KIMBERLY'S POV

I looked up. It was Trevor! "Kim! I'm sorry, I lost Cole and I was concentrated on looking as far as I could, and you're short- Ok, I'm shutting my mouth. Just, I'm sorry." "It's fine Trev, don't worry. I just fell bad on my wrist and it hurts now." "Let me look at it," he said while taking my hand, "where's Jack by the way?" "Oh, I thought I found one of the green tables and went alone to see if it's really it. It was a mistake, because I couldn't get back to Jack. I just messed up and now I'm alone. But I'm happy I found you, I was scared. And yeah, I started running, because I wanted to find someone as fast as I could and you know, I found you." "Well, that's bad, I hope they find each other too," he laughed. We started searching for the checkpoints. It went good. We found them all. We also had a more private and serious talk. I feel like today I got to know the real Trevor Zegras. We talked more about him, but he already knows me well, so it was fine. I feel like his way of thinking is similar to Connor's and we can be pretty good friends. When we got out, we waited for the others. While we were waiting he asked me about Lydia. "Hey Kimmy, I know it's a hard topic for you, but I've been thinking about this since that day. You don't have to answer if you don't want to. How did Lydia find me? And why did she play with my feelings in such an evil way?" "It's fine. As you know, I posted stories with you, you commented under mine and Brooke's pictures, we were just showing our friendship publicly. I've blocked her and her brother on all social media, but if she wants to, she'll find a way to stalk me. Lydia has been doing this thing my whole life. When I find new friends, or follow new people, especially hockey players, on social media, she becomes their friend in like two days. I believe that this happened again. She saw a group of really good looking hockey players that don't have much friends here, and started thinking how to get to you. We were on the same rink as her by accident, I guess, but she had the perfect chance to attack. But Lydia has experience and knows how to do these things correctly. She played a really evil game on you. The game of fake feelings. You thought you both like each other, but that wasn't true. You were played. But that's good, because you could start dating. Sooner or later you would find out what's really going on, but the later you find out, the more you'd be hurt. I don't know why she does that mostly to hockey players, but I guess she has puck bunny genes in her body," I laughed while I said the puck bunny gene thing. "Do you know that you're one of the best people to talk to? You understand me every time and always try to help." "Thank you. And I don't know how this is going to sound, but you're really different on the inside. Just, I feel like I haven't seen you like this before. Today you were different, more honest. I'm not trying to tell you're always lying, but today I saw the Trevor with the feelings, the one that isn't hiding his life from the people around him. And you know what? I like him a lot more." He smiled at me. It was the purest form of a smile. "Oh, and one more thing. Smile more, it's cute." "Don't call me cute ever again," he laughed, but had a fake angry look.

As we were talking Brooke and Alex got out. "Hey bitch, weren't you with Jack?" "Yeah, I was, but I lost him. It's kinda long story." "And you Trev, you were with Cole, weren't ya?" Alex joined. "Yeah, I lost him too. After that, me and Kim met and decided to stay together." We started talking. Brooke went to throw her gum in the trash. "Kimmy, Trevor, stay where you are right now. Don't move!" Trevor moved a little bit to tell me something, but she told him not to move again. Brooke took a photo of us. "You'll thank me later. It's super cute." We agreed with her. The others came out soon. It turned out that when Cole and Jack were alone they both went to the watch tower. Peter and Quinn were at the watch tower too. At least no one was alone for a long time. "Okay, so girls, now it's time for food. We've planned to buy something on the way to our next destination, Richmond. Nothing too crazy, just so you don't starve, ok?" Cole announced. "But," I started, "isn't that too far?" "It's around two hours," Peter responded. We agreed and got in the cars. We were on the same seats as before, because we didn't want to move our things when it's basically whatever. Plus, I want to be next to Jack as long as possible. We didn't have as much energy as in the beginning of our trip, but we could still stay awake. We started a weird conversation about kindergarten funny moments. Peter was first. "I remember my dad telling me this. One time, we were going to bed in kindergarten. Every time before sleep, we were allowed to watch tv. A boy went to go to the bathroom and stepped on the remote. It switched to a hockey channel. The other kids got bored really fast and went to their beds. But not me, I was sitting in front of the TV, hypnotized. I skipped sleep that day, because of the hockey game." We laughed at it and Trevor commented, "wow, they probably called you the hockey obsessed kid," he laughed, "but I've probably got a better one. I don't know how, but I remember that one. Once, I spent two or three hours building a LEGO castle. I got up to make a few steps, because my butt hurt. I lurched, because I was sitting for three hours and fell on the castle. There weren't even two pieces left that were still together, it was gone. I got really angry and started throwing LEGO cubes all around the kindergarten. The ladies that worked there tried to calm me down, but I got even angrier. I told them that I'm never going to find a princess when I don't have a castle and then sat on the floor. I remember them discussing these words the whole day. I guess it sounded really depressing," he chuckled. We laughed at his words and I started talking. "It was really smart, not gonna lie. I remember having a boyfriend in kindergarten. One day, I saw him play with another girl. I took that as cheating and told the lunch lady about it. I was really upset, so I broke up with him. A week later he found a new girlfriend. I was jealous and decided to start dating his older brother. I was really a badass in kindergarten." The others threw surprised looks at me and laughed. Jack was last to tell a story. "I was a badass too. I remember that almost every girl had a crush on me. I didn't like them, so I told each of them that I already have a girlfriend. They wanted to know who she is and I told a different thing to every girl. In the end, the girls in my kindergarten hated each other and the parents and the ladies that worked there never found out why." Trevor was in shock, "wow, I thought mine was bad. But you Kim and Jack, you just took relationships in the the kindergarten to a whole another level. Especially Jack." We laughed at it. When we finished this conversation, we were quiet fo a while. "Hey Pete, when will we get there?" I asked. "Around 2:30 pm."

"Guys, I have an idea," Peter started, "Let's play never have I ever." "Ok. But I'm warning you bro, you're not going to succeed if you want to be overprotective and find out some things." "Are there things that I should know?" He asked. I put my index finger on my mouth and made a "shhhh" sign as a response. "I have a better idea," Jack started, "Let's play something like truth or dare, but only with truths. Let me explain. Each of us is going to ask a question and the others have to answer. It can be everything and the person who asked it doesn't have to answer. Ok?" We all replied with "ok". Peter was the first to ask. "How did your first kiss happen?" I hate him. He looked at me and glanced, "you have to answer, Kimmy". "Okay, it was my freshman year of high school. I liked this boy, he was a senior. I think it was obvious I like him and he knew about it. One day, we had a biology class and I wanted to get out, because I hated the teacher, so I went to the bathroom. I met him in the hallway. I couldn't stop smiling and I think my cheeks were red. He was like, 'Hey, you're Kimberly. I've heard things about you.' 'Really? What things?' I replied. 'Well, my friends told me you like me. But I also heard you're really smart too,' he continued 'Oh, um, the liking thing may be true.' After that he came really close to me, like super close. Hugged my waist and kissed me. After the kiss, he only said, 'oh, and add me back on snap.' Nothing really happened afterwards. We didn't talk much. No one except Brooke knew about it until this moment." Peter was in shock. "W-What? You kissed a senior your freshman year and didn't tell me about it? You know you could end up having sex right? And you were only 14! God, why did I want to know. Ew, and now I have the image of my sister having sex with a boy a lot older than her." We laughed at his words. Jack was next. "I was probably 12 when I had my first kiss. I had a girlfriend at the time and we went to see a movie in the cinema. We sat and she called my name. I turned around and she kissed me. It wasn't a super passionate kiss. We broke up like a week later and never had our second kiss." "That's normal when you're 12," Peter laughed. After that, Trevor started talking. "Well my first kiss happened a few days before my 15th birthday. I was with two girls and one of my friends at a park. It was around 8 pm and it was dark. One of the girls and my friend were dating. The other girl had a crush on me. I didn't dislike her, but she was just a friend. The taken girl saw a cute spot for a picture and went there with her boyfriend. I was alone with the girl that liked me for a while. She started talking slower, when suddenly, she grabbed my chin and turned my head to her. She kissed me. I didn't know how to tell her I don't like her, so I just kinda ran away. I texted the other boy that I'm going home and never really talked to that girl again. I know it was dumb, but I didn't want to tell her she's just a friend, because I knew it would hurt her." "Wow, I didn't expect that, Trev. You amaze me more and more every minute," I joked, but actually meant that. Each of us asked 3 questions and then we stopped playing. We had about 30 minutes left on the road. The boys started talking about video games and I stopped listening them. I thought about Jack, again. I know he's going to be mine for sure, but I can't wait anymore. I see some random puck bunnies commenting under his pictures and that makes me super, super mad. Never mind, they're just girls who try to get to him, but I'm already with him almost every day. They have no chance. Wow, chill Kim, chill, he's yours, you don't have what to worry about. Peter got me out of my thoughts by telling me we're going to be in Richmond in about 10 minutes.

We got food and went to the Belle Isle. We ate our food there. Cole suggested to go for a walk. This time, there weren't pairs. We all walked as a squad. I saw the tie on my shoe is untied and I squatted to tie it. Jack saw and waited for me. Everything was fine, until I tried to stand up again. I don't know what happened, but I did something to my ankle and fell on it. I'm sitting on the ground for a second time today. Jack came really fast and asked me what happened. "What happened?" "I don't know. I think that I stepped bad and fell on my ankle. It hurts so much." "Do you want to go back to the car? I'll help you get there." "Thank you. Just tell the others, please." He ran and told them. When we headed to the car, he put his arms around me. I thought he'll just help me, but no. He put one of his arms behind my knees and carried me bridal style. I put my arms around his neck and laid my head on him. "Thank you, but you know I can still walk, right?" "I know, but I don't want you to feel pain." Aww, that's cute. He carried me to the car. It was kinda hot in here, so I took my hoodie off. When I had only T-shirt on, it was cold. I put my hoodie on and off a few times and Jack laughed at me. "I have an idea. Take the hoodie off and come here." His arms were wide open. I did what he said. I went to him and he hugged me tight. I don't think I've ever been more comfortable in a car before. I enjoyed his presence as we talked and he rubbed my back.

"Hey Kimmy, Kimmy, wake up. We' arrived." I'm too sleepy to know who said that. I looked in front of my face and saw sleepy smiling Jack. "Wait, what happened?" "You hurt your ankle, so Jack helped you to get to the car. Me and Trevor came later and found you sleeping." "Oh, wait, how are they gonna get to the hotel?" "I'll drive them, but first, let's say hi to mom and dad." We got off the car and headed to our house. Trevor and Jack came with us. Before we could open the door, the door opened itself. Well, my mom opened it, but let's say it opened itself. "There you are," she hugged us, "and these are?" "Oh, sorry, that's Jack and this spaghetti noodle next to him is Trevor. They're from the national team development program and yeah, they play for the USA hockey team." "Hello, Mrs. Badger," they smiled and said in one voice. "Call me Alice," she smiled back. While we were talking, my dad came. "So you finally decided to come home, huh?" He joked and then looked at the boys. "Oh, yes. Dad, that's Trevor and this is Jack. They play hockey for the team USA. The story how we met is a long one, but, yeah, they're our friends." "Zegras and Hughes, right?" They were amazed. "You know about us, Mr. Badger?" Trevor asked. "Yeah, I know you're a really creative player. Best assists outside of the NHL. You're really lucky to have a guy like him next to you, Jack." "T-thank you so much, Mr. Badger. It means so much to me when it comes from your mouth." "Call me Felix, please. Why are we standing here, by the way?" "Oh, I'm gonna drive them to their hotel," Peter replied. "Oh come on, y'all are probably tired. Come inside, they can sleep here." Yay, Jack is sleeping at our house tonight. We got inside. The boys were shy at first, but then they started talking with my dad more and more. I think he likes them. I looked at my phone and saw Jack has a story on Instagram. Oh my god.

It's so cute! I feel like I'm blushing. Let's just hope it'll fade away before someone sees it. I don't want Jack to think that I'm chatting with someone. I don't want my family to think that either. Oops, I just realized something. I have a picture to post. I hope Jack won't get mad. Nah, he probably knows that I like him. I decided to post it now.

@kimberlybadger_: I'm sorry I only post pics with u, but they always turn out insta worthy😐😐
📸: @_connelybrooke (as always)
👥: @trevorzegras

I stopped looking at my phone afterwards. It was blowing up. Yeah, that's normal when I post a new picture, but it was different this time. It didn't stop until I went to sleep. I wanted to look at it so bad, but I'm tired and I know I'll have to answer comments and all that stuff. Never mind, I'll wait until tomorrow.