CHAPTER SIXTY SEVEN

Ria was no doubt her biggest motivation because after their brief mostly silent conversation, she felt like she could face the rest of group even if all she wanted to do before was curl up in bed and be miserable. Leaving her tent, she went looking for them and didn’t have to look long, the light from a bonfire and the chatter of excited teenagers as well as the delicious smell of roasted marshmallows telling her exactly where to go.

It looked like the entire group was there and no one else shared her thoughts of wanting to be alone as they all chatted and roasted their marshmallows. Some people were coupled up, resting their heads on their partner’s shoulders as they talked about god-knows-what. She unconsciously searched for Denver among the crowd as she made to sit down but before she her eyes could do a full 360 around the circle of people, she was accosted by Nuella.

“Claude!” She snapped looking both worried and angry. Claude turned to her friend with one brow raised as the both