This chapter is not the most exciting one, but I hope you like it. Please
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Peter and Sophie awoke earlier than the Cliffhangers so the two could talk about Cole.
"So fill me in Peter." Sophie said as she yawned, she was still waking up a little.
"I discovered that Cole has been cutting himself. I saw various cuts on him last night." Peter informed her.
"Oh my," Sophie gasped, "is that what sparked the outburst last night?"
Peter was surprised, he didn't think that anyone saw or heard the outburst. "Yes." Peter answered as he rubbed his eyes.
"So what are we going to do?" Sophie asked worriedly.
"Well, I am going to ask Cole if he is comfortable going on the rest of this hike, if he isn't then one of us will have to take him back to camp to the infirmary. We are a days hike away from Horizon right now and I really don't want to have to take him back unless he is REALLY injured or unless he doesn't feel comfortable finishing the hike."
"Okay, sounds like a good plan," Sophie said, still shocked by what she has learned, "so what actions are you gonna take when we get back to Horizon?"
"Just like Juliette's case a while back, I am going to have to call his mom and suggest that he be taken out of Horizon." Peter said, as he ducked down and checked in on Cole.
Sophie just stood there, still processing all of the information that she received.
"Well, lets not let any of the other Cliffhangers know about this until it is the right time," Peter told her, Sophie nodded, "now, lets get things set up for breakfast."
The two of them set off to get things set up around the camp, not knowing that Cole heard their whole conversation. He turned over and went back to sleep, with thoughts racing around in his head.
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About a half an hour later, Peter and Sophie went around to each of the Cliffhangers tents and woke them up.
Peter got into the tent where Cole was sleeping and woke him up gently. Cole sat up and yawned.
"Hey Cole, I need to ask you an important question." Peter said as he sat down in front of Cole.
"Yeah?" Cole asked nervously. "I need to know if you are wanting to finish this hike. If you want to then that means no more outburst, no trying to run, and full cooperation on your part." Peter asked looking into Cole's eyes.
"I want to continue." Cole replied solemnly. Cole thought that if he was on his best behavior and showed that he was wanted to stay at Horizon, maybe he could convince Peter and his mom.
"Okay, now that means no more outrageous stunts this trip." Peter reminded.
"Yes sir." Cole said.
'Sir,' Peter thought to himself, 'something is not right, but I'm not going to push just yet.'
Peter patted Cole's shoulder, "okay then, get dressed and ready."
"Aren't you going to give me some privacy?" Cole asked awkwardly.
Peter got up from his sitting position and turned around so his back was facing Cole, now and he was in a squatting position.
"You're kidding me right?" Cole asked surprised.
"Nope, I told you last night that you were on twenty-four hour surveillance, "Peter told him, "Now I would hurry up, you only have 5 minutes to get ready."
Cole was about to protest, but then thought 'cool it Cole. Be on your best behavior.' So instead of arguing, he got ready.
As Cole was getting ready, Peter suggested "Cole, if I were you, I would tell the group this secret of yours. It's not going to be easy, but they are going to find out eventually, and I think it would be easier if you told them."
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When Cole and Peter stepped out of the tent, only Ezra, Katherine, and Daisy were up and starting to take down their tents, all of them looked at him and wondered why Peter was with him.
The rest of the morning went on, and slowly the rest of the Cliffhangers came out of their tents and all of them helped prepare breakfast and got the campsite cleaned up and ready.
Breakfast was done and the Cliffhangers, along with Peter and Sophie all began to eat. While Sophie told Peter about Scott and Shelby getting caught last night.
Everyone made small talk amongst themselves while they ate. Daisy, Auggie, Juliette, Kristen, and Katie were all talking about what happened with Cole last night.
Katherine, David, and Ezra were making fun of the "breakfast" that they were eating.
Scott and Shelby were having their own conversation. They were both wandering what punishment they were going to get for getting caught by Sophie last night.
While all of this was going on, Cole sat silently, contemplating whether or not to everyone his secret. He was off in his own world, and if you looked at him, you could tell it by looking at him.
After about 10 minutes, Peter announced "Okay guys, time to clean up and head out. That is unless anyone has anything to say." He looked at Cole, hoping that he would tell his secret and get that bearing weight off of his chest.
Scott, Daisy, Juliette, Kristen, Katie, and Auggie also looked at Cole, hoping that he would reveal what happened last night. Peter waited to say if anyone wanted to say anything, but since no one did, he motioned the Cliffhangers to finish getting cleaned up.
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"Okay guys, time to head out." Peter called out once everyone looked as if they were ready.
Cole thought to himself, 'now or never,' then he spoke up, "Uh-uh-Peter," he said in a shaky voice.
Peter, along with everyone else, turned around to face Cole to see what he was going to say, "Yes?"
"I-I- have something to say." Cole told him, still having a shaky voice.
"Okay, go ahead." Peter told him.
"Everyone, sorry I've been a jerk lately. Um, I have a problem, I don't think it's that bad, but Peter does." He told everyone, his back turning red with embarrassment.
There was a brief silence then David spoke up, "what is it? Your problem I mean."
Daisy nudged David in the ribs with her elbow, and the rest of the Cliffhangers looked at each other not believing that David had been so rude.
"Um, I started cutting myself when I went home." He told them as he looked down at the ground.
Once again there was an awkward silence. "Okay guys, now Cole has told us something that he feels is embarrassing, so let's try to make him feel like he has nothing to be embarrassed about. Let's get started on today's portion of the hike and you can all talk to him, after I have a chance." Peter told everyone, breaking the silence.
Everyone started along following Sophie. Peter brought up the rear, along with Cole.
"You know Cole, I am VERY proud of you." Peter told Cole as patted his back.
"Yeah, well we'll see if I made the right choice by telling this." Cole told him.
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Please review. Sorry if this chapter wasn't very exciting, I will try to get the next chapter up soon.
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Peter and Sophie awoke earlier than the Cliffhangers so the two could talk about Cole.
"So fill me in Peter." Sophie said as she yawned, she was still waking up a little.
"I discovered that Cole has been cutting himself. I saw various cuts on him last night." Peter informed her.
"Oh my," Sophie gasped, "is that what sparked the outburst last night?"
Peter was surprised, he didn't think that anyone saw or heard the outburst. "Yes." Peter answered as he rubbed his eyes.
"So what are we going to do?" Sophie asked worriedly.
"Well, I am going to ask Cole if he is comfortable going on the rest of this hike, if he isn't then one of us will have to take him back to camp to the infirmary. We are a days hike away from Horizon right now and I really don't want to have to take him back unless he is REALLY injured or unless he doesn't feel comfortable finishing the hike."
"Okay, sounds like a good plan," Sophie said, still shocked by what she has learned, "so what actions are you gonna take when we get back to Horizon?"
"Just like Juliette's case a while back, I am going to have to call his mom and suggest that he be taken out of Horizon." Peter said, as he ducked down and checked in on Cole.
Sophie just stood there, still processing all of the information that she received.
"Well, lets not let any of the other Cliffhangers know about this until it is the right time," Peter told her, Sophie nodded, "now, lets get things set up for breakfast."
The two of them set off to get things set up around the camp, not knowing that Cole heard their whole conversation. He turned over and went back to sleep, with thoughts racing around in his head.
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About a half an hour later, Peter and Sophie went around to each of the Cliffhangers tents and woke them up.
Peter got into the tent where Cole was sleeping and woke him up gently. Cole sat up and yawned.
"Hey Cole, I need to ask you an important question." Peter said as he sat down in front of Cole.
"Yeah?" Cole asked nervously. "I need to know if you are wanting to finish this hike. If you want to then that means no more outburst, no trying to run, and full cooperation on your part." Peter asked looking into Cole's eyes.
"I want to continue." Cole replied solemnly. Cole thought that if he was on his best behavior and showed that he was wanted to stay at Horizon, maybe he could convince Peter and his mom.
"Okay, now that means no more outrageous stunts this trip." Peter reminded.
"Yes sir." Cole said.
'Sir,' Peter thought to himself, 'something is not right, but I'm not going to push just yet.'
Peter patted Cole's shoulder, "okay then, get dressed and ready."
"Aren't you going to give me some privacy?" Cole asked awkwardly.
Peter got up from his sitting position and turned around so his back was facing Cole, now and he was in a squatting position.
"You're kidding me right?" Cole asked surprised.
"Nope, I told you last night that you were on twenty-four hour surveillance, "Peter told him, "Now I would hurry up, you only have 5 minutes to get ready."
Cole was about to protest, but then thought 'cool it Cole. Be on your best behavior.' So instead of arguing, he got ready.
As Cole was getting ready, Peter suggested "Cole, if I were you, I would tell the group this secret of yours. It's not going to be easy, but they are going to find out eventually, and I think it would be easier if you told them."
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When Cole and Peter stepped out of the tent, only Ezra, Katherine, and Daisy were up and starting to take down their tents, all of them looked at him and wondered why Peter was with him.
The rest of the morning went on, and slowly the rest of the Cliffhangers came out of their tents and all of them helped prepare breakfast and got the campsite cleaned up and ready.
Breakfast was done and the Cliffhangers, along with Peter and Sophie all began to eat. While Sophie told Peter about Scott and Shelby getting caught last night.
Everyone made small talk amongst themselves while they ate. Daisy, Auggie, Juliette, Kristen, and Katie were all talking about what happened with Cole last night.
Katherine, David, and Ezra were making fun of the "breakfast" that they were eating.
Scott and Shelby were having their own conversation. They were both wandering what punishment they were going to get for getting caught by Sophie last night.
While all of this was going on, Cole sat silently, contemplating whether or not to everyone his secret. He was off in his own world, and if you looked at him, you could tell it by looking at him.
After about 10 minutes, Peter announced "Okay guys, time to clean up and head out. That is unless anyone has anything to say." He looked at Cole, hoping that he would tell his secret and get that bearing weight off of his chest.
Scott, Daisy, Juliette, Kristen, Katie, and Auggie also looked at Cole, hoping that he would reveal what happened last night. Peter waited to say if anyone wanted to say anything, but since no one did, he motioned the Cliffhangers to finish getting cleaned up.
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"Okay guys, time to head out." Peter called out once everyone looked as if they were ready.
Cole thought to himself, 'now or never,' then he spoke up, "Uh-uh-Peter," he said in a shaky voice.
Peter, along with everyone else, turned around to face Cole to see what he was going to say, "Yes?"
"I-I- have something to say." Cole told him, still having a shaky voice.
"Okay, go ahead." Peter told him.
"Everyone, sorry I've been a jerk lately. Um, I have a problem, I don't think it's that bad, but Peter does." He told everyone, his back turning red with embarrassment.
There was a brief silence then David spoke up, "what is it? Your problem I mean."
Daisy nudged David in the ribs with her elbow, and the rest of the Cliffhangers looked at each other not believing that David had been so rude.
"Um, I started cutting myself when I went home." He told them as he looked down at the ground.
Once again there was an awkward silence. "Okay guys, now Cole has told us something that he feels is embarrassing, so let's try to make him feel like he has nothing to be embarrassed about. Let's get started on today's portion of the hike and you can all talk to him, after I have a chance." Peter told everyone, breaking the silence.
Everyone started along following Sophie. Peter brought up the rear, along with Cole.
"You know Cole, I am VERY proud of you." Peter told Cole as patted his back.
"Yeah, well we'll see if I made the right choice by telling this." Cole told him.
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Please review. Sorry if this chapter wasn't very exciting, I will try to get the next chapter up soon.