Chapter 1 - Summer Camp Out

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(Srry Blu’s so out of character. I just wasn’t in the mood to make her normal. Oh well…)
Camp out with my buds

Spazz: [rolls over, blinks, rubs eyes] urg… [sits up and looks around one person tent] Better get dressed I guess. [talks slowly, sleepily]

Nix: [calls from outside] Time to get sleepyhead, nearly everyones already up and eating! [sounds all cheerful and happy]

Spazz: Shut up! [gets dressed and makes “bed”]

Blu: Good morning! How’s it going?

Spazz: Tiired…[nods head sleepily] I was up late last night typing about all we saw yesterday. That was a gorgeous trail, don’t you think?

Blu: definitely!

Nix: [brings plate of food over for Spazz] here ya go. [smiles and sits down next to her with his plate]

Blu: [nudges Spazz’s arm] he [raises eyebrow]

Spazz: shut up [looks innocent] he’s just a sweetie. [smiles]

Nix: [acts like not paying attention] So, how do you like breakfast? I made it today.

Star: [cuts in to talk to Spazz] G’morning! Did you sleep well? I saw you were up late. [smiles innocently laughs and leaves]

Spazz: Yes, I really like home breakfast burritos. Thanx!

After a while everyone cleans up and gets packed up for newest hike.

Spazz: I’m so glad I joined this camp out group! Friends, new and old. Plus great sights! Just gorgeous. [hikes up backpack and follows group, walking with Blu and being followed by Nix]

Red: [catches up with the little group] Hi.

Blu: [grabs arm and holds onto tightly] Where were you all breakfast? We’re gonna be hiking all day and you haven’t even eaten the most important meal!

Red: Ah shaddup, im fine and will stay fine! [walks faster dragging Blu along with him and leaving Spazz and Nix at the back of the group]

Spazz: thanx for bringing me my plate. That was very nice of you.

Nix: It’s nothing. Just sticking to my daily good deeds. [laughs]

Spazz: hmm…[smiles and walks on, snapping a pic here and there]
--that night—

Spazz was importing all her pics, and fixing them up, this would be another long night. Typing and editing. She just did it for no reason. Even if it did pay a price on her health sometimes.

Star: Knock knock. May I enter? [cracks open slit in tent]

Spazz: Oh yah sure. Come right in! [moves a few pillows around to make room]

Star: I need to talk to you. [looks all serious]

Spazz: [looks startled] Huh? What’s wrong?!?

Star: It’s about……Nix. He has no friends but you. And you barely hang out with him. Don’t you ever wonder why he treats you so well?

Spazz: Uhh, well, umm, no. No I haven’t. He just seems like a super sweet boy! [stops playing music and looks straight at Star]

Star: Ok, I was just wondering. You look like the type who would notice right away…well good night and sleep well this time. [leaves tent]

Spazz: hmmm. I don’t like him… I don’t think I do… hmm… well hmm, ill think about it. [turns music back on and types and thinks]

Spazz gets to thinking. What is so interesting about Nix and me. We’re just friends. Just because he likes to do sweet thing for people doesn’t mean he’s like in love with me, no biggie. Come to think of it, he even brought Star her plate yesterday, so why does she think it so special when he does for me? Now I'm confusing myself. Oh shut up brain and work! She looked at the computer screen, this was stupid. She was just going to finish this document and go to sleep. It always helps when you sleep on it.
The next afternoon Star woke her up. Afterrnoon!

Spazz: OH MY GOSH! How could isleep this late, I went to bed earlier last night than usual! What’s going on. Why didn’t Nix get me up?

Star: that’s the problem. Nobody knows where he is. He disappeared and you didn’t get up so we knew he wasn’t here. He would’ve woken you up to go on today's hike. [looks concerned] you better get up now so you can help look for him. Get dressed there’s a snack at the table. [leaves tent]

Spazz: Huh? Wait that went a little to fast! What’s going on? [gets dressed and goes to table and eats snack and goes and meets Star and the rest of the group at the meeting tree]

Group leader: Well now that we have everyone up and ready we’re gonna conduct a full search. A map of the state park will be given to each group of three. Then we’ll decide which roup will go where. Ok?

Everyone whispers and nods heads. Everyone divides onto groups of three. Star, Blu, and Spazz made one group.

Red: [starts to pass out maps but keeps his head down. He doesn’t want anyone to see the remainders of his fight last night. A scabbed lip, black eye, and a slash across his left cheek]

Group leader: Ok now Red is passing out the maps. Once everyone is settled I want you to put your map on your lap.

Everyone puts maps on laps and waits impatiently. Nobody likes it when a worthy teammate gets lost. Most people want to get going and find him.

***
Nix sat underneath a tree. He plans out what everyone would normally do today. He figured nobody would notice he wasn’t there. First they would all wake up and eat breakfast, second they would gather supplies and go over the day plan about where and what they would do today. Third they would all start off in a line of little clichés. Fourth they would finish the day, eat, hangout, and go to bed. He felt the dried blood under his nose an d on his lip. It had tasted very salty when he had been bleeding.

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