The Time Of Awakening - Miss Jina (jenna bush book club .txt) 📗

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“Bethany as you can see these two are definitely not ready to go on the camping trip.” Tucker said biting his finger nail and then looking at it as he shook his head.

“Guys, nothing is going on. Please get out so that Sage can get ready.” Devon stood up showing off his perfect body. He grabbed a blue towel that sat on the sink across from the hot tub and rubbed his face down. Trisha was staring and so was Bethany.

“We’re leaving in 2 hours man, hurry it up.” Tucker turned and put his arm around both girls. He pushed them out of the room, but the both of them kept turning back to look at him.

“What camping trip?” I questioned. I stood up and got out without covering my body. Being the dope that I am I got out too quickly and slipped on a patch of water. Devon had come to my rescue again, catching me before I crashed to the floor. I looked up at him and smiled.

“Thanks.” he brought me up a little bit closer. We were just as close as we had been right before we were interrupted. He looked into my eyes again, worried like usual.

“Your clumsy around me aren’t you?” he laughed getting me back on my two feet. I grabbed the towel that had been next to his and wrapped it around my body.

“So what if I am?”

“You like me don’t you?” he grabbed onto my waste and pulled me in towards his body. His smile widened and once again I found myself staring at his lips. He ran his tongue along his bottom lip, and the top. I took a deep breath.

“Actually, no I really don’t. I don’t even know you really.” I shrugged trying to pull away. He shook his head and pulled me back in. His arms were snug around my waste. My towel fell off of my body and I wanted to cover myself so badly. I could feel his muscles up against my not so flat stomach. I had a pouch and I was so embarrassed, but he didn’t seem to notice.

“I think you do. Know me that is.” his breath lingered on my lips.

“In only 2 days?”

“Hey it could happen.”

“What would you do if I kissed you?” he questioned. I shrugged.

** “I don’t know. What would you do if I kissed you back?” I retorted.

He didn’t answer my questioned, and I did not answer his because before either of us could, gravity appeared again. It pulled us so quickly this time that I didn’t even have time to realize what was happening. All I knew was that his soft warm lips were on mine. I felt more of the shock that I had felt when I was holding his hand, or when I touched his skin. I felt like he and I were meant to meet, meant to take this messed up weird journey together. Although my head was screaming, we just met; my heart was saying something much different.

When we pulled away at the exact same time, he walked away with a smug look on his face. He didn’t say anything as he walked around me and out the door. I almost screamed when he left, but I had no time to do that because Trish barged into my room with the biggest smile on her face.

“Oh- my -god! You have to tell me what happened?” she shouted jumping onto my bed.

I found out that every time a new kid comes everything that changes about them happens with this camping trip. I didn’t quite understand why anyone would want to go camping in this weather. It wasn’t snowing but the skies still looked as if they were about to open up any minute, but this is what they said would be best. Trisha told me about what to pack, and to be downstairs in about 45 minutes. She heard everything that had been going on in the past few hours, I told it all to her. The entire time she kept this smile on her face, like she was excited. She was a little too peppy for a gothic girl. A knock startled my thoughts.

“Excuse me Sage, may I come in?” it was only Camille.

“It’s open.” I yelled back. She opened the door and stepped in. She was dressed in her camping gear. She looked warm and cozy, with her white sweatshirt, straight legged jeans with leg warmers, and black boots.

“We’re heading out in a few moments, are you feeling well enough to go with us?” she sat down next to me on the bed. I nodded.

“Yeah, I am feeling a lot better.”

“Devon told me about you getting sick and the pillow incident.”

“Yah, should I be scared that I ripped up a pillow in my sleep?”

“You don’t remember it?” she questioned. I shook my head, I couldn’t look her in the eye, and instead I looked down at the floor, and ran my feet across it nervously.

“I remember the dream. I was attacked by … It wasn’t someone it was something. And then I felt this weird ripping sensation throughout my whole body. It hurt, like it was actually happening. When Devon woke me up I looked around me and my pillow was destroyed and there were feathers all over.” I looked back at up at her face quickly and then back down at my feet. She placed her arm around my shoulders and squeezed me in a motherly gesture; it was one that I craved as a child.

“I will tell you one thing. You have to promise not to be scared.” she looked at me waiting for my eyes to meet hers for approval.

“What’s that?” I finally looked up at her; she had a comforting smile sprawled across her face.

“You are going to change. It’s going to hurt, but you will be okay. You will be one of us soon.”

“I wish I knew what you were.” I said.

“You only have two more day’s sweetie. In just a short amount of time everything will finally make sense. Now look here at me,” she placed her pointer finger under my chin and pulled my face up.

“I know this is a lot to take in, but I want you to feel as comfortable as possible. Once it is all over, believe me you will feel much better.” She stood up and looked down at me.

“I’ll let you finish getting ready,” she headed for the door.

“I’ll be down in a minute.” I said with a smile. She nodded.

“Take all the time you need.”


My time wasn’t long, maybe about 10 minutes longer, while I finished throwing things into a backpack that Camille had given me. Then I headed downstairs everyone was already down there. They were loud, and I had heard them the entire time I was packing. Bethany was off staring at Tucker again who was throwing a football around with Brandon. I waited for Camille to yell at them but she was too busy speaking with Devon in the corner. He noticed me first; I could feel his eyes on mine as I entered the room. Trisha ran over to me, and started gabbing about something. I really couldn’t pay attention because Devon was smiling in my direction. It seems as if Camille was trying to get his attention as much as Trisha was trying to get mine.

“We’re going to be tent mates, won’t that be great!” Trisha squealed with excitement. She had on a black bubble winter jacket, and her dark hair was in pig tails under a hat that looked like an anime character.

“I mean I am no strong handsome Devon, but I’m still great.” she carried on. I looked at her just as Devon was looking away, and nodded.

“It sounds great.” I really was excited, Trisha had been nothing but nice to me. I didn’t have many friends back at home; it was all due to the home schooling.

“Here. I grabbed you one of my extra jackets.” she handed me a purple version of her bubble jacket.

“Thanks. I definitely will need this.” I said putting my backpack on the ground, so that I could put the jacket on. I was becoming occupied with trying to zipper my jacket when I heard Devon stomp off angrily. Everyone stopped what they were doing and watched him leave out of the back door, ahead of everyone. Camille sighed in the corner.

I walked through the forest with Trisha as we left the comfort of our big warm home behind. I could see in the distance Tucker and Devon walking ahead of everyone. I couldn’t tell if they were arguing or just talking. This was a lot different then walking from the other way; there were a lot more trees, and wild life further out this way. The sun had come out a bit causing some snow to melt; a few drops fell on us as we passed under a couple of trees.

“Do we sleep in tents?” I questioned Trisha as we crunched our way through the melting snow.

“Yah, but these things are humungous, it’s a 2 bedroom tent, and all four of us girls can fit into one. I requested that you and I get one side. I hope that‘s okay”

“That’s perfect actually. I don’t mind at all.” and I really didn’t, I liked Trisha and bunking up with her would be great. I felt arms wrap around me and when I looked back Bethany was behind us.

“Hey roomies!” she smiled. I didn’t really talk to Bethany, I mean she was nice but not someone who I could see myself being best friends with. People like her were the type to be independent and have little mini-me’s running around. I wasn’t a mini-me.

“You girls sure got a good view.” she was referring to Tucker and Devon. Although they were far ahead, I knew she was staring at their behinds.

“Mm Mm.” she came around to my side after dropping her arms.

“So you and Devon seem pretty close.” she bumped my hip causing me to hit into Trisha.

“We’re just friends.” I said shrugging.

“Are you kidding me? Okay, I have known Tucker and Devon for a really long time. My parents were really good friends with Camille. And well I have never seen Devon attached to someone, when we used to go to school at Pine Community he was a loner. He barely noticed the girls who would giggle about his good looks. I thought he was gay.” I wasn’t sure how much longer she was going to ramble on about this but for some reason I just let her.

“Plus the way he looks at you. C’mon you can’t tell me, hey wait a minute, you two were awfully cozy in that hot tub.” she crossed her arms and looked and me while continuing to walk. I shrugged.

“For the record I wanted to take a nice warm dip by myself. Devon just felt like joining me. I had nothing to do with that.” It was the truth.

“I see right