Chapter 16:
"T! Why did you drag me into this, I don't want to go camping!"
"Well I do! And I want you there; you're my best friend we'll get to spend three days together in a forest!"
"You know you're going to be busy with Jake."
"No I won't, trust me this is going to be fun!"
"Fine! How are we getting there?"
"Clark and Jeremy are going up together and Jake has his mums van to take us four up."
"Four hours, in a car with Matty, while you and Jake hang out together then three days in a forest! Greeeaaaat."
"Jenna, you and Matty can talk; you're not in a fight. You get along great."
"Yeah, but we haven't really spoken lately and his busy with Rebecca. I don't know, it's just a weird tension between us occasionally."
"Just try!"
The day of camping came around and Jenna heard the beeping of the car out the front. She dragged out her suitcase. She didn't know what to pack so she just brought various different outfits prepared for whatever weather Mother Nature throws at her. Matty was sitting in the backset of the van and Tamara was in the front next to Jake who was driving. Matty jumped out to help Jenna with her suitcase.
"Here, let me grab that." Matty put it in the back of the van. "Heavy packing Hamilton."
"Well I've never gone camping before, I had no idea what to bring"
"Yeah, I could tell how eager you were to come!" Matty said joking.
"Oh yeah, can't wait to become one with nature." They both laughed while Jenna took her seat in the row behind Matty and she sat closest to the door side while Matty sat next to the window side.
"LET'S DO THIS WOOO!" Tamara yelled out the passenger window.
During the car ride Jenna put her headphones in, as usual and extended her legs on the seat next to her facing the side of Matty's head as he faced head on. Eventually Matty did the same and put his legs up on the chair next to him, facing Jenna who was asleep. He looked at Jenna admiring how gentle she looked. He thought about how calming she was when she was awake and deep in thought and how she looked so peaceful and cute when asleep. The corners of his mouth turned upwards giving him a slight smile while he looked at Jenna, he felt his phone vibrate and looked down and saw a text message from Rebecca saying 'miss you babe'. Matty didn't reply to Rebecca, but he did turn around so he wasn't facing Jenna anymore. He was seeing someone and knew he shouldn't be thinking of someone else.
They arrived at the campsite and Clark and Jeremy were already there and had set their tents up. They were only a new couple and Clark told Jenna "We're sleeping in separate tents because we've decided to take it slow" Clark seemed happy that Jeremy was okay with that and Jenna was happy for both of them. She was also relieved that there would be more one-person tents than just her and Matty's. Jake and Tamara put theirs next to Matty who had his across from Jenna who was next to Clark and Jeremy's two tents and the campfire pit was in the middle.
"Let's go explore!" recommended Clark.
"Good idea!" Jake said enthusiastically.
They all went and walked up and down hills, climbing small rock mountains when suddenly Jenna spotted a lake surrounded by trees.
"Wait, guy's look at that lake." Jenna pointed towards it.
"Is that interest I hear on your voice?" Tamara said jokingly.
The gang walked over to it and Clark and Jeremy took a seat on a rock hugging and whispering in each other's ears and so did Jake and Tamara. Which left Matty and Jenna. Jenna walked along the cliffs edge while Matty walked spaced out beside her. Jenna was mesmerized by the view of the lake and how picturesque everything looked.
"What do you think of it now you're here" Matty said with his hands in his pockets.
"Right now, I think it's beyond beautiful." Jenna said taking a seat with her feet dangling meters above the water. Matty took a seat next to her doing the same.
"So, we haven't really spoken much lately. Anything new?" Matty said nervously swinging his legs.
"Yeah, I know ha-ha. Nothing much has been going on with me. How about you? You and Rebecca seem serious..."
"Me and Rebecca, are, um, good. I mean we're together now, properly." Matty rubbed the back of his head and Jenna looked down at the water. She had heard what Matty said, but her mind had wondered off. She shuffled forward on the ledge.
"Imagine, just falling." She seemed hypnotized by the idea. She shuffled forward the littlest bit more and Matty reached out and grabbed her arm.
"Jenna, be careful…" She pushed herself back safely onto the cliff ledge and looked up to Matty and did a small laugh.
"What's the worst that could happen?" She said sadistically. "I get hurt? No one would even notice if I were gone." She whispered. Jenna's heart sank, she felt stupid for actually saying that out loud. It was something about the calm and the scenery that made everything seem to simple.
"I'd notice…" Matty said innocently.