Author's Note: Hey guys, sorry I couldn't get this out sooner! You all know how things get around the holidays—my mom had me making millions of cookies. I don't think I'll be eating anymore until next Christmas…but maybe sooner [;

Enjoy!

Chapter 7

"We're here, sweetheart." Vikki said gently, nudging Lexi. "Mmm." She mumbled. Lexi sat up and rubbed her eyes and squinted at the bright light pouring into the black leather interior of Vikki's cute red Mercedes SLK Class. Lexi reached for the door handle and practically fell out of the car; she didn't realize how awkward of a position she was in. "Fuck." She mumbled.

Lexi looked out and saw a very small, dinky hospital. "You own one of the major skate companies in the world and you bring us to this place?" Lexi asked, raising one eyebrow. "Trust me. If it was up to me, I would have requested her to be transferred to Dallas, but this was the nearest to the camp. And when exactly did you become Miss Snobby Rich Girl?" Vikki asked looking at Lexi amused. "Oh, I like to put up a different front when meeting someone new, "Lexi said grinning. "Who knows maybe having the name will have its benefits."

"Can't hurt to try." Vikki said laughing, sliding her white Dior ski-looking sunglasses, covering at least half her face. "Shall we?"

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"Mier! Wake up!" Squid said, shaking Miercoles violently.

"God dammit! What do you want?" she screamed sitting up so suddenly in bed, it took Squid aback.

"Um…Lexi…she's gone." Squid stammered. Miercoles searched his eyes and saw Squid's worried expression. His eyes reflected pain. She made a mental note to find out if Squid was feeling Lexi.

"Lexi's responsible. If she bounced, she'd have left something explaining why." Miercoles explained. "Did you check her bunk?"

"Well, no." Squid admitted, sitting on the edge of Miercoles bed. "Dipshit." She breathed as she got out of bed and sauntered over to Lexis's bunk, right beside Cami's permanently empty one, Miercoles shuddered. "Look genius, she left a note." Her tone dripping with acid. Miercoles held the note close to her face; it was still dark outside. Miercoles read the letter aloud:

Dear girls,

Vikki came to get me around 1:30 this morning to go with her to the hospital to find out what happened to Cami. I love you all, and I'll bring back goodies! And phone chargers. [:

Love,

Lexi

She glanced quickly up at Squid and saw his still worried face. 'God this boy is easy to read' Miercoles thought, amused. "Well, at least she's getting us chargers. I hope there are outlets in this stupid tent." She said smiling, attempting to lighten the mood. "There are. There are four by Magnets bunk." Squid said distractedly.

"Ooh La la." Miercoles said aloud, smiling as she turned to look at Magnet sleeping. This made Squid laugh. 'Thank god.' She thought. "You like Magnet?" Squid asked grinning. "Nah, I mean, he's a definite possibility. He's absolutely ah-dorable, but I know nothing about him. My mom would love him." She said laughing.

"How would you know?" Squid asked, furrowing his eyes. 'Hm. Family problems obviously, maybe that's what landed him in here…' Miercoles thought intently. "My mom's a sucker for pretty eyes. That's why she fell for my dad in fact. Stupid reason, huh?" she answered smiling sweetly.

"Your parents still together?" he asked curiously. "Nope." Miercoles answered quickly. "My mom was head over heels in love with him, but he didn't feel the same. He tried to stay with her for my sake, but it didn't work out. I don't blame him though. He wouldn't have been happy, and I see him every other week, well I used to anyways. You know, growing up, I loved it," she said laughing. "I know that's horrible."

"Nah, I'd kill to have parents that gave a shit. Even if they weren't together." Squid said messing with his hands. "So, what's Lexis's family like?"

"Well, she had a father, but he died when she was six." Miercoles said softly, noting Squids pained expression. 'He's totally into her' she thought happily. "His death hurt both her and her mom bad; it hurt all of us bad."

"So ya'll have known each other for a while?" Squid asked raising his eyebrows slightly. "Oh yeah, we all grew up together." Miercoles said smilingly. "So, you're into Lexi?" "A bit." Squid admitted shyly. "Well, Lexi's an interesting character. You're gonna have a lot of fun with her." Miercoles said. "Really?" Squid's eyes brightened. "Hey, don't say anything to her about this; I wanna get her on my own."

"Ha-ha, don't worry. I won't mess up your game." She said grinning.