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A/N: I wanted to apologize for the lack of updates lately. I've had some family issues, coupled with preparing for this semester at school, I've just been too tapped out to put anything into this story. I opted to wait until I had the extra time before putting something else up. Thank you for your patience, and enjoy!

The butterflies in Charity's stomach wanted out. As Peyton steered them through the crowds of girls, Charity was sure she was going to be sick. She had thought about just staying in the car for the next two weeks, but she was pretty sure that Peyton would object to that.

"All right girls, I'm going to find out where I need to be, then I'm going to head over to the gallery to meet Mr. Cooper. Do you girls need any help?" Peyton asked as she opened the trunk for them. Charity shook her head. She needed help, but none that Peyton could give. She quickly grabbed her bag and slung it over her shoulder and followed Lauren across the parking lot.

As they stood in line at the registration desk, Charity wavered between searching the crowds for Chloe and her old squad, and willing herself to disappear. She finished signing her registration forms, and glanced around for Lauren. She saw no sign of her. Charity cursed under her breath as they lady at the desk handed her a nametag. She had really been counting on Lauren to be with her when she inevitably saw Chloe.

Sighing, she joined the group of girls who were gathered on the gym floor. She kept her eye out for Lauren, but she didn't see her.

"Charity? Charity Scott?" She heard a familiar voice ask from behind her. Slowly she turned around and came face to face with her former enemy. Skylar Montgomery had been one of the best cheerleaders on her old squad, and she knew it. When Charity had been elected captain at the end of her freshman year, Skylar made it very well known that she didn't agree with the vote. Charity had later found out that she was one of the girls who had been sleeping with Zach while Charity had been dating him. She hadn't seen Skylar, or any of her old friends, since the party that ended with her wrecking Zach's car.

"Don't act like you've forgotten me, Skylar. We both know that you're dumb, but you aren't THAT dumb." Charity replied frankly. Charity grinned at the scowl that replaced the fake smile that had been on Skylar's face.

"What are you doing here? Please, don't tell me that you honestly think you still have a place on my squad after the stunt you pulled?" Skylar laughed disdainfully.

"No, you couldn't pay me to be on your squad. I'm here with the co-captain of my new squad." Charity explained slowly, so that even Skylar would understand. Charity lost a bit of her confidence as a smile slowly appeared on Skylar's face.

"I wonder if Chloe knows that you're here? Probably not, and I know that Zach will be so happy to see you when he comes to visit me next week." Skylar replied, her words dripping with sarcasm. Skylar's words had fully sunken in as she made her way past Charity. In a panic, Charity reached out and grabbed Skylar's elbow.

"Please, don't." She managed to squeak out before Skylar jerked her elbow free and shook her head dismissively. Skylar gave her one last triumphant smile and made her way through the crowd.

Charity forced herself to breathe and think. She'd already messed up by showing weakness. Her former friends preyed on any sign of weakness. She should know, she'd done it too. She needed to find Lauren, she needed to make her aware that she was sure to be included in whatever form of torture Skylar and Chloe came up with for her. Luckily, it wasn't hard.

"Who was that? Was that Chloe?" Lauren asked as she stepped up to Charity. Charity narrowed her eyes. Had Lauren been watching her exchange with Skylar and not done anything to help her?

"Were you watching us?" Charity asked, peering closely at Lauren as she replied.

"I saw you talking to some girl, but I got caught up with some girls I hung out with last year, and by the time I got away, she was gone." Lauren replied, shrugging innocently.

"No, that wasn't Chloe, it was worse. That was Skylar. She and I never got along, and apparently she got my boyfriend and my spot as captain." Charity informed her.

She started to get Lauren up to speed, but before she could, the director of the camp called for attention. Charity zoned out as she listened to the usual welcome speech. She didn't start paying attention until she heard that they would be breaking down into small groups to work. Dread filled Charity's stomach. She hoped, with every fiber of her being, that she would get put in a group with Lauren.

"The small group lists are here on the table, come and find your name and join your group. Each group has a number, each number is hanging up on the wall, join your group there." The director explained. Charity and Lauren slowly made their way to the tables. She crossed every finger she could as she glanced down at the sheets of paper. She scanned them quickly for hers and Lauren's names. She let out a sigh of relief as she saw that she and Lauren were both in group 5.

"We're together, group 5." Charity told Lauren, as she tugged her in the direction of the large number 5 on the far wall. Camp was starting to look up. She'd been so nervous about seeing Chloe, and then Skylar had successfully intimidated her, but none of that mattered now.

"This is great! We're cheering together, and who knows, maybe I won't even see Chloe, or Skylar, I mean there are tons of girls here, right?" Charity rambled, excitedly. She was going on about how excited she was, when she finally noticed that Lauren was tugging on her sleeve and nodding her head in the direction that they were walking.

"What?" Charity asked, following Lauren's gaze. Suddenly Charity felt as if the bottom had fallen out of her world. Directly under the large number 5 stood Skylar and Chloe, waving at her, with matching smirks on their faces.