"I can't believe we are actually doing this." I said a little excited and looking at Luke.
I felt arms wrap around me from behind the seat, "I know! We are going camping!" I heard Brian yell in excitement.
"Sit still, will you?" Evie said while pulling Brian back in his seat.
Right now we were all going for camping at some place Xavier knew. I still don't remember how we all came up with this decision today but we did. All of us. Yes, even Xavier, Olivia, Nathaniel and Alec. They were all in Xavier's car.
It was dark outside. I think it was Brian who wanted to do this at night. I looked out the window and up at the sky. It was a clear night with stars shining brightly upon everything and anything.
"How long?" I asked.
"I don't know. Xavier won't tell. The only option we have is to follow him." Luke said.
I sighed. Sounds so much like Xavier.
I could see his car going in front of ours as we followed behind him. We were on a single lane right now with trees covering one side and miraculously steep on the other side. To be honest it looked scary with no cars in sight. Only ours.
"He is not planning on killing us here, right?" Evie asked breaking the silence once there was too much in the car.
As soon as she spoke it was again filling with silence.
It was Brian who spoke next, "I don't think Xavier is capable of that....He isn't, is he?" He fell silent for a while lost in his own thoughts before he cursed, "I just imagined Xavier in all his bad moods. And let me tell you. He is very much capable of killing all of us."
I shook my head sighing. I closed my eyes laying my head on the head of the seat before I was shaken vigorously. And I mean VIGOROUSLY.
"WHAT IS IT BRIAN?" I yelled in between his shaking.
"He won't kill us, will he?" He asked in a high pitched tone.
I pinched his hands that were covering my shoulders, "He is not a freaking serial killer!"
"Who says he can't kill us?! We won't even be found here. Look at this. It is so dark. Who suggested it to do at night?! I am gonna kill him!"
I could see from the rearview mirror as Evie choked onto Brian's neck making him loosen his hands on my shoulder and almost collapsing onto her lap,
"You were the one! Let me make your work easy of killing him."
Brian choked as Evie let go of him rolling her eyes. I heard Luke chuckle beside me. I turned to him in a questioning way.
He shook his head, "It's just that I have seen Brian being beaten up by a girl for the first time."
Brian's head appeared in between the seat glaring at Luke, "I am gonna kill you if you open your damn mouth in front of anyone else about this. I have a reputation to hold!"
Evie pulled him back with her again, "You have reputation?"
"Of course I do!"
And just like that the car was not filled with silence anymore. Hell, I preferred silence over their bickering. I listened to their conversations every now and then but most of the time I let my eyes close and let my mind wonder about all the things I would be doing at the campsite. Sometimes I would think about Alec or even Xavier, about his good side? But that was it.
I heard Luke ask me from beside me if I was doing fine. I let my eyes find their way to his and nod my head letting him know that I was doing great.
"We packed everything, right? We have to put up a tent. And FOOD? We brought food, right?"
"We did." I chuckled as I saw a relief pass through Brian's face.
"Can I have something to eat?" He asked putting his feet up on the seat which by the way ended just near my face. I could smell his socks as I cursed before making him put them down. He grumbled but reluctantly put them down and sat there cross legged in his seat.
"Right now?" Luke asked, "Wait till we reach there."
"But I am hungry right now." Brian reasoned.
"Then you won't get to eat with everyone else, okay?" Luke smirked.
Brain's mouth gape open to look at Luke unbelievably, "That's not fair."
"Then wait." Luke shrugged his shoulders.
Brian mumbled something incoherent under his breath before he reached back and pulled out a bottle of water. He drank all of it as we all looked at him in a deadpanned expression.
"What?" He grumbled.
"You just drank the full bottle." Evie pointed.
"So? I am hungry. If you guys won't let me eat then I'll try to fill my stomach with water." Brian rolled his eyes, "What? You have problem with water too?"
He doesn't understand, does he? It's not about the water. It's about drinking too much water and then having the urge to pee. Where will we ever find a washroom here? Heck, there is nothing in sight here where does he think he can go?
Evie smirked before patting him on the shoulders sympathetically, "We don't have any problem with you drinking water. Drink as much as you want."
Brian made a face before continuing drinking water from other bottles,
"Though," Evie continued, "Just remember the technique to control your pee here."
Brian stopped in the middle of drinking water. He put the bottle slowly down. Looking at all of us wide eyed.
Yeah. He just realized. That face was exactly what he made whenever he realized something important. But wait, there was something else too...was it horror? Yeah, definitely horror.
"Tell me you are kidding." He finally said.
"You drank two bottles of water. Why would we kid around?" Luke chuckled.
"Shit. Shit. SHIT. FUCK." Brian mumbled frustratedly.
"Maybe we will reach there in time." Evie tried to console him.
He looked at her wide eyed before looking down a little embarrassed.
Evie was right. So what if he drank two bottles of water? It isn't like he will need to pee right now? Maybe we will reach before he even feels like going.
Brian nodded his head but you could see colours drained from his face.
We drove for another ten minutes. It was as silent as before with no fighting or bickering.
I stretched my arms due to this long drive. Geez, where is Xavier even taking us? We have been driving for hour and half now. And still it seems like we have a long way to go. I remember planning going on camping. Not some long drive.
I looked at Luke and noticed him driving with ease. His attention all in the front at the road. At Xavier's car.
His eyes moment flew towards me before he passed me a smile.
"Are you tired?" He asked concerned.
I shook my head, "You must be by driving for this long."
"It hasn't been that long. I can drive."
I looked in the rearview mirror and found Evie looking out the window lost in her own thoughts. I looked a little further and couldn't find Brian.
"Brian?" I called.
Evie's attention snapped to me before looking beside her. I looked at Evie and I knew she could see Brian because she shook her head and rolled her eyes.
Not even seconds later I saw a hand appear from the gap between the seats. It went and settled onto Luke's shoulder. Next came the groggy voice,
"Cousinnn."
"What's wrong?" Luke asked getting concerned.
"I can't. I tried. I tried so hard. But I just can't." He whined.
"What's wrong Brian?" I asked getting concerned myself. Evie seemed concerned too as she bent forward holding onto him. She rubbed his arms as he took deep breaths.
"I HAVE TO FUCKING PEE!"
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