Summer Camp

CHAPTER 12 – RETURNING HOME

The alarm clock sounded loudly in my ear. God it’s morning already I groaned, Marc stirred reluctantly and tried to pull the duvet over his ears. Oh no you don’t! I chuckled pulling the duvet off him completely revealing his naked body for all to see. He yelped at the sudden coldness and chased me to the shower area, where he caught up and slapped me sharply on the bum. Ouch! That hurt! I giggled. Come on guys, we haven’t time for all this Callum glowered in our direction. Oh? Got a sore head have we? I grinned back at him. Might have was all that he would say on the matter.

We double checked to make sure that everything was neat, tidy and packed away. It was too far to come back if anything had been forgotten. With bags in tow we made our way to the staircase and joined the rest of the students doing exactly the same thing, all trying to get their bags onto the coach before heading to the dining hall for one last breakfast.

After breakfast we bid a surprisingly emotional farewell to Douglas, Ross and the other castle staff who had shared in many of our “adventures” and made our stay so enjoyable. As we were saying our goodbyes I suddenly remembered the bet that we had made in the dining room on the first evening. Damn! I groaned, we forgot all about that bet, it would have been perfect last night as a finale for the students after the barbecue. They would have really got into the spirit of it as they were very drunk. Never mind, Douglas consoled me, next time you guys visit us, we will make sure that the event is held in grand style. Are you sure? I asked. It’s a promise. He replied. I decided to swap phone numbers with both Douglas and Ross because I liked them very much and it would be good to have them as friends.
With a heavy heart I climbed into the coach and took my seat next to Marc, holding my hand he smiled asking why the sad face? The rest of our lives are about to start together! Very true I responded, side by side sounds good to me. I sat there taking in his features for a minute before leaning over and kissing him on the lips not caring who was watching.

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