Goin' Camping

Jeff had invited me to go on a camping trip with him in the forest. He also invited Marcy and Amber as well. They both agreed, I did too. I was packing some stuff for the trip when Jeff knocked. "Come in!" I said.

Jeff opened the door and walked in. "Woo! Nice house you got here! It's nice n' big!" Jeff said. He sat down on the couch. "Nice n' comfy too!" He said. He got up and pulled out a little box and gave it to me.

"What's this?" I asked him.

"Just open it." Jeff told me. I nodded and opened it.

It was a little wooden statue. "Is this me?" I asked him. "If it is me then you are one hell of a carver." I said amazed at the detail of the statue.

"I worked on it all night yesterday. I wanted to get the details and the parameters right." Jeff said.

"Well no wonder people pay alot of money for your statues. It's really incredible work!" I told him.

"Why thank you Mark! You ready for the trip?" Jeff asked me.

"Oh yeah. I just finished packing the stuff for the trip." I told him.

"Good, good! Well then Macy and Amber are waiting in the van." Jeff said.

"Don't you mean Marcy?" I asked him.

"Huh? Oh yeah! What was I thinking? Macy was my ex girlfriend! Don't tell Darlene I said that. She'll kill me. And that ain't just a figure of speech." Jeff said.

Damn. Tough town. "Well don't worry. I won't say a word. Let's go!" I said. Jeff followed me outside to the front yard where the van was.

"Cmon boys! I don't got all day!" Marcy said.

"Yeah! What she...said!" Amber said as well.

Jeff and I put the stuff in the back of the van and shut the back doors. We went around to the front of the van and both got in. Jeff started the van and began to drive off.

"What's that?" Jeff asked Marcy.

"Oh this? It's my lucky pen!" Marcy said.

"A lucky pen? I've heard of lucky clothing or a rabbits foot...Or knocking on wood...But never a lucky pen!" Jeff said.

"That's what I told her! But she didn't listen!" Amber told Jeff.

"Y'all know this pen can be deadly too right?...That's what I thought." Marcy said.

"So?...Where are we going exactly?" I asked Jeff.

"We are going to Big Rock National Forest! The best forest for camping! Also the only legal place for camping." Jeff told me.

"I see." I told him.

A car sped by the van and a bunch of teenagers were happily screaming.

"Damn flatlanders!" Jeff said honking at them.

Jake Wilson, one of the teenagers looked behind them. "Oh s**t man! I think you pissed off the big guy!" Adam Wilson, his brother said.

"So what? He can't do anything. I'm a minor." Jake chuckled a bit.

Their friend Eli, who was in the back leaned in towards them. "This is a mountain town. They are allowed to shoot animals in the forest! Which means they own a gun." Eli said.

"Sit back down Eli. Your breath stinks." Adam said. Eli sat back down. They turned left at a crossroads. Jeff carried on straight.

"Wow what a jerk." Amber said.

"They lucky I wasn't driving this van! I would chase after them and give em a piece of my mind!" Marcy said.

"What are you gonna do? Scare them away with your pen?" Amber asked not trying to laugh.

"Oh you think it's real funny huh?! Real funny!...Actually that was kinda funny!" Marcy said laughing. Everyone began to laugh.

See? That's what lifes all about...Happiness and good laughs. My new friend Jeff is the best...To be honest he reminds me alot like Jerry...I like Marcy too, when Marcy is around you know your going to have a good laugh. Amber...Oh Amber is the sweetest girl I have ever met, she's patient, calm, nice...And funny. I love all of my new friends here. I still think about Jerry though. I bet Jerry's having the time of his life up there...Probably living in a big mansion with a Ferrari...That's what he always wanted. I also still think about Sylvester...I hope to meet him again sometime...