Bad step." Jules called out so Scott would step over the log.
Scott was too busy thinking about Shelby that he totally didn't hear Juliet, so he ended up falling on his face.
Scott turned red with embarrassment and anger. He didn't make a big scene about it, because it was his fault.
After everyone made it across the log, the Cliffhangers took a break. Scott and Shelby spent time with each other, as did Juliet and Auggie. Daisy talked with Ezra and David, Kristen did the same with Katie. Cole just took out his water bottle and sat away from everyone else, alone just starting out into the surrounding forest thinking.
Sophie and Peter noticed that Cole was isolating himself and they made a mental note about it.
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After everyone was refreshed, everyone switched being blindfolded and they continued on for another mile and a half.
Daisy made a quick sharp turn to avoid a small patch of poison ivy. By doing this, Cole lost his balance and also fell.
"Way to go Daisy!" Cole said frustrated.
"Hey, it's not like I did it on purpose. Besides, you missed the poison ivy." She shot back defensively.
He stood up and brushed off his pants and threw his blindfold on the ground, he was done with this for the day.
"I am done with this, blindfolding crap." Cole said with an attitude.
"We are not at the campsite yet, so until we are, you are going to have to continue with this activity until we arrive at the campsite." Peter said. Cole's little temper tantrums were starting to annoy him.
"Fine, David you are now Daisy's partner." Peter instructed.
"Oh great." Daisy said as she rolled her eyes.
"Sophie, continue to take the group to the campsite." Peter added.
"What are you gonna do?" Sophie asked confused about where Peter was going with this.
"Since Cole is not wanting to participate in this activity. He and I will be taking a different route to the campsite, and along the way we will have one of our counseling sessions." Peter informed.
"Ohhhh, that sucks." Auggie said under his breath.
Sophie made her way to the front of the group and they continued on their way. Peter and Cole also started off in a different direction.
"I am not talking to you." Cole said bitterly.
"Oh, come on loose the attitude." Peter told him.
Cole was surprised by what Peter just said.
"Why do you wanna talk anyway? And don't say because it's your job." Cole replied.
"I want to help you, that's why," Peter informed him, "now, want to tell you what is on your mind?"
"Too much to tell." Cole replied quickly.
"Well, we still have about another mile to go, so we have plenty of time." Peter said.
Cole let out a sigh, knowing that he was going to indeed talk to Peter.
"Everyday I am worried that I will get another unexpected visit from my dad." Cole said looking down, he was embarrassed.
"Cole the police have him and he is now in jail." Peter reassured.
"I keep telling myself that, but still a part of me is afraid. How much farther?" Cole asked, changing the subject because of his embarrassment.
Peter could see Cole's embarrassment so he decided to back off a little.
"That's okay Cole, those are normal feelings. Trust me, I will help you get rid of those feelings." Peter told him.
The two came to a small ridge that needed to be climbed. Cole was a little weary of it, but Peter managed to help guide him through it. The rest of the hike went smoothly, Peter just questioned Cole about how he was doing since he got back from the detention center and he lectured him about his grades.
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Cole and Peter arrived at the campsite about a half an hour after the rest of the Cliffhangers. Cole started to pitch his tent as soon as he got into the camp. Peter could see that the girls were in the surrounding woods collecting firewood, and the guys were down by the river getting water into buckets.
"So how'd it go?" Sophie asked curiously.
"I figured out why Cole has been acting up." Peter informed her.
"And why is that?" She asked.
"He is trying to cover up the fear he has about his dad," he informed her, "but he still has a long way to go. How did it go with you?" "Nothing big, only a couple of falls, not too bad." She told him.
After the girls got the firewood and the guys got enough water, they started cooking dinner.
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Please review.those are always nice.
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Packing had gone pretty smoothly between the whining of the girls and the tension between Scott, Auggie, and David against Cole. Once everyone was packed they all reassembled in the lodge.
"Okay guys, since you didn't apply enough teamwork to win the game. This hike will be based on teamwork." Peter announced.
"What do you mean?" Juliette asked, confused what Peter had just told them.
"For the first part of the hike you each will be partnered up, one will be blindfolded and the other will lead their partner." Sophie explained.
"Oh great." Shelby said.
Peter ignored the comment and told the Cliffhangers who would be partnered up, "Scott and Juels. Auggie and Katherine. Daisy and Cole. Shelby and Kristen. Ezra and Katie."
"Oh, there is no one left for me so I guess I will have to sit this hike out." David said pretending to be hurt.
"You will be with Sophie." Peter informed him.
They all got outside and one from each pair was blindfolded. Scott, Katherine, Daisy, Kristen, Ezra, and David were blindfolded.
Peter led the way and Sophie pulled up the back. Each of the blindfolded members had their hands on their partner's shoulders, and the hike was underway.
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About a half an hour into the hike, the Cliffhangers came to a log in the path.
"Bad step." Jules called out so Scott would step over the log.
Scott was too busy thinking about Shelby that he totally didn't hear Juliet, so he ended up falling on his face.
Scott turned red with embarrassment and anger. He didn't make a big scene about it, because it was his fault.
After everyone made it across the log, the Cliffhangers took a break. Scott and Shelby spent time with each other, as did Juliet and Auggie. Daisy talked with Ezra and David, Kristen did the same with Katie. Cole just took out his water bottle and sat away from everyone else, alone just starting out into the surrounding forest thinking.
Sophie and Peter noticed that Cole was isolating himself and they made a mental note about it.
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After everyone was refreshed, everyone switched being blindfolded and they continued on for another mile and a half.
Daisy made a quick sharp turn to avoid a small patch of poison ivy. By doing this, Cole lost his balance and also fell.
"Way to go Daisy!" Cole said frustrated.
"Hey, it's not like I did it on purpose. Besides, you missed the poison ivy." She shot back defensively.
He stood up and brushed off his pants and threw his blindfold on the ground, he was done with this for the day.
"I am done with this, blindfolding crap." Cole said with an attitude.
"We are not at the campsite yet, so until we are, you are going to have to continue with this activity until we arrive at the campsite." Peter said. Cole's little temper tantrums were starting to annoy him.
"Fine, David you are now Daisy's partner." Peter instructed.
"Oh great." Daisy said as she rolled her eyes.
"Sophie, continue to take the group to the campsite." Peter added.
"What are you gonna do?" Sophie asked confused about where Peter was going with this.
"Since Cole is not wanting to participate in this activity. He and I will be taking a different route to the campsite, and along the way we will have one of our counseling sessions." Peter informed.
"Ohhhh, that sucks." Auggie said under his breath.
Sophie made her way to the front of the group and they continued on their way. Peter and Cole also started off in a different direction.
"I am not talking to you." Cole said bitterly.
"Oh, come on loose the attitude." Peter told him.
Cole was surprised by what Peter just said.
"Why do you wanna talk anyway? And don't say because it's your job." Cole replied.
"I want to help you, that's why," Peter informed him, "now, want to tell you what is on your mind?"
"Too much to tell." Cole replied quickly.
"Well, we still have about another mile to go, so we have plenty of time." Peter said.
Cole let out a sigh, knowing that he was going to indeed talk to Peter.
"Everyday I am worried that I will get another unexpected visit from my dad." Cole said looking down, he was embarrassed.
"Cole the police have him and he is now in jail." Peter reassured.
"I keep telling myself that, but still a part of me is afraid. How much farther?" Cole asked, changing the subject because of his embarrassment.
Peter could see Cole's embarrassment so he decided to back off a little.
"That's okay Cole, those are normal feelings. Trust me, I will help you get rid of those feelings." Peter told him.
The two came to a small ridge that needed to be climbed. Cole was a little weary of it, but Peter managed to help guide him through it. The rest of the hike went smoothly, Peter just questioned Cole about how he was doing since he got back from the detention center and he lectured him about his grades.
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Cole and Peter arrived at the campsite about a half an hour after the rest of the Cliffhangers. Cole started to pitch his tent as soon as he got into the camp. Peter could see that the girls were in the surrounding woods collecting firewood, and the guys were down by the river getting water into buckets.
"So how'd it go?" Sophie asked curiously.
"I figured out why Cole has been acting up." Peter informed her.
"And why is that?" She asked.
"He is trying to cover up the fear he has about his dad," he informed her, "but he still has a long way to go. How did it go with you?" "Nothing big, only a couple of falls, not too bad." She told him.
After the girls got the firewood and the guys got enough water, they started cooking dinner.
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Please review.those are always nice.