Chapter 6

Chapter 6

I felt the rain drip into my hair, drip on the back of my neck. It was the most pleasant feeling.I wanted to lay there in the rain and sleep. It was the first day on our two week holiday that it was raining. We’d been here for four days and already someone was in hospital. It was unusual because they’d never seen anything like it. He’d broken a rib, sprained his ankle and given himself a minor concussion. I was just hoping it wouldn’t cost anything. I laid there in the rain for a few minutes before I was joined by my best friend Elsie. 

“Hey” I looked at her, I could see the stress in her bright  blue eyes. She hadn’t slept the whole time and I was worried. I could see the bags under her eyes. Her soft brown hair dripping from the rain. 

“Hey, uh Els, I think you better go get some sleep. You haven’t slept the whole time” I nagged her until she finally gave in and went to sleep. I made her a little nest of blankets and pillows. I watched over her until I finally knew she was deep into her sleep. Most of the others had gone into the town’s hospital to stay with Vince. There was only a few of us at the camp. Mike, Quinn, Paige, Elise and me. Except Jeremy was coming back any minute now. I hoped. I could hear Elise coughing her quite little cough and sure enough, I knew she was sick. She loved sleeping, should wouldn’t not sleep if there wasn’t anything wrong. So I went to her and there she was, trying to get her shaky little body warm.  I helped her up onto the stretcher bed and made her a hot chocolate, just how she liked it, 4 teaspoons of chocolate, hot milk and 3 white and pink marshmallows, 2 white and 1 pink. I couldn’t stand seeing her like this, so I asked Paige to come look after her. 

I had to yell, scream, nothing was going right. One was in hospital, one was sick another was probably going to go home. So I went back and sat in the rain, this time I couldn’t control myself. I couldn’t stop myself from shaking. I cried. I sat my head in my palms and calmed down. And again, I started shaking, only this time I couldn’t stop. I tried and tried but I only made it worse. Then somebody grabbed me.