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Gwen shook as she sat on the damp forest floor. She was desperately typing on her phone trying to get in contact with local authorities. She felt her cheeks get hot with tears. Her heart was beating so fast she thought she was going to have a heart attack. When she finally heard a ‘Hello?’ On the other end, she clutched her phone within her hands.
“H-hello?! I need an ambulance at Camp Campbell RIGHT NOW.”
The person on the other end responded, “How urgent is the case?”
Gwen kept shaking as she glanced at the sight beside her, “Please- H-he-“ Gwen choked on her tears, “I think he overdosed… We’re located in the middle of the woods-“
The guy on the other end of the phone sighed, “An ambulance could get there in about half an hour.”
“Are you fucking kidding me?!” Gwen screamed into her phone. “He’s going to die . Please-“
“Listen Miss, your camps not exactly close by. We’ll get there as fast as we can. While we’re driving can you try and drag him out of the woods?”
Gwen didn’t bother responding before getting to work.
….
Once Gwen finished dragging a literal dying corpses body to the front of the camp, the ambulance pulled in.
With all the noise and lights, there was a strong chance the campers were going to wake up. However, Gwen second-guessed herself when she thought about how far away the tents were and how the campers may just think the noise in from the highway.
Gwen watched as the people in the ambulance took the body’s pulse. She felt a small wave of reassurement when they confirmed the person was still alive.
Gwen stared awestruck as the ambulance slowly drove away. David, what were you thinking?!
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The last few days of camp have been... strange for Max. David started acting strange about two weeks back??? It was practically unnoticeable at first. He didn’t eat as much, he didn’t talk as much, he try as much.
Max started noticing while he was messing with David (like usual). Max was shit-talking the man until David flat out ignored him. Who the fuck does this guy think he is?!
As days passed Max kept trying and trying just to get a reaction out of the man. Eventually, the ginger didn’t bother leaving his cabin. Max attempted to break in to see what the fuck David was doing, but his plans were ineffective.
The other day Max remembers Gwen getting fed up with David’s bullshit and finally ripping him out of his cabin. Max remembers how horrible David looked. He still wore his usual smile, but now it looked tired and worn. The man had dark circles under his eyes and looked as if he hadn’t slept in days. Hell, Max hadn’t seen the man eat in days either, unless Gwen was feeding him. Max kind of felt… Concerned? Frightened? Sympathetic? For the man. When it came time for the camp activity of the day, David stayed silent while Gwen announced the schedule for the day. The other campers must have noticed something was off too because Max recalls a certain mint haired girl snorting in laughter. “David looks like you,” She whispered to him chuckling.
The activities for the day were nothing special. Nothing new really happened at all that day. Now that Max thought about it, he doesn't recall anything David was doing throughout the day. It was as if he was trying to pretend he himself wasn’t there at all, and everyone played along.
Max did, however, notice Gwen’s stares at the man. She probably noticed how silent the ginger was once or twice. Damn, where’s that phycology degree when you need it?