The bushwalk

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I am writing this while watching American Horror Story Asylum. This show is so addicting that I need to watch more episodes from DVD.

I wake with my hair sticking to my face from all the crying I did last night. I move a piece of hair from my face and climb out of bed.

I enter the bathroom and look in the mirror. My eyes are blood shot, there's bags under my eyes and my face is pale.

I strip out of clothes and climb into the shower.

After the shower I wrap the towel around my hair and wrap another around my body. I enter the bedroom.

Landon opens his eyes and looks over to my side of the bed. "Kay?"

"I'm here, Landon. Don't turn around I'm about to get changed." I pull my underwear on and search the cupboard for something to wear.

I pull out a black dress and put it on.

"What do you want to do today?"

"Is there a National Park close by? I think it would be a fun to take a hike."

He nods. "Yeah, I'll ask everyone if they want to come."

Landon climbs out of bed and puts on a pair of jeans and t-shirt. He walks out of the room. "Are you coming?"

I follow him downstairs.

Logan is in the kitchen with the girl that was all over my husband yesterday.

The girl looks over. "Morning," she smiles.

I walk over to coffee pot and pour myself a cup.  "That smells good."

Logan turns to me. "Take a seat and I'll bring you some."

I walk over to the table and sit. I spin the cup in my hand. I hear footsteps coming down the stairs and I turn to the door.

Robbie enters the kitchen. He wrinkles up his nose. "You're cooking that shit again?" he whispers to me. "I wouldn't eat that."

I bring the cup up to my lips and I take a sip of my coffee.

"The last time I did I was shitting for three days."

I spit the coffee across the table and my brother's stare at me.

Robbie sits next to me. "I've always wanted to see someone do that, spit there coffee across the table." He laughs.

I slap his arm. "You're an idiot."

Landon enters the kitchen and he looks at the table. "Who spilt coffee on the table?"

Robbie points to me.

I glare at him and I shove him. "It was your fault. You shouldn't have said something like that when I had coffee in my mouth."

Logan puts the eggs on a plate and brings it over to me. He glares at Robbie. "What did our brother dearest say?"

He puts his finger to lips. He zips his lips and throws away the key.

I shake my head.

I'm not going to keep quiet for you, brother.

I smirk. "Robbie told me why he doesn't eat your food because it made him shit for three days."

Brent, Kye, Josh, Adam and Sasha all enter the kitchen at the same time. They look at the food in front of me.

Sasha runs over to me and she knocks the plate out of hand. "Did Robbie tell you what happens when you eat his food?"

I nod.

She crosses her arms. "You should listen to him. Our brother likes to initiate people into the family by giving them a meal and the run's for days. He sent me to hospital from his meal as I couldn't keep my fluids up."

Landon laughs. "You guys have the weirdest tradition in the Lambert household."

Logan laughs. "It was Dad's secret recipe. He shared it with me and told me that I could use it on anyone at any time."

I roll my eyes. "I'm going to call Dad."

I rise from my seat and grab my phone.

Logan shakes his head. "You're not going to call the old man. He's going to kill me if you tell him I tried to use it on you."

I call Dad.

Dad: Hello, Mikayla. What can I do for you?

Me: You gave Logan a secret recipe? He was going to use that on me. Thankfully, my siblings stopped me from eating it.

Dad laughs.

Dad: I'm sorry he tried to use that on you.

I shake my head.

No, he's not.

Me: Don't lie, Dad.

I turn toward the kitchen and a girl eats the food that's on the floor. I scrunch up my face.

That's disgusting.

Landon walks over to me and pulls me into his arms.

Dad: Mikayla?

I put the phone up to my ear.

Me: I have to go. Our brother managed to get someone to eat it.

Dad laughs.

I put my phone in my pocket. "Did someone dare her to eat that?"

He nods. "Kye, did."

Kye looks at me. "Aren't you glad you didn't eat that?"

The girl turns towards me and her face looks green. She rises and runs to the bathroom.

Logan hi-fives our brothers.

I roll my eyes. "Can we go out for breakfast and then go on the hike." I point at Kye. "You can stay here with the girl. Since, you were the one that dared her to eat it. Don't forget to clean the bathroom when she's done."

Landon throws his arm across my shoulders and we exit the house.

***

At the diner, Landon parks the four wheel drive and the group steps out of the car. Landon wraps his arm around me as we enter the diner.

A girl walks over to us. "Hey, everyone. I'll show you to a table." she picks up menus for our group and then shows us to the table.

I look around the diner for the bathroom. "Excuse me. Can you tell me where the restrooms are?"

She tells me where they are.

Sasha and the girls say they need to go as well. They follow me into the restroom. I walk into one of the toilets and I do my business. I flush the toilet and wash my hands.

The blonde that's been all over my twin turns to me. "Your brother hasn't introduced us. I'm Nora, she's Kayley and she's Candy."

Sasha exits the toilet. She looks at the girls. "I'm Sasha." She throws her arm around me. "This is my big sister, Mikayla." She glares at the brown haired girl. "She's married to Landon. He doesn't want your skanky hands on him."

I cover Sasha's mouth. "Shhh, she's with Logan now."

Sasha moves my hand. "Dimitri's mine. If any of you think of touching him I won't care about hitting you even if I'm pregnant." she rubs her belly.

The girls exit the bathroom.

Sasha hugs me. "I don't want those girls to come with us for the walk. I'm afraid I might push one of them off the cliff."

I laugh. "You need to calm down. It's not healthy for the baby and you. I will kick your butt if you don't calm down."

Sasha and I exit the restroom and head towards the table.

Landon moves out of the booth.

Sasha and I slide in. She holds Dimitri's hand. She lies her head on his shoulder. "Did you order for me?"

He nods. "I got you toast and jam. I know you've been craving that for a couple of months now."

She smiles. "Thank you." She kisses him.

Landon whispers. "I ordered for you too. Just like I used to."

The waitress walks over with the food and she places it in front of us.

Landon ordered me the pile of pancakes with maple syrup and orange juice. He ordered the bacon and eggs with extra bacon.

The waitress says. "Can I get anyone coffee?"

I raise my hand. "I'll have a coffee, white and no sugar."

The rest of the table place their coffee orders and she walks away.

Landon cuts into his bacon and egg. He puts a piece on his fork and he brings it to my mouth. I open my mouth for him.

"Aww, that's cute." Someone whispers.

Landon removes the fork from my mouth and he eats his breakfast.

I pour the maple syrup on the three stack pancakes. I watch the syrup drizzle down the stack. I cut into the pancakes and bring it Landon's mouth.

He opens his mouth. "Dis is good." he says, around the mouthful.

I scrunch up my nose.

I hate it when people talk with their mouthful.

The waitress returns with our coffees.

"Excuse me!" I say. "Can we get our receipt?"

"I'll be right back with it." She walks away from the table.

I push the plate toward Landon. "I can't eat anymore."

He finishes off my breakfast. "I'm glad you suggested that we go for a walk. I'm going to need to burn off everything I just ate."

I hit his stomach. "You can eat whatever you want and still look that yummy." I lick my lips.

Someone clears their throat. "Can you not do that at the table?" Adam says.

I roll my eyes.

I touch Landon face and kiss him. I hear grumbles from my brother's. I pull away from Landon. "Let's go."

The waitress gives us the receipt. The group throws bills on the table and we leave.

***

Landon pulls the car into O'Leary's National Park car park. We step out of the car and make our way to the track.

I look at everyone and yell. "Race you to the bottom?"

Sasha looks at me. "I'll meet you all down there."

Dimitri holds her hand as they walk.

I start to run through the bush with the group following behind me. I stop at a look-out and I can see everything from up here.

The ocean glistens against the bright sun, I feel the sun on my skin and I feel the warmth from it. The trees sway slightly and I see a couple of ships in the ocean. The sky is light blue and there's not a single cloud in the sky.

I hear birds chirp from the trees around me.

I want to jump in the ocean.

Landon stops behind me. "You're quick." He looks at the view. "This is spectacular."

The rest of the group walk over and look at the view.

I look at everyone. "I'll see you all at the next look-out." I run from them.

I don't know how long it take me to get to the next look-out. When I make it there I sit on the chair and wipe away the sweat my t-shirt.

Landon has been behind me every step of the way. He lifts his shirt and wipes away the sweat. He sits next to me and pulls me into his arms. "Do you want to wait for everyone? Or do you want to keep going?"

I look at the trail and see my brothers and their girls approaching. "Go!"

Landon runs in front of me and he kicks up dirt as he speeds up.

I continue to run and then I feel myself slip on a rock. My foot twist and I land on my butt. I grab my ankle.

I scream.

Landon runs over to me. "What happened, Mikayla?"

I feel tears run down my face. "I slipped on a rock and twisted my ankle. I don't think I can walk."

Landon unties my shoe and looks at my ankle. "It's swollen, sweetheart. We need to put ice on it."

"We don't have any ice."

He lifts me up. "Hop on my back and I'll take you down to beach." Landon walks down the trail.

I can hear the ocean as we approach it.

Landon stops. "Hold on tight." He holds onto the railing as he walks down the stairs.

On the beach Landon kicks off his shoes and he takes off my other one. He carries me into the ocean.

A big waves crashes against us and we fall into the water. I surface and splash Landon with the water.

He wraps his arms around me. "I'll take care of that ankle at the lake house."

I look at the beach as my brother's approach. I wave at them.

A wave crashes against me and I get pulled under the wave.

Landon grabs my arm and pulls me against him. He carries me out of the water and places me on the warm sand.

The rest of the group run to the water and they dive under the waves.

Sasha and Dimitri walk down the stairs. They make their way over to me. They sit next to me.

"Did you like that walk?"

Sasha shakes her head. "Not really. I don't think I'll be able to walk all the way back to the car."

Landon looks at her. "I'll get the car. Mikayla won't be able walk back to the car anyway." He kisses me. "I'll be back soon. You should move to the shade. I don't want you to get heat stroke while I run up to the car."

He lifts me up and carries me to the trees. He turns to Dimitri. "Can you get the girls something to drink?"

Dimitri nods. "I will."

Landon runs across the beach and up the stairs. I see him disappear into the bush.

Dimitri looks at Sasha. "I'm going to get you some water and food. I'll be right back." He walks towards the kiosk.

Sasha clears her throat. "This is a beautiful spot. How did Landon know about?"

I shrug. "It could be a secret spot that only locals know about."

She nods.

Dimitri returns with four bottles of water, three sausage rolls and a bag of chips. He gives us the water.

I open the bottle and take a long drink.

The group walk over to us.

Robbie sits next to me and he looks around the beach. "Where's Landon?"

I look at the car park. "He went to get the car." I see a car pull into a parking spot and a guy steps out.

As the guy gets closer I see that it's Landon. He lifts me up and carries me to the car.

***

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