A/N: Sorry that it has been such a long wait since I posted this chapter. I
hope that I still have all my loyal readers. Please review.
Cole started to get his tent set up as everyone was doing their parts to fix dinner. He had his back to everyone, but he could feel that the rest of the cliffhangers were staring at him and making comments behind his back.
Cole was not having an easy time putting up his tent. He cursed quietly to himself several times. He was about to give up when he felt a light tough on his shoulder. He stood up from his crouching position and turned around to see Kristen there.
"Hey," Cole mumbled as he stuck his hands into his coat pockets. He was still embarrassed and didn't really feel like talking to anyone.
"Hey there, looks like you could use a hand." Kristen offered, noticing that Cole was having all kinds of trouble.
"Really, I am fine." Cole insisted as he bent back down to finish putting up his tent. Cole messed with the ropes and rods a little more when all of a sudden, all that he had accomplished with his tent, fell down.
"Shit." Cole said a little louder than he should have.
Sophie turned around from her part in the cooking when she heard this. She saw that Cole was having trouble with his tent. She was about to go over and give him a punishment, when all of a sudden, she got distracted by the small shriek of Juliette.
"Oh yeah, looks like you have this all under control," Kristen said sarcastically, "here let me help." She added as she bent down to help.
"Fine." Cole said, he was getting hungry and frustrated, so he gave in.
Kristen went around to the other side of the tent and she picked up the long rod and she instructed Cole on what to do. In about 15 minutes the two of them had successfully put up the tent.
"Whew, good job." Kristen said as soon as the two of them were done.
She walked over to the other side of the tent and sat down next to Cole who still had his back to the rest of the Cliffhangers.
"So, I bet the hike with Peter was fun." Kristen said, trying to start a conversation.
"Why are you doing this? Cole bluntly asked her.
Kristen, surprised by what Cole had just asked her replied, "doing what?"
"Drop the crap Kristen, why are you being nice to me. How come you aren't like the others? Not talking about me now or judging me?" Cole explained.
Kristen was angry and hurt by what Cole had said, "I was trying to be a good friend, which looks like something you need now." She stood up and walked away to join the rest of the Cliffhangers.
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About ten minutes later, dinner was ready and everyone got their plates and got in line to get their food. They all sat around the campfire. When all of them had gotten their food and had sat down Peter got an idea.
"I think that this is the perfect time to have our group." Peter announced.
There were groans from almost everyone. No one felt like having group after such a long hike.
"Oh come on guys, it will not be that long. Besides after dinner, it will be off to bed because we have to get up early tomorrow." Sophie added in.
Now, there were even more and even louder groans.
"Okay, tonight the topic will be 'what makes me mad.'" Peter announced to them, "Ezra, start us off tonight."
"What makes me mad is when people do an act that they think is helping someone else, but they only do it to help themselves." Ezra told, speaking of his parents.
Scott, Ezra, Katherine, Juliette, and David had all gone, and it was now Kristen's turn.
"What makes me mad is when you try to be nice to someone and they just treat you like dirt." Kristen said as she stared at Cole.
"Screw you." Cole interrupted, he was going to start an argument and he knew it.
"Cole!" Sophie spoke up, she was going to try to stop this before it got too out of hand. Peter held his hand out, telling her to stop and see where this is going.
"No, you have no right to talk about me like that." Cole said as he stood up.
"Why?" Kristen asked as she stood up, her voice starting to rise, "isn't it the truth? Why is it you are acting like a whiney brat? Come on enlighten us all, we are all sick of it, so tell us."
Cole's back was turning red with embaresment and anger, he looked at everyone and asked, "so, is this how you all feel?"
No one really spoke up, there were just head nods and a couple of people who silently said "yes."
Out of nowhere an obnoxious voice blurted out "YES!"
Cole turned around to see no other than David with a big grin on his face.
Everyone expected Cole to run and pounce on David, even Peter who started to stand up slowly ready to break up a fight, but to everyone's surprise Cole just turned towards his tent.
Cole walked towards his tent and as he walked away he said "whatever" loud enough for Peter and Sophie to hear as he threw up his hands.
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Sorry for such the LONG wait. I promise the next chap will be up sooner.
Cole started to get his tent set up as everyone was doing their parts to fix dinner. He had his back to everyone, but he could feel that the rest of the cliffhangers were staring at him and making comments behind his back.
Cole was not having an easy time putting up his tent. He cursed quietly to himself several times. He was about to give up when he felt a light tough on his shoulder. He stood up from his crouching position and turned around to see Kristen there.
"Hey," Cole mumbled as he stuck his hands into his coat pockets. He was still embarrassed and didn't really feel like talking to anyone.
"Hey there, looks like you could use a hand." Kristen offered, noticing that Cole was having all kinds of trouble.
"Really, I am fine." Cole insisted as he bent back down to finish putting up his tent. Cole messed with the ropes and rods a little more when all of a sudden, all that he had accomplished with his tent, fell down.
"Shit." Cole said a little louder than he should have.
Sophie turned around from her part in the cooking when she heard this. She saw that Cole was having trouble with his tent. She was about to go over and give him a punishment, when all of a sudden, she got distracted by the small shriek of Juliette.
"Oh yeah, looks like you have this all under control," Kristen said sarcastically, "here let me help." She added as she bent down to help.
"Fine." Cole said, he was getting hungry and frustrated, so he gave in.
Kristen went around to the other side of the tent and she picked up the long rod and she instructed Cole on what to do. In about 15 minutes the two of them had successfully put up the tent.
"Whew, good job." Kristen said as soon as the two of them were done.
She walked over to the other side of the tent and sat down next to Cole who still had his back to the rest of the Cliffhangers.
"So, I bet the hike with Peter was fun." Kristen said, trying to start a conversation.
"Why are you doing this? Cole bluntly asked her.
Kristen, surprised by what Cole had just asked her replied, "doing what?"
"Drop the crap Kristen, why are you being nice to me. How come you aren't like the others? Not talking about me now or judging me?" Cole explained.
Kristen was angry and hurt by what Cole had said, "I was trying to be a good friend, which looks like something you need now." She stood up and walked away to join the rest of the Cliffhangers.
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About ten minutes later, dinner was ready and everyone got their plates and got in line to get their food. They all sat around the campfire. When all of them had gotten their food and had sat down Peter got an idea.
"I think that this is the perfect time to have our group." Peter announced.
There were groans from almost everyone. No one felt like having group after such a long hike.
"Oh come on guys, it will not be that long. Besides after dinner, it will be off to bed because we have to get up early tomorrow." Sophie added in.
Now, there were even more and even louder groans.
"Okay, tonight the topic will be 'what makes me mad.'" Peter announced to them, "Ezra, start us off tonight."
"What makes me mad is when people do an act that they think is helping someone else, but they only do it to help themselves." Ezra told, speaking of his parents.
Scott, Ezra, Katherine, Juliette, and David had all gone, and it was now Kristen's turn.
"What makes me mad is when you try to be nice to someone and they just treat you like dirt." Kristen said as she stared at Cole.
"Screw you." Cole interrupted, he was going to start an argument and he knew it.
"Cole!" Sophie spoke up, she was going to try to stop this before it got too out of hand. Peter held his hand out, telling her to stop and see where this is going.
"No, you have no right to talk about me like that." Cole said as he stood up.
"Why?" Kristen asked as she stood up, her voice starting to rise, "isn't it the truth? Why is it you are acting like a whiney brat? Come on enlighten us all, we are all sick of it, so tell us."
Cole's back was turning red with embaresment and anger, he looked at everyone and asked, "so, is this how you all feel?"
No one really spoke up, there were just head nods and a couple of people who silently said "yes."
Out of nowhere an obnoxious voice blurted out "YES!"
Cole turned around to see no other than David with a big grin on his face.
Everyone expected Cole to run and pounce on David, even Peter who started to stand up slowly ready to break up a fight, but to everyone's surprise Cole just turned towards his tent.
Cole walked towards his tent and as he walked away he said "whatever" loud enough for Peter and Sophie to hear as he threw up his hands.
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Sorry for such the LONG wait. I promise the next chap will be up sooner.