Not So Perfect. Part III.
The sun rose slowly above the trees and hit the door of the tent, where JJ and I lay naked under a light duvet. I had been starring at the ceiling of the tent for over an hour now, going over the events that had happened not even 9 hours ago. It was JJ, then Naomi, then JJ again. I was falling in my past habits, all over again. I had a choice; I had a decision to make. Or should I just leave it and let time decide on the choice I have been given?
The body next to me stirred and turned to force me.
"Oh, morning," he said awkwardly.
"Hi," I answered. He pulled a puzzled look, "I think I am led on something," he sat up right and moved his hands behind him. He pulled out a black wire and a slim back rectangle.
"Your iPod," he pulled his arm in front of me. I took the iPod from his hand and wrapped the wire around the gadget, before placing it on the opposite side of where it came from. We looked at each other and let out a small laugh. Then it grew silent again, nothing to say.
"When time is everyone heading back?" I eventually asked.
"Erm…no idea," he answered quietly. He looked away. I smiled in his presence. I scared myself. How could I be happy? He was a one night stand…nothing more.
"Wanna get everything packed away?" I offered. He turned his head back to face me.
"Yeah, okay," he smiled.
By the time we had packed up, the sun was in full view and the others were just getting out of their tents. Naomi appeared from the far tent…along with Emily. I looked at her straight in the eye. She looked back for a moment but carried on concentrating on Emily. Effy and Freddie appeared from a corner of the forest.
"And where have you been?" asked Naomi with a big grin. Effy gave her a little smile but Freddie did not appear to have any emotions in him. He was hastily looking around and ran towards Emily.
"Where's Katie?" I read his lips. Emily shrugged and she [along with Freddie] looked concerned. No one had seen Katie since the night before, but with us all wanting to get back home, Effy drove off leaving Naomi, Emily and Freddie looking for her.
I was relieved to get home. I was able to get away, to think alone. I jumped onto my bed face first and dug my head into my pillow. I heard footsteps come up the stairs and my door creaked open.
"Good night?" said a voice. I turned to look at my door. Mother was standing there, with her gossip face on.
"Yeah it was great," I just had to get her out of my room.
"Anything interesting happen?" she asked eagerly.
"No mother, nothing interesting. It was just a bunch of friends, sitting around a fire, eating food and sleeping in the big bad woods," I replied.
"Okie dookie," she replied and disappeared. I let out a big sign and once again, dug into my pillow.
How was I going to get out of this mess?