Disclaimer- My next chapter is up, and again they don't belong to me.

Chapter 2: Put on that deserving tone

I help Lola pack mostly because it was the best excuse I had to spend time with her. The other reason was because it was my job as her guide to make sure she was prepared on this trip. But getting to know Lola was harder than I expected, as she wasn't as open as I would have liked her to be. Her sentences were short but filled with so much emotion and meaning, that I had trouble keeping my many questions at bay. She left me with more questions than answers, and that bothered me. I really want to know everything there is about Lola Rodriguez.

Though it have gone better without Trent and Leon constantly staring at us. Trent has this glint in his eye though I'm not sure who it's directed at. He's been looking at us and Leon the whole time, so it has to be one of the three of us. I just wish I knew what his eyes were saying, but then again maybe I don't want to know. But never the less I have a feeling I'm going to find out on this trip. Maybe things won't be the same after all.

Well since I failed at getting to know Lola I decided to gather everyone together by the picnic area, to see who was missing. 'Now lets see who I'm missing; as I look on my list I have everyone but Jason.' "Ok everyone since Jason isn't here yet, I want all of you to check your stuff; just one last time before we begin our hike to the campsite. When you're done just fine something to do while we wait," I said trying to take charge of the situation.

10 minutes later everyone including myself was done with rechecking our stuff. For the next 20 minutes I explained what they could expect on this trip; Anywhere from wild beasts to getting lost or injured. After I finished explaining all that, a black truck pulled up in front of us. A skinny looking guy, with skunk like hair jumped out of the car. "hey I'm looking for Casey Ballenger," he asked in a rush. "You must be Jason, please take a seat," I tell him kindly. When seeing his shocked face, I told him he was the only one not here so it was obvious who he was.

I help Jason check his stuff while explaining rules and safety issues to him. As I was helping Jason I noticed that Trent was making his move on Lola. I try to keep my emotions and thoughts to myself, but it wasn't working. 'it's my fault I was too forward, and pushed her to Trent. Or maybe she's not even interested in girls at all. Come on Casey think of something to stay close to her on this trip! Think…. I got it partners.