~ Toad's POV ~

All of the campers are lining up to get their breakfast. I end up right behind Toadette. I should start a conversation.

You know, I'm so tired of us not talking. And I'm sure she is as well. I could make the first move and see if today is the day this silent treatment ends.

"Hey," I speak. My sister immediately turns around. At least she didn't ignore me. That's a good sign.

"What?" she asks.

"Oh, nothing," I reply. "I just want to-"

"Nothing? Then, don't bother," Toadette states. "My friends have more interesting things to say." She turns around, gets her breakfast, and leaves to join these friends of hers.

What the hell?! No need for her to be so rude. Is she really not over our fight? It was already like two and a half weeks ago! Just right now, all I was gonna do was ask how she was doing. I didn't do anything wrong!

Here I was, making an effort to get along with Toadette and she just throws it away. Well if that's what she wants, then fine. It's her loss, because two can play in this game.

~ Boo's POV ~

"Let's go back to the cabin now," Bones tells me as we stand up from our seats, having finished our meals.

"Umm dude, let's hang with Birdo instead," I suggest. "It'll be fun, and just for a few."

"Really?" Bones shakes his head. "Fine, meet me at the cabin. See ya." Before I can say anything, he is walking away. Oh well. He better not be pissed later.

I walk to Birdo, who's sitting alone and just staring at the sky.

"Hey," I say.

"Oh, hi!" Birdo grins, patting the spot next to her. I sit down.

"What's up?" I ask.

"Not much," Birdo shrugs. "I'm resting for a bit because I'm too full to return to the cabin. What about you?"

"I dunno, I thought you were lonely or something," I state.

"Well, I kinda expected you to be hanging with Bones," Birdo replies.

"Oh, I was. But, he left when I said I was gonna talk to you for a few minutes," I explain.

"I'm wondering when he'll be open to us," Birdo says. "I'm sure he'd be fun to be around if only he put more effort."

"Yeah, well that isn't happening anytime soon," I respond. "Honestly, it's becoming annoying. I can tell he doesn't want me to divide my time between you guys and him, but he has to respect my decision of making more friends."

"He has his reasons, I guess," Birdo states.

"I hate to admit it but if he's going to continue on with this unfriendly, 'isolated and proud' act, I will really spend more time with you and the others than with him," I tell her. Instantly after saying it, I'm shocked with myself. Did I seriously just say that?

Well... Come to think of it, I was being completely honest.

"Seriously?" Birdo questions. "Well for both of your sakes, don't throw away your friendship. It really seems like it's worth a lot."

"I know it is. But, I sometimes get tired of his attitude now."

"Hey, you were once like that too."

"Well, I improved as a person. It's time for him to do so as well."

"I would be really happy if he joins us eventually."

"Me too. And I think I should go to Bones now," I stand up. "Bye, dude."

"Talk to you later," Birdo waves.

I begin walking to the cabin. I'm seriously hoping that Bones stops being such a jerk to the others. Because whether I like it or not, I'm slowly losing patience with him.

And he's a really good friend. He has been my best and only friend for such a long time. I don't want to lose him while gaining new friends, I really don't.

~ Tiny's POV ~

"Let's go to sleep now," Pauline suggests to me and Rosalina. "We want to wake up tomorrow feeling energized."

"Okay," Rosalina climbs into her bed.

"Tiny, could you turn off the lights?" Pauline asks.

"I will in a few minutes. Just go ahead and sleep already," I say.

"Sure, goodnight," Pauline replies.

"Night," Rosalina tells us.

"Goodnight, guys," I respond. Soon enough, I know that both of my cabinmates have fallen asleep. I pull out two Polaroid pictures from my pajama shorts pocket and stare at them for a moment. They put a smile on my face.

*flashback*

"What's that thing?" Diddy pointed at my Polaroid camera before grabbing it.

"Hey, give it back!" I replied. "That's my much loved camera."

"I've seen these things before. How do you take a picture?" Diddy turned it on and lifted his finger above the shutter release button. "Like this?"

"Don't even try," I said, noticing that he was pointing the camera towards me. "Stop, I swear-"

I turned my head away from Diddy right before I heard the camera's signature shutter release sound. Ugh. I couldn't believe he wasted my film like that.

I faced him again to see that he was watching the new photo come out of the camera with an amused facial expression. I sighed.

"Put it in your pocket or something," I said.

"You want me to keep it?" Diddy laughed.

"Umm, no. But, the photo has to be kept in the dark for a few minutes if you want it to develop well," I stated.

"Okay," Diddy shoved the photo into his pocket. "Let's take more."

"No, I wanna preserve my film," I protested.

"Come on, let's take selfies," Diddy suggested.

"How many?" I questioned hesitantly.

"Two," Diddy answers. "We could keep one each."

"Fine," I replied. That's the story of how I used three pieces of film within three minutes. I don't regret it at all.

*flashback over*

This happened earlier during the week. Every time I see the pictures, I'm brought back to that moment. And that's a totally good thing.

The first photo is a simple side view of me. In it, I'm smiling for some reason or another. I fortunately don't look too bad in this one.

The second one is of Diddy and I sticking out our tongues. We took another one after this, which Diddy kept. I love these pictures a lot, they give me a reason to smile.

Is Diddy like this? I'm curious. Does he look at the picture he has of us to improve his mood?

I grab a black Sharpie pen nearby and write the date on the second picture. "07.23.15". I draw a small happy face, too.

Then, I take my Polaroid picture album out of my bag and place the newest pictures inside. After that I turn off the cabin lights and go to sleep in the peaceful darkness, hoping that tomorrow is a good day.

First update in two months??? Omg I am so sorry. Please forgive me. I hope you guys liked this chapter though. Things are building up... Hahaha. I'm aware that ever since school started back in August, I've been updating reallyyy slow. I apologize, but I've seriously been so busy! And especially recently, I've been so stressed as well. Things are really hard for me... Hopefully they'll get better soon. Btw I'd really like to thank you all for still showing me and my works appreciation, even when I wasn't being very active. I would check my notifications from time to time and be quite happy that people still think about my stuff. You guys are definitely the biggest part of my motivation. Without you I would be even less active than I already am, hahaha. And idk when the next chapter will be posted. But I do know that it'll be longer than this one so... Anyways please add, comment, vote, etc. Thanks!

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