Chapter 4
Bruno huffed and stormed into his and Anthony's tent. I rolled my eyes at his immaturity. "I'll go deal with him. Good night ladies", Anthony said.
"Good night Anthony," Myst, Gabriella and I replied.
He walked into his tent, closing the cloth behind him. Then Mason came and sat down next to us. He smiled at us warmly before speaking. "It's OK if you guys don't want me here," he said sadly.
I crawled over to him and gave him a hug. "Of course we want you here," I began before pulling away, "We'll just have to get used to it."
"It's just that," he replied, "this is my last chance to prove myself to my boss. I haven't been the best guide the past couple of days"
"How?" Myst asked, tilting her head.
Mason sighed. "Let's just say, I changed people's trips in a way that wasn't exactly pleasant," he told us awkwardly.
I looked at Myst and Gabriella. I open my mouth before shutting it. They nodded and we all looked back at Mason. "What just happened?" Mason asked, obviously confused.
"What do you mean?" I asked smirking.
Myst and Gabriella both got up and walked around the fire. They stood on either side of him. Mason looked at them before back at me. "What's going on?" he asked again.
"Nothing," I said innocently.
I could see him shaking from where I was. Myst and Gabriella sat down and gave him a big hug. He gasped before smiling and hugging them back. "Your going to be great", Myst said softly.
His cheeks turned red and he looked down. They pulled away and the girls sat back down next to me. "Thanks," he said, looking into my brown eyes.
I smiled at him. It wasn't over yet. "Gabriella," I said looking at her, "Can you go get Anthony?"
She nodded, got up and went into their tent. I looked back at Myst and Mason. "So, since your going to be with us tell us about yourself," I said.
Mason nodded and started to speak. "Well my family is from Miami, Florida," he began, "and things were going fine up until I was about fifteen"
"What happened?" Myst asked, her voice shaking.
"My mother died in a car crash," Mason replied
"That's so sad. I'm so sorry," I told him.
"It's fine," he said, "Anyway, that year when I started tenth grade, I started getting bullied and practically abused at school by other students. My friends left me and I didn't have anyone to talk to besides my dad"
"Why would they hurt you?" I asked, tilting my head.
He sighed and looked down at his hands. "It's because I'm gay," he replied, his voice cracking.
"Hey you guys, what did you need?" I heard Anthony ask as he came out of his tent.
I looked at him and motioned towards Mason. He looked at Mason before looking back at me. "Oh, I get it," he said.
He went over to Mason and tapped his shoulder. Mason looked up at him confused. "Come one" Anthony said.
They went into an empty tent so Anthony could give Mason "The talk". "Yes. This is going to be perfect," I told Myst, giving her a high five.
This was going to be a lot of fun.
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