Camp Closeted

Chapter 29: Crushes and Campfire

I don't know how, or when, but my eyes immediately opened.

The second my eyes opened, they were met with set of deep blue dilated ones, which only gave me a

second to process since my body had already decided to thrash around.

I coughed, my hands slamming against the dampened ground as water shot out my mouth, only

strengthening the coughs even further.

I felt like I was just resurrected from an eternal slumber and I wanted to just feel normal again. Familiar

voices around me started to talk as I continued to die. "So mouth to mouth does work." Rama huskily

chuckled.

After my coughing fit, I finally looked up to who owned the strikingly blue eyes and it was surprisingly © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Jesse.

I thought he was mad at me forever and never wanted to talk to me again, especially how I talked to

him that day at the cafeteria.

My body didn't even have enough energy to release a reaction since I was still so beat up. "W-where

are the others?" I croakily asked.

Jesse remained quiet, Sascha running towards me with a towel as he began to speak. "You were the

only one that washed up here. We were actually rowing our canoe and then when we saw you lifeless,

Jesse suggested we go hel-" Sascha was quickly silenced by Jesse's strong nudge against his

shoulder.

"Give me that." Jesse's sharp jawline flexed as he snatched the towel from Sascha. "You okay?" He

asked monotonously, helping me get up.

"I-I'm fine, surprisingly." I tiredly breathed out. "We need to find the others."

Everybody else started surrounding me, even Logan who was throwing me a dirty look, his eye still

badly discolored from my punch.

Jesse spoke again, his strong hands keeping me balanced. "Who was in your group?"

I coughed as I began to answer, sitting myself away from the lake with Jesse's strong muscular arms

holding me. "Well there was Benny, Cadence, Milan, and Posh."

Rama quickly groaned out. "Fuck man, seriously? I feel bad for Cade having to deal with your group's

bullshit. I bet none of you twinks even helped row the goddamn boat!"

My voice quickly replied as I glared at him. "Cadence and I were the only ones rowing so shut the fuck

up!"

"Who the fuck do you think you're talking too?" Rama's fists tightly clenched towards me as I remained

wrapped in the towel, Jesse quickly going in front of me.

Keanu began to speak deeply. "Wow, bro chill, he and the other guys just drowned so calm down." His

arms began to block Rama from retaliating any further.

Rama clicked his mouth in annoyance as he turned around. "Cade better be alive, that's all ima say."

He surrendered, walking his shirtless self away from us.

I was without a doubt shivering beneath the blanket, Jesse's cold ocean eyes worriedly glancing at me.

It was visible he looked worried but didn't know how to help.

Logan's voice was broken as he spoke, his fists tightly clenched at me. "Benny was in your boat?" He

blurted out, catching my attention.

"Y-yea." I nodded, turning towards him, watching him begin to speak again.

"I wish you didn't survive." Logan's sentence rapidly sliced me in half as Jesse rapidly got in front of me

again, Sascha shyly sitting next to me with another towel in hand.

Jesse's voice began to rise in volume. "Logan what the hell is wrong with you? Why would you say

that?" Jesse pushed him away as Logan kept glaring at me. "Get outta here!" Jesse exclaimed.

All of a sudden, I felt warm tears fall onto my frozen cheeks. Sascha murmuring to himself as he

stacked the towel on me to keep me warm.

Keanu sat on the ground as he sighed. "Look, I'm pretty sure Benny's gonna be alright, and hopefully

the others also. Everybody just needs to calm down."

I really am hoping for the best..

My body didn't leave the small campfire that Sascha made an hour ago as it kept me from freezing to

death.

Logan coughed as he began to speak to everybody. "Benny just texted me, he said he's fine. He just

got back to the bunker." My eyes widened. "I don't know he got back, but he's okay I guess."

Rama's deep voice quickly appeared. "Is Cade with him?"

Keanu's curious voice also joined in. "Is everybody okay?"

Logan took a while to answer as he furrowed his eyebrows down at his phone. "Hold on."

At least Benny is okay.

As they started their own conversations that I couldn't hear, someone else quickly captured my

attention.

Sascha sat himself next to me with crackers. He gestured for me to get some but I didn't have the

desire to eat. "Staying in a library and just reading has a lot of perks." He smiled innocently. "Like

learning how to make a camp fire."

"W-why did you bring so many things for canoeing?" My voice was cracky, the loud sounds of the fire

cracking like a whip blanketing over it.

"Well you just never know when you or somebody else is gonna need help." He shrugged, running his

fingers through his fluffy long hair. "For example; today."

"Thanks." I threw him a small exhausted smile, noticing Jesse was just across us, sitting by himself.

I was lying if I said I didn't miss seeing Jesse.

The campfire perfectly illuminated against his physique. Every single crack of bright flame perfectly

defined every single shadow from his bare chiseled body as my breath hitched at his sight.

His blue eyes that were being tinted orange by the fire were looking down at the stick he was fidgeting

with, a careless but ever so perfect strand from his slick black hair just falling onto his pale structured

cheeks.

Sascha followed my eyes and smiled as his cheeks began to burn. "You like Jesse huh?" He slightly

laughed as I shook my head.

"N-no I don't." I calmly lied. "What makes you say that?"

I don't know why I lied about my feelings about Jesse, maybe I'm just in denial that I really do like him.

Sascha breathed in as he laid his head against his legs, watching the fire burn bright before us. "I've

read enough romantic books, and the way you guys look at each other just remind me of them."

"Interesting." I tried to hide a smile as Sasha began to speak again.

"Well since you don't like him, do you think you can keep my very deepest biggest secret ever?"

Sascha anxiously bit his lip as he whispered. "I've never told anyone this secret before."

"Yea of course, what is it?" I weakly replied.

"I've always had the biggest crush on Jesse." He bubbled shyly, his cheeks quickly burning up as I

remained quiet.

Oh.