"Neil, I'm sure Max is alright, you probably just miss him, that's all. I'm sure everything is gonna be okay." David told Neil with a hopeful smile on his face, but if he was being honest. He didn't know if everything was going to be alright. He knew exactly what he's talking about, he saw it too.
Something is up. From the way he was acting at camp, to his outburst on the bus earlier, There was no point trying to deny it. He sat there as he questioned everything he had told Neil. Before he knew it, his thoughts were interrupted by Gwen.
"Hey, you alright?"
"Why would you ask? I'm in tip-top shape." I answered with a small smile.
"You just looked kind of out of it, like you were going through shit." She answered laughing as she said the last part. He gave a small smile to her and assured her he was fine.
"C'mon David, spill already. I won't tell. Hell, my dual major in psychology can finally come to good use."
"I'm okay Gwen. Really. Thank you though." I tried to brush her off.
"Okay, if you're sure." She finally commented before she turned back to reading her book.
"Oh and David, everything is gonna be alright." he smiled back at her. "Or some bullshit like that, I don't fucking know." She scoffed before picking up the magazine she brought with her to continue reading.
David laughed at Gwen's final comment before his thoughts sucked him back into worrying about Max. He knew that sooner or later that their summer at Camp Campbell would end. He knew that he shouldn't get too attached to any of the kids who roll through. And for most of the kids he didn't. But Max was different. No matter how hard he tried to stop worrying and thinking about the kid he just couldn't.
Before long, all the campers had gotten off the bus. Only Quartermaster, Gwen and himself remained. He sighed and rubbed his forehead trying to starve away his growing headache. Gwen stood up, grabbing her bags. "Well. See you when I see you." She said to David before stepping off the bus. As he sat alone in the back of the bus he had so many questions racing through his mind.
What was Max talking about?
Was Max going to be alright?
Why doesn't Max want to go home?
Was it just that he didn't want to leave camp?
Does something happen at home that we don't know about?
However, one question stood out amongst all others.
Will everything really be alright?