Day 12

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"Lauren, Scarlet, rise and shine!" a familiar voice said.

Lauren and I groaned, sitting up tiredly in our beds as we heard the lock of the front door clicking, and then suddenly the door swung open to reveal a very smug looking Mrs Cade.

"Good morning, ladies. It's so lovely to see you again!" she chirped happily. "I've just come to see if you've resolved your differences."

"We have," Lauren and I both said simultaneously, looking at each other and each stifling a laugh.

"Oh, how wonderful!" Mrs Cade exclaimed, clapping her hands gleefully. "Pack your bags girls, you'll be going back to your original cabins now."

Mrs Cade sat at the dining table as Lauren and I silently packed our bags, occasionally stealing glances at each other and trying to hide our smiles. Once we had stuffed everything back into our suitcases Mrs Cade led us out of the cabin, and I couldn't help but turn around and take one last glance at the four walls and a roof that ultimately turned my life upside down. We both dragged our suitcases along the bumpy winding path, eventually arriving at the communal campsite.

"Now, ladies. Breakfast is in half an hour, so I suggest you go inside your cabins and catch up with your friends. I'll see you both in the dining hall," Mrs Cade said before turning around and walking off to her room.

Lauren and I stood there silently, suitcases in hand, unsure of how to depart. The chances of people seeing us was now real, and I wasn't sure what Lauren thought of that.

"Uh, I'll see you at breakfast...I guess?" I said awkwardly.

"Yeah, I'll see you then," she replied.

We stood there awkwardly for a moment, and then Lauren reached out and pulled me close to her, her arms wrapping around my body. I reciprocated by holding onto her tightly, my head resting comfortably against her shoulder. As we pulled apart she pressed a firm kiss to my forehead.

"See you," she said quietly before turning around and dragging her suitcase up to her cabin. Once she reached the door she turned around, giving me a small wave before opening it and walking inside. Once she had disappeared from view I sighed deeply, turning around and walking up the steps to my cabin.

As soon as I had walked inside I was tackled to the ground, five bodies piling on top of me as they all scrambled to hug me.

"Scar!" they all screamed, and I managed to manoeuvre my arms from under their weight to somewhat hug them back.

"I've missed you guys!" I told them.

"We barely heard from you!" Bells piped up, "We thought Lauren might've killed you!"

"There was no reception in there! Sorry!" I lied.

I felt bad lying to them, but I wasn't exactly ready to tell them that I had lost my virginity to the girl who had been bullying me for the past three years.

"How was everything with Lauren?" Dakota asked me.

"It was okay, we mainly just stayed out of each other's way..." I lied again, and they all nodded.

"I suppose it could've been a lot worse," Ellen said, and I nodded in agreement.

The breakfast bell rang at 7:30 and the girls and I all made our way to the dining hall. As we walked in, I saw Lauren sitting with her group of friends and my heart instantly dropped. I don't know what I was expecting though, it's not as if she was going to ditch them completely and rush over to me.

We all made our way to the serving tables and I reached out to grab the tongs, only for them to be snatched right from my hands.

"Oops. Sorry, Scarlet!" a bitchy voice said, and I turned around to see Louise standing there with a smug grin on her face.

I rolled my eyes, grabbing the tongs and snatching them back out of her hands before turning and serving myself some breakfast.

"Oops. Sorry, Louise!" I said back, my voice thick with sarcasm.

I heard her scoff loudly, her hands suddenly making their way under my plate and flipping my food onto my chest. I barely had time to retaliate before Lauren came striding over, pinning Louise to the wall angrily.

"What did I tell you all about leaving her the fuck alone?" she growled at Louise.

"What, you were being serious?" Louise scoffed.

"Deadly. Now apologise," Lauren said angrily, her voice so full of venom she was actually terrifying.

"I'm not apologising to her!" Louise exclaimed.

"You'll do what I fucking tell you to do, Louise. Now fucking apologise!" Lauren all but screamed in Louise's face.

Louise muttered a very un-heartfelt 'sorry' before quickly scampering away to her table, her friends quickly putting their heads together to gossip seriously.

"You okay?" Lauren asked me, her arm comfortingly resting on my shoulder.

"Yeah, I'm fine," I nodded, smiling slightly before walking over to my friends.

It took me a while after I sat down to realise that my friends were all staring at me, wide eyed and open jawed. I tried to ignore them but I knew they were going to ask, so I just waited until they did.

"What in the fuck was that?" Dakota exclaimed.

"I told you, we sorted things out while we were in the cabin," I said, trying to keep my tone as casual as possible.

"Nah, dude, that's more than just sorting things out. She was proper protective over you. She's never like that!" Bella said, and Alyssa nodded in agreement.

"She apologised for everything she's done to me, I guess she just wants her friends to stop as well..." I said.

"Well, she is taking it to extreme levels..." Karina said.

"Anyway..." I said, trying to change the subject, "How has the past week been? What's been happening?"

The girls launched into a very detailed recount of the past week. I heard all about the scandalous hook ups, the winners of the scavenger hunt ("it was so rigged, seriously!" Dakota complained), and the upcoming disco on the final night of camp. I felt bad for keeping my secret from them, but I didn't want them to know yet for a few reasons.

I knew they were protective over me, and knowing that I had gotten involved with Lauren Knight was enough to kick their protective instincts into overdrive. I also was worried that they would judge me for giving in so easily and forgiving so quickly. I knew they would never truly understand because they hadn't been put in the situation that we were in, but I knew they would have something to say about it.

The rest of the day was a free day for us to spend however we pleased. I took advantage of the free time, taking a nap in my old camp bed which was significantly more comfortable. After waking up I went to the games room, seeing Lauren in a heated table tennis match with Lachlan Golding.

"I got that fucking point, Lauren!" I heard Lachlan complain angrily, but Lauren just shook her head.

"No, you didn't. You can't put your hand on the table when you hit the ball," Lauren explained, and Lachlan threw his paddle to the ground in a rage.

"Ok, calm the fuck down, mate," Lauren said, and Lachlan glared at her angrily.

"You've changed, Lauren. What the fuck did she do to you while you guys were in that fucking cabin?" Lachlan complained, and I swear in that moment everybody froze to listen intently.

"You know what she did? She told me that your cunt of a brother fucking molested her at your party," Lauren growled at him and a collective gasp rippled threw the otherwise silent games room.

Lachlan stayed silent, his mouth practically clamped shut with guilt.

"You knew! You knew this entire time and you never stood up for her. You let everyone believe that she fucked him!" Lauren screamed, and I found myself backing into the corner of the room as people's eyes flickered from the argument to me.

Lachlan was cowering under Lauren's poisonous gaze, but Lauren didn't wait for him to answer. She stormed over to the corner where I was hiding and grabbed my hand, dragging me out of the games room and back to the campsite.

"I'm sorry if you didn't want me to say that, but I just got so angry!" she said angrily, still dragging me along the pathway to the cabins.

"It's okay," I said quietly, "Can you let go of my wrist, you're kind of hurting me."

She dropped my wrist as if it had burnt her skin, her head whipping around and her eyes full of regret.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!" she quickly rambled, gently examining it in her hands.

"It's okay, you were just a bit tight. That's all," I said.

Dakota suddenly came running down the path, frantically calling my name as she searched for me.

"Thank fuck, I just heard what happened. Are you okay?" Dakota asked me, completely ignoring Lauren's presence.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks, Dak," I smiled at her, letting her hug me tightly.

"Uh, I'll catch you later, yeah?" Lauren said awkwardly, and I nodded in reply.

I watched as Lauren turned around and walked back to her cabin, taking one last fleeting look back at me before disappearing inside.

"Wow..." Dakota whispered, and I looked at her curiously.

"What did you do to that girl? She's a changed woman!" Dakota exclaimed, and I could only chuckle lightly in reply.

"We talked about a lot of things, I really do think she and I are good now!" I told Dakota.

"I hope so, you deserve that," she smiled at me, pulling me in for another comforting hug.

Dakota and I then got changed into our running gear, deciding to head to the running track to do a few laps. After spending a week cooped up in that tiny cabin with Lauren it felt great to finally stretch my legs and get some proper exercise. Exercise that didn't include sex...

"So, do you think you and Lauren will be friends from now on?" Dakota asked me as we ran around the track.

"I'm not sure," I said truthfully, "I'd like to think so, but you never know."

I hoped we could be friends, more than friends, but in reality I really wasn't sure. The way she defended me in front of our classmates made me think that she did truly care about me, and didn't want anyone else to mess with me...but how could I be sure that it was going to last?

After we ran a few laps, Dakota and I headed back to our cabin for a shower. I couldn't help but look down at my healing scars, seeing them completely differently from how I used to. Before, I used to be ashamed of them, but I know that they will eventually fade to a memory. I was wrong to have blamed Lauren entirely for my scars, it wasn't her fault, not fully...and I needed her to know that.

I couldn't believe that in just seven short days my life had completely changed. I felt like a brand new person, but at the same time I felt like I was just me. Just Scarlet, but so much happier.

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