Chapter 18

Angelina's Point of View:

“Finally!” I said relief clear in my voice. We had just finished gathering wood for the fire. It was now three in the afternoon. We didn’t have lunch yet so the guys started whining. I rolled my eyes at them.

I took out the can of hotdogs, the bag of bread, ketchup, and mustard.

“Yum!” Nate said when he saw what we were having for lunch. I took out a knife to cut the bread and ordered Jack and Greg to get the tissues.

Drew and I were cutting the bread, Mia and Lee were adding the hotdogs, and Tia and Liam were adding the ketchup and mustard. Nate, Jack, and Greg were putting the logs and mats for us to sit.

“Are you okay?” I asked Drew. He was silent the whole time and he looked as if he wasn’t even here.

“Yeah,” was his only reply. I kept on staring at him, trying to figure out what was wrong with him.

“What?” He finally snapped “Stop staring. It’s rude.”

“I-I…” I blushed “I just wanted to see if you’re okay…”

“I told you I’m fine,” he said angrily.

“Sorry,” I lowered my gaze and bit my lip. Why did he get so angry? Was I being annoying? Was it my fault? Did I do something wrong?

“Did I do something?” I said quietly, focusing on cutting the bread and not daring to look up at him.

I heard him sigh and I looked up at him. His blue eyes bore into mine.

“No,” he finally said.

I frowned slightly. “Okay. And I’m sorry if I did.”

He muttered something under his breath that sounded like ‘why do you have to be so nice?’ but I can’t be sure.

“What?” I asked, suddenly curious.

“Nothing,” he said and I let it slide.

Soon, all the sandwiches were ready. I made two for each person (except for the twins who ate one each).

“I’m so full!” Tia whined when she was done with her one sandwich. I laughed at her and started eating my second sandwich.

“How can you eat two?” Mia told me, patting her full stomach.

I shrugged and swallowed. “I just love food.”

“But you don’t get fat,” Tia pointed out “And you eat more than the guys!”

“I’m just lucky.” I shrugged and at the same time the guys screamed, offended.

“She can’t eat more than us,” Jack said confidently and I smirked at him.

“Don’t be so sure,” Liam muttered and I shot him a smug smile. He learned that when I ate more pancakes than him.

“Alright then Shorty, I dare you to eat three sandwiches,” Nate said.

I looked down at my second hotdog sandwich which was half eaten. I will show them that I can eat more than them.

“Okay,” I said “I will.”

They prepared another sandwich for me as I finished my second sandwich.

I caught Drew smiling at me in amusement and I flashed him a grin. He shook his head at me, still looking amused.

“Here you go,” Greg handed me the third hotdog sandwich.

“You better not have put poison in that.” I shot him a look and he laughed.

“I would never do that!” He replied “I love you too much.”

“Aww Gregory you’re too sweet.” I batted my eyelashes.

“Do not call me Gregory,” he growled and I burst out laughing.

“All three of you hate your names!” I commented, still giggling.

“Whatever,” Greg, Nate, and Jack muttered and I chuckled. I felt someone’s gaze on me and I turned my head to the right and saw Drew staring at me the way he always does. I blushed and squirmed under his gaze.

“What?” I finally asked.

“Nothing,” he replied turning his gaze away from me. I frowned at him but before I could think about analyzing what just happened, Jack’s voice ordered me to start eating.

I pushed the other thoughts aside and focused on the sandwich in my hands. Seven minutes later, I was grinning smugly at the guys who grumbled under their breaths.

“I told you I could eat three,” I said proudly, patting my flat stomach.

“Whatever,” they chorused. They already knew that I could. I mean we have been friends for years so they noticed that I eat a lot. They were just too proud to admit it.

It was now 4:30p.m so I decided to go for a swim.

“Where are you going?” Nate asked when I stood up from my seat.

“I’m going for a swim,” I said “Want to come?”

“I’ll join you in a bit,” he said.

“Anyone wants to go?” I asked the rest of my friends.

Jack and Greg were talking about some football match, Mia and Lee were sitting alone, and Liam and Tia were flirting with each other. Nate was lying on the grass and Drew was just sitting in the same place he has been in. I knew that Nate and Drew will probably fight if I left but I didn’t want to invite Drew to come swimming because he’ll get suspicious and I’ll start blushing and stuttering. It’ll be horrible!

“I’ll go.” Drew’s voice surprised me and I gawked at him. I wasn’t expecting that. He gave me a questioning glance and I immediately blushed. I slapped my hands over my cheeks and turned around so he wouldn’t see my face.

We went into our green tent and I took out from my bag my black and white bikini. I turned around to ask Drew to leave so that I could change but he was already stripping.

My eyes widened and my cheeks blazed. I hastily turned around only to trip on my own feet and land face first on the ground. I groaned in pain and rubbed my throbbing nose.

“Are you okay?” Drew asked amusement clear in his voice.

“You could’ve at least warned me!” I snapped at him.

“Sorry,” he apologized but it didn’t sound sincere at all.

“Whatever,” I grumbled as I scrambled to my feet “Now get out I want to change.”

“You get watch me but I can’t watch you? No fair,” he pouted and I scowled at him.

“Who said I wanted to watch you strip?” I raised an eyebrow at him. He moved his face closer to mine and whispered in my ear.

“I know you wanted to.” I suppressed a shudder as his warm breath tickled my ear. I bit my lower lip and my face immediately heated up.

I put my palms on his chest and shoved him. “Get out!” I screamed at him, keeping my head down and avoiding his gaze. He laughed at me and I could imagine his blue eyes twinkling in amusement.

He smirked one last time before going out of the green tent. I quickly took off my clothes and put on my bikini. I took out my blue towel and shoved my clothes into my bag. I stepped out of the tent and saw Drew standing outside waiting for me. I couldn’t help but stare at his chiseled chest.

“Are you done checking me out?” His amused voice made my gaze snap up to his.

“I-I w-wasn’t staring!” I stuttered as my cheeks and ears turned red.

“Sure you weren’t,” he said and I could hear the smirk in his voice.

“Let’s just go,” I grumbled. He grabbed his red towel and followed me to the lake which was only a few feet away from our campsite.

I carefully hung my towel on the small branch of the tree near the lake. I took off my flip-flops and walked/ran to the beautiful blue lake. It wasn’t a huge lake, it was small but it was extremely beautiful. The blue water was shining under the sunlight, looking so warm and inviting.

I sighed contentedly as my feet touched the warm water. Suddenly, I felt two arms around my waist and I screamed when I was lifted up in the air.

“Put me down!” I screeched as the black-haired boy laughed at me.

“Andrew—” I paused when I noticed that I didn’t know his middle name. “What’s your middle name?” I asked curiously.

“That’s a secret,” he said mischievously, still carrying me.

“Why? Is it something geeky like Norbert?” I asked cheekily.

He burst out laughing and let me go because he couldn’t carry me while laughing like that.

“What kind of name is Norbert?” He snorted and laughed again.

[A/N: No offence to any Norbert out there! I find the name cute XD]

 “A name that would suit you?” I said, innocently.

He playfully glared at me. “I think you deserve a punishment for saying that.”

My eyes widened at the evil look in his eyes. “Never!”

I quickly started swimming away from Drew.

“You know I’ll catch you easily,” I heard him call and I immediately forced my legs to move faster. A few minutes later, I felt someone grab both of my legs. I let out a small scream and he pulled me backwards towards him. When I was close enough, he wrapped his hands around my waist tightly, my back to his chest.

“So,” he murmured “What kind of punishment should I give you?”

“You won’t punish me!” I laughed nervously “You love me too much.”

His hands stiffened slightly around my waist and I turned my face around to give him a questioning glance. But as soon as I saw how close his face was, I regretted that. My cheeks blazed and I turned my head away from him again.

When he didn’t say any other word, I frowned and spun around in his arms, more carefully this time so that I don’t get too close. I was now standing face-to-face with Drew, his arms still around my waist.

I tilted my head in confusion as I stared up at his distant eyes.

“Drew?” I whispered reluctantly.

“Hmm?” he mumbled absentmindedly, his eyes still the same.

“You okay?” I asked softly, trying to figure out what he was thinking. H blinked and snapped back to reality. He gazed down at me, his eyes blank again.

Suddenly, he pushed me roughly into the water. I yelped in surprise as I fell into the water. I chocked on the water in the lake and I was barely able to rise back to the surface. I coughed violently as I tried to get the water out and breathe.

All this time, Drew didn’t help me out.

“What the hell?!” I screamed angrily at him when I was able to breathe again.

He just stared blankly at me.

“You jerk!” I screamed again as I shoved his chest, feeling my face heat up in anger.

When he didn’t respond, I shot him one final glare and angrily went out of the water. I grabbed my blue towel and slowly dried my body and hair.

“That stupid jerk,” I muttered to myself as I ran a hand in my brown hair.

Out of the blue, I felt familiar hands wrap around my waist from the back.

“What the…” I tailed off as he held me tightly.

“I’m sowwy,” he said in a small voice, resting his chin on my head.

“Um…” I said uncertainly. He sounded childish like Liam. It made him sound so adorable. He abruptly spun me around in his arms so that I was facing him. My eyes widened in surprise at the sudden movement and I put my hands on his forearms to steady myself.

“Do you forgive me?” He stuck his bottom lip out. My breath caught in my throat as I stared at him. His wet black hair was sticking to his forehead, his blue eyes were so soft and warm (I have never seen them like that), and his cheeks were an adorable shade of pink while his bottom lip was stuck out.

My heart started beating faster as I gazed at him. Finally, I was able to speak again.

“Y-yeah.” I silently cursed myself when I stammered. The look on his face made me forget about the little incident earlier. I didn’t ask him why he did it because he was probably just teasing me like he always does.

“Yay!” He immediately grinned brightly and I gaped at him. He hugged me tightly, squashing my lungs.

“Can’t…  Breathe!” I wheezed.

“Sorry,” he smiled sheepishly as he let go of me.

“Are you okay?” I blurted out and he blinked at me.

“Uh yeah?” he said doubtfully.

“Um okay,” I replied uncomfortably.

Silence.

“Awkward,” he sang and I burst out laughing. He chuckled too and the awkwardness immediately faded.

 “I’ll race you to the lake!” I heard Nate scream and rushed footsteps. Then I saw everyone running towards the lake. I laughed at them and took Drew’s hand as I pulled him towards the lake.

For the rest of the afternoon, my friends and I laughed and played in the water. And for the first time in a long time, I didn’t have a single thought on my mind. I wasn’t worried about anything. I was free. And it felt good.

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