Campout Part One

I was looking at Troy as she said it. I could've sworn that I saw a look of utter joy sweep across his face, but it disappeared instantly. He looked very nonchalant. Had I imagined it? I frowned a little.

Troy saw me frowning and looked a little disappointed. Bt he moved towards me.

"Taylor, on the cheek or on the lips?" He questioned.

"Lips, of course!" She exclaimed. I sighed. This was my dream come true. Troy was going to kiss me! He nervously licked his lips and moved closer until we were inches apart. He stopped, gazing into my eyes. Then he closed the gap quickly, and our lips met.

It was what every girl dreams her first kiss will be like. Soft and sweet, yet so powerful that my entire body turned to mush. I was so happy. He kissed me hesitantly at first, and then I found myself returning the kiss.

But I stopped immediately and pulled away. Troy was not in love with me. He only liked me as a friend. I never should have kissed him back. It was obvious by the look in his eyes that he had felt me kissing back, for that brief amount of time, but I couldn't tell how he felt about it. Wordlessly, he walked back to where he had been sitting.

"Um…I'm getting tired," I blurted out, "I think I'll go back to my cabin now." Taylor said she was tired too and came to walk with e.

"Taylor!" I hissed. "Why did you make him kiss me?"
"I thought you liked him. Isn't that normally something you would enjoy doing to someone you like?"
"Yes, but I kissed him back a little and I know he felt it. What if he doesn't like me? He'll know that I like him and things will be soooo awkward. Our friendship will be ruined."

"Gabi, you shouldn't be afraid to share your feelings."

"Oh yeah? Then why won't you share your feelings with Chad?"

She turned pale.

"That's different!"

"How?"

"Well, um, you see…"

"Exactly, Taylor. Don't bother me about Troy or I'll bother you about Chad. Ok?" She mumbled some kind of response that sounded a little bit like "go to hell."

I frowned a little. By then we had reached our cabin. I climbed into my bed and fell asleep immediately.

The next day went by in a blur. We had so much stuff planned for us to do! We canoed and kayaked and did archery and crafts and swimming. We went for a nature hike and learned how to build a fire. I didn't really see much of Troy, considering that we did all our activities with our cabin groups. Before I knew it, the day was over. I fell into my bed exhausted, and slept like a log all night.

The next morning I woke up feeling eager and excited. It was the day of the camping trip! We got to bundle up our sleeping bags and walk out to a campground. There we would swim, play games, and sleep. I wanted to sleep under the starts and so did my friends.

After breakfast we set off. We knew it would be a really long walk, but we were prepared. We decided to play a game of Would You Rather.

"Ok. Would you rather get caught making out in the bushes behind the field by Mr. Wiebe and Mr. Brown, or would you rather get caught making out in your basement by your younger sibling?" I asked.

The girls squealed.

"Hmm," Taylor thought out loud. "Would your parents find out?"

"Yes!" I responded. "In both situation your parents find out."

Everyone looked thoughtful.

"I would pick Ryan finding me, because I'd rather him see it than the teachers. Plus, Mr. Brown would probably give me a huge sex talk, considering he's the sex ed teacher." Everyone groaned in agreement with Sharpay's response.

We walked and walked and talked and talked. Before we knew, we were there.

We were extremely hot so we decided to go swimming in the lake. We were the first ones there and the van carrying our stuff hadn't come yet. We quickly and quietly snuck down the path to the lake, just us girls. Since we didn't have our swimsuits, we would have to swim in our underwear.

I quickly peeled off my shirt and shorts to reveal my matching baby blue bra and panties. I quickly ran into the lake so as few people as possible would see me.

Taylor, Sharpay and Kelsi quickly ran in too, splashing and giggling. The cool, clear water felt so good against my hot skin. I was pretty sure I had burned a little and the water soothed the warmth.

We chased each other around and played Marco Polo. Suddenly I saw something on the shore. It was the guys. I could tell they saw us in the water.

"Uh oh!" I exclaimed to my friends. "Look over there!"

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-freakymathgirl

ps: To Ami (if you're reading this. I know you were actually reading A Secret to be Told but w/e) Thanks for that comment and I'll try to incorporate it into the story. I'm glad you like the story. I'm sorry but I don't reply to reviews that are not from Fanfic because I would have to use my own email account to reply and I don't give out my email to people I don't know. That's just my policy. Sorry! But don't worry the story will have a happy ending and I'll try to update it this weekend.